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What is quantizing audio?
Quantizing means moving recorded audio or MIDI and positioning it on the nearest grid position that is musically relevant. Quantizing is designed to correct errors, but you can also use it in a creative way. You can quantize audio and MIDI to a grid or to a groove.
Should you quantize music?
The truth is that you need to quantize in order to make your tracks sound pro. ... We often think of “quantizing” in the way it's used in most DAWs, which should really be called “auto-quantizing.” The way we're using the word, it means “moving MIDI or audio data to more closely resemble the tempo of the click track.”
How does quantize work?
In simple terms, quantization is a production technique you can use to make your imperfect timing, perfectly in time. When you quantize a note or a group of notes, it snaps the notes to the “grid” so all the notes land exactly on the beat and/or the subdivisions.
