Apple Logic Pro X - Manual (Page 678)

Chapter 20 View and edit music notation 678
Quantize
The Quantize parameter applies visual quantization to notes, setting the shortest note value that
can be displayed.
Note: When Show Advanced Tools is not selected in the Advanced preferences pane, the Grid
pop-up menu appears in the Score Editor menu bar. You can set the visual quantization for the
Score Editor using the Grid pop-up menu.
For example, a note with a short note value, such as a 32nd note, can only be displayed at its
original length if Quantize is set to 32 or shorter. If Quantize is set to 8, the 32nd note is displayed
as an eighth note (the shortest note value displayed at that Quantize setting).
Settings in the Quantize pop-up menu that display a single value, such as 8, 16, or 128, represent
the minimum displayed note value for that Quantize setting. For settings that display a pair of
values, the first value represents the minimum note value for duple rhythms, and the second
value displays the minimum note value for triple rhythms (or triplet figures in a duple-rhythm
context). Following is a list of the triple Quantize settings and their corresponding note values.
Quantize setting Corresponding note value
3 1/2-note triplets
6 1/4-note triplets
12 1/8-note triplets
24 1/16-note triplets
48 1/32-note triplets
96 1/64-note triplets
192 1/128-note triplets
384 1/256-note triplets
When a single-value setting is used, automatic triplets are not displayed at all (except for triplets
inserted with the pointer, using an N-tuplet object).
Important: The Quantize parameter must be set to a triple quantization value to enable the
automatic display of triplets.
You can override the Quantize value for a group of notes using tuplets; see
Create and edit
tuplets on page 645.