Another Quantize Thread

[Henningway]

This is the first thread I ever started in this whole forum,

I was just wondering:

DO YOU QUANTIZE OR NOT AND WHY?


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I heard this interview once with this producer named Dibiase and something he said made me want to stop quantizing and I never have since.

 

[M4R71N]

I personally don't in order to keep a human/laid-back feel. Quantization make your music more robotic; it can serve well in a certain music context like more clubby oriented stuffs. But in reality there is no rules, just follow your own way. As a former drummer, i also think that you can't get the "groove" thing with 100% quantized song.

No truth here, just one guy opinion...

 

[JAYBEATZOFFICIAL]

I never do, makes beat sound plastic, but id your doing those techno beats aka trap/dirtysouth/ etc you want to sound plastic,

 

[DirtyGrits]

Depends. Sometimes, on my melodies, I will not quantize the first half of a melodic phrase, but quantize the second half. In this track I did just that. I did not quantize the first half of the flute riff and quantized the second half.

https://soundcloud.com/#dirtygrits/boiled-peanut-1

-DG

 

[BeenJammin]

I usually go with a 50 % quantize on most of my recordings

 

[Henningway]

When I first started off quantize was my guide, but now i just love to make beats that got a swing to em, i think i heard it called 'loose drums'

 

[Mrwilljams]

I guess it depends on the type of beats/style sequence that you are working on. If and when I do quantize I use the 1/16 with a 52%. Just do what fits your taste. "If it sounds good, it is good" no rules!

 

[Handmade]

I quantize all of my melodies, most of the time I quantize my drums.

 

[BeatGenerals]

Depends on what feel I'm going for but for the most part I do.

 

[A Kind Machine]

For my style of music quantizing is out of the question. My groove is at the heart of everything I do. I know it works for some forms of dance music though, it's just not my bag.

 

[Sosan]

Really depends... With drums i tend to quantize the kick and maybe the snare somtimes to keep the groove solid... But the hat, cymbals and percussion i tend to play out.. On logic theres a quantize strength feature... Comes in handy..