It’s a topic that tends to be shoved under the mat a lot. Nobody usually wants to talk about quantizing, as it technically is computer-assisted music. But if you understand how it works, you can save yourself a lot of time getting that track tight and those drums bumping.
If you’ve worked with any DAW for any length of time, you’ll probably note that the grid is very important not only for arrangement but also for timing. In apps like Ableton, grid deviations are usually pretty easy to see. You’ll see beats slightly behind a grid line, or slightly ahead of one.
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