In this week’s Audio Plus content, Toby Pitman teaches you how to use Logic’s quantize and groove templates features, so you can pull the music in time without sucking the life out of it. For non-Logic users, the tutorial covers the subject in a way that’s relevant for users of most audio software.

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“Quantizing is a mainstay of modern music production. It can give your music a tighter, more cohesive sound, but it can also suck the life out your music if it’s abused or just used incorrectly. In this tutorial, we’re going to look at how to use quantization in a more musical way — let’s claim back the groove!”

Table of Contents

• Guilty as charged!
• What is Quantizing?
• Choosing the Right Quantize Setting
• Using Swing Quantize
• Using Logic’s ‘Extended Region Parameters’ for Quantizing
• The Birth of REX!
• Groove Templates
• Making Groove Templates from MIDI Files in Logic
• Making Groove Templates from Audio Files in Logic
• Template Velocity Trick
• Exporting and Saving Groove Templates
• Good Sources of Groove Templates
• Groove Quantizing Tips
• Groove Template Applications
• Conclusion

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