Quantize audio clips

[Andrey_rbk]

I can't quantize audio clips. What could be the problem?

Cakewalk version 2021.12 (Build 102, 64 bit)

 

[msmcleod]

Quantize only works on MIDI clips.

Melodyne can quantize audio, but you need the Editor or Studio editions to deal with polyphonic material.

[Andrey_rbk]

I didn't agree. Everything worked in previous versions. In the quantization settings there is a parameter "audio clip start times"

 

[Will.]

13 minutes ago, Andrey_rbk said:

I didn't agree. Everything worked in previous versions. In the quantization settings there is a parameter "audio clip start times"

 

To Quantize Audio in Cakewalk:

Select the audio clip you want to quantize. Press Alt+A to open the AudioSnap palette. Click the Quantize button in the AudioSnap palette.  

Most users confuse transients snap with Audio Quantization, but this does not mean you can't use it too. Locate the edit filter box and click on it to Assign the track’s Edit Filter control to Audio Transients. 

 

[Andrey_rbk]

The quantize button is not active in AudioSnap palette.

Edited February 10, 2022 by Andrey_rbk

[msmcleod]

33 minutes ago, Andrey_rbk said:

I didn't agree. Everything worked in previous versions. In the quantization settings there is a parameter "audio clip start times"

 

This quantizes the start of an audio clip, not the audio within the clip itself.

As @Will_Kaydo says, it is possible to quantize parts of the audio using AudioSnap, but this is largely a manual process to get all the transients in their correct place (depending on the audio material), and is nothing to do with the Quantize dialog.

[Andrey_rbk]

9 minutes ago, msmcleod said:

This quantizes the start of an audio clip, not the audio within the clip itself.

As @Will_Kaydo says, it is possible to quantize parts of the audio using AudioSnap, but this is largely a manual process to get all the transients in their correct place (depending on the audio material), and is nothing to do with the Quantize dialog.

I need to quantize exactly the start time of the audio clip.

[Will.]

36 minutes ago, Lord Tim said:

@Andrey_rbk I get what you're trying to do here and I just tried it then (ensuring I have a tick in Audio Clip Start Times, and every clip I want to move is selected) and it moved the audio clips to where I expected with the quantize settings. 

But its not "Quantization" that's just snapping the clip to the grid. 

Edited February 10, 2022 by Will_Kaydo

[Andrey_rbk]

Thanks to all! In order for the quantize button to be active, you need to do "Bounce to clip"

[Will.]

4 minutes ago, Andrey_rbk said:

Thanks to all! In order for the quantize button to be active, you need to do "Bounce to clip"

No need. You just need to highlight the clip 

 

[Andrey_rbk]

 

Edited February 10, 2022 by Andrey_rbk

[Andrey_rbk]

20 minutes ago, Will_Kaydo said:

No need. You just need to highlight the clip 

 

 

[John Vere]

This is a very advanced complex operation and this video is the best one I found that explains the process clearly. 

 

Edited February 10, 2022 by John Vere

[Terry Kelley]

So while labeled "Quantize", it's not?

[David Baay]

With all due respect, Mark was mistaken in this case. The regular quantize dialog can quantize beats within an audio clip as well as audio clip start times (though not at the same time), but you have to enable Audiosnap on the clip first to quantize beats.  But this is unrelated to the OP's issue that Groove Clips can't be quantized either way.

 

Edited February 11, 2022 by David Baay