quantise transients audio and flex, which comes first...

[hungrydave]

So if you have a region in transient mode with some quantising applied then you add some flex stuff., does the quantise take the new flex point and quantise from that position, or does it quantise the transients and then apply the flex? What's the signal path?

 

Can you turn flex markers into transient markers and vice versa?

[David Nahmani]

So if you have a region in transient mode with some quantising applied then you add some flex stuff., does the quantise take the new flex point and quantise from that position, or does it quantise the transients and then apply the flex? What's the signal path?

There's no signal path, you'just stretching your audio. It doesn't matter in which order you stretch it, the result is the same: in the end Logic looks at the position of your flex markers and calculates the necessary stretching on the fly. So what matters is the position of your flex markers, not the techniques used to position them.

 

Can you turn flex markers into transient markers and vice versa?

You can click a transient marker with the flex tool to turn it into a flex marker. You cannot turn a flex marker into a transient marker but you can make your own transient markers wherever you want in the sample editor by clicking with the pencil tool (in transient editing mode).

[hungrydave]

thanks david. I'm a bit torn between those two time correction modes as i'm getting better results with flex, but it's quite laborious on long tracks whereas quantising from transients is quicker but it makes mistakes.

[David Nahmani]

quantising from transients is quicker but it makes mistakes.

Quantize doesn't make mistakes. The detection of transients is what makes mistakes. You can fix them by adjusting your transients manually in transient editing mode in the sample editor - then your quantize will work perfectly.

[hungrydave]

Very true. However, i'm loathe to work in the sample editor as it's playback seems to have a mind of its own. Sometimes the arrange starts playing independently of the sample editor and vice versa

[David Nahmani]

Yes, the sample editor has its own playback. Just click anywhere to start playback where you click and position the cursor. The arrange area follows the playhead. So they are, indeed, independent.