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Karmacomposer · Post by **Karmacomposer** » Fri Mar 22, 2013 6:04 am

I am looking for a vst that intercepts incoming MIDI data and quantizes it in real-time.

Anyone know of a groove or quantizing vst of this type?

Mike

BertKoor · Post by **BertKoor** » Fri Mar 22, 2013 9:06 am

Can't do... Would be very annoying as well. What would it do with a note that's slightly too late? It cannot be pushed back in time anymore. Unless you always hit the notes too soon. Better learn how to improve your timing if that is the difficulty. It just takes more practicing

streifentier · Post by **streifentier** » Fri Mar 22, 2013 12:37 pm

I'd agree with BertKoor. Quantizing normally means to adjust the midi signal to the "nearest" step. If you want to do it in realtime it will only be possible to assign the midi-signal to the "next" step, or otherwise you'll have to play your actual sound with a latency of at least one step (which will make it very difficult to play).

And actually - isn't what you are looking for almost the same as a polyphonic arpeggiator with MIDI output and with adjustable note length (or better, one that stops the note on release of the key) that runs in sync with your host (and therefore does not start to play when a key is pressed but when the next arpeggiator step is reached), thereby "quantizing" your MIDI input ?

Karmacomposer · Post by **Karmacomposer** » Fri Mar 22, 2013 1:23 pm

No. I need a real-time quantizer because I am looking to play drum sequences in real-time and having the vst auto-correct the timing so it's always on whatever beat I set. This is more for cinematic massive drums than rock, pop, etc.

Mike

Cap'n Spanky · Post by **Cap'n Spanky** » Fri Mar 22, 2013 2:05 pm

Cubase can do do input quantize. I believe you can also set the sensitivity (iterative quantize), so the your playing doesn't sound robotic.

I'm sure other hosts do this as well. I don't know of any vsts.

This is a common feature that users request. I've used it occasionally because I'm not a great piano player. Makes me sound less sloppy.

Karmacomposer · Post by **Karmacomposer** » Fri Mar 22, 2013 7:05 pm

Cap'n Spanky wrote:Cubase can do do input quantize. I believe you can also set the sensitivity (iterative quantize), so the your playing doesn't sound robotic.

I'm sure other hosts do this as well. I don't know of any vsts.

This is a common feature that users request. I've used it occasionally because I'm not a great piano player. Makes me sound less sloppy.

I wonder if Sonar X2 or Presonus Studio One Pro has this?

Any iPad apps do this (and generate a resulting MIDI file)?

Mike

DJMashbot · Post by **DJMashbot** » Fri Mar 22, 2013 9:04 pm

Karmacomposer wrote:
Cap'n Spanky wrote:Cubase can do do input quantize. I believe you can also set the sensitivity (iterative quantize), so the your playing doesn't sound robotic.

I'm sure other hosts do this as well. I don't know of any vsts.

This is a common feature that users request. I've used it occasionally because I'm not a great piano player. Makes me sound less sloppy.
I wonder if Sonar X2 or Presonus Studio One Pro has this?

Any iPad apps do this (and generate a resulting MIDI file)?

Mike

I know sonar can quantize midi input as it is recorded, I don't know that it can fix a live performance as it happens, though.

VariKusBrainZ · Post by **VariKusBrainZ** » Fri Mar 22, 2013 10:25 pm

Ive seen a max4live device that does realtime midi quantize

AdmiralQuality · Post by **AdmiralQuality** » Sat Mar 23, 2013 3:19 am

I'm looking for a plug-in that quantizes tomorrow's winning lottery numbers to today.

allofdrab · Post by **allofdrab** » Sat Mar 23, 2013 10:36 am

The plugin version (and standalone) of Bidule has a MIDI Quantizer.
www.plogue.com/bidule

murnau · Post by **murnau** » Sat Mar 23, 2013 11:11 am

AdmiralQuality wrote:I'm looking for a plug-in that quantizes tomorrow's winning lottery numbers to today.

hmm..

note to myself: never open a comment of members you muted in the past.

hueynym · Post by **hueynym** » Sat Mar 23, 2013 11:14 am

Not sure if this will help, but have you seen InTime?
http://www.circular-logic.com/products.html

VariKusBrainZ · Post by **VariKusBrainZ** » Sat Mar 23, 2013 11:53 am

VariKusBrainZ wrote:Ive seen a max4live device that does realtime midi quantize

Actually, you can use the Live device Midi Note Length as a quantizer

AdmiralQuality · Post by **AdmiralQuality** » Mon Apr 01, 2013 2:53 pm

Looks like Antares have granted your wish!

http://www.antarestech.com/email/2013Ar ... ril_AB.htm

Antares wrote: Auto-Beat is constantly monitoring the drummer's performance up to a half second in the future. In the same way that Auto-Tune corrects each of a singer's notes to perfect target pitches, Auto-Beat's temporal modulation field will instantly pull each drum hit from the future into the present on the perfect beat. It's as simple as that.

Kicking myself that I didn't think of this. It's as simple as THAT!

Kriminal · Post by **Kriminal** » Mon Apr 01, 2013 2:56 pm

Cap'n Spanky wrote:Cubase can do do input quantize. I believe you can also set the sensitivity (iterative quantize), so the your playing doesn't sound robotic.

I'm sure other hosts do this as well.

Yep, Orion does this.

Real Time midi quantize vst?