Quantization and Note Length improvements

Kai_NI

As a user,

I want to find more convenient ways to 

• Quantize MIDI notes to a set scale
• Automatically adjust note length to the nearest neighboring note of the same pitch (legato)
• Have better means to more conveniently quantize note timing at smaller increments

in order to

more quickly achieve the desired result without performing repetitive user interactions.

This feature may include considerations to visualize Smart Play / NKS specific features, such as Kontakt Key Switches and / or notes relevant to the chosen key / scale to be highlighted in the piano roll.

LostInFoundation

The “may include” is the most interesting part

(btw: about “visualize Smart Play”…I would even hope for RECORDING the effectively played note instead of the pressed key)

tetsuneko

Quantizing notes to a scale sounds somewhat useful, but I'd really like to see freely adjustable and nondestructive quantization strenghts, with the option of being able to "render" nondestructively edited quantization adjustments into the sequencer data permanently when one is perfectly happy with their edits.

Currently, my most used workflow is realtime recording stuff in unquantized, and then using freeform nudging for fixing individual "bum" notes/trigs into place by ear. If we had nondestructive quantize with adjustable strenght, I could forego manual nudging in many cases.

ozon

@tetsuneko explained

Currently, my most used workflow is realtime recording stuff in unquantized, and then using freeform nudging for fixing individual "bum" notes/trigs into place by ear. If we had nondestructive quantize with adjustable strenght, I could forego manual nudging in many cases.

Interesting, I use a similar approach but use 50% Quantize iteratively, either on everything or the most out of place notes, until it sounds tight.

tetsuneko

https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/comment/137447#Comment_137447

I used to do dialogue editing at one point in my life, and got into the habit of nudging syllables around manually until phrases/edits sounded fluent. Turned out learning that skill also translated to nudging individual drum hits into place ;)

BLOCK WAS HERE

show the key scales in the piano roll and a strumming feature.

jakubpatok

For me this would be one of the priorities, especially the 'legato' function. I've wanted this option for years!

b-righteous

https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/comment/137447#Comment_137447

First post in a long while. Funny things have not changed much.

Agreed. The biggest issue to me is that grid, swing and quantize are in three different places. We need all these combined on one screen. Strength should be the last order of operations after quantize grid and swing. And yes, we need an apply render option too. Look at how Ableton Push 3 implements this on the controller.

Quantize to scale would be great too. But I feel the above is more pertinent.

Rikk Show

Besides quantize or snap to scale as suggested above, same but to the chords from another track.

Kaldosh

Plenty of space in Stepmode Menu to add a legato button in the top row (also the term is often confusing)

eclipxe

100% yea yes to quantize to scale or lock to scale on entry. Let me filter where I can click in notes in the software also to a key/scale