Purpose

Quantize regrids a live note performance. It causally moves note onsets toward the next grid boundary while preserving each note’s duration. Because it runs live it cannot move a note earlier, only hold it briefly for the grid, so its latency is honest and bounded: between zero and one grid unit.

Use

Insert it between a played note source and the instrument, and wire a timeline clock into timeline so the grid follows the tempo. Pick the Grid resolution and set Amount for full snap or partial tightening.

Inputs and outputs

• Input 0: notes is the note lane to quantize. Required.
• Input 1: timeline is an optional timeline clock that sets the grid.
• Output 0: notes emits the quantized note lane.

Controls

• Grid: quantize resolution, 1/4 to 1/64.
• Amount: strength from 0 (untouched) to 1 (fully snapped).
• Freegridseconds: grid size in seconds when no timeline is wired.

Notes

• Latency depends on where you play: a note landing on the grid passes straight through, a note just after a boundary waits up to one grid unit for the next one.
• Amount below 1 tightens feel without killing it; full snap is for machine-tight parts.
• Note durations are preserved, so quantizing changes where notes start, not how long they last.

Ports

Inputs

• notes row required
  note_voices_f32_v1
• timeline row
  timeline_state_f32_v1

Outputs

• notes row
  note_voices_f32_v1

Parameters

Grid (Grid) Menu op('quantize').par.Grid

Default:

1/16

Options:

1/4, 1/8, 1/16, 1/32, 1/64

Amount (Amount) Float op('quantize').par.Amount

Default:

1

Range:

0 to 1

Freegridseconds (Freegridseconds) Float op('quantize').par.Freegridseconds

Default:

0.125

Range:

0.005 to 4