Changing the timing of a recording

When you record a performance, there may be problems you’d like to correct. For example, the note timing may not have been as accurate as you would like. Or, you may have recorded without using a metronome and strayed from the tempo in one direction or another.

SONAR has two types of commands that you can use to modify the timing of a clip.

The Quantize command alters the timing of the notes in your recording so that they fit a time grid. The grid can have fixed time intervals or intervals that are based on some existing note pattern.

The Fit to Improvisation command, on the other hand, sets up a series of tempos that fit the material you have recorded. Here’s a summary of when to use each type of command:

 

Table 128.  

Use this command	To do this
Quantize	Change the timing of the notes you’ve recorded to fit with the tempo of a project
Fit to Improvisation	Change the tempos of a project to fit with the performance you’ve recorded

These two types of commands are discussed in the following topics.

 

See:

Quantizing

Fit Improvisation