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Probe Quantization

HealthyTrade · started 2019-06-18 23:49 · updated 2019-06-19 09:41

Probe should have the ability to quantize recordings.

Comments (7)

2019-06-19 00:13 · 2019-06-19

You mean it should determine the pitch? Where and how shall this information be used then?
Or do you mean something different?

HealthyTrade · reply
2019-06-19 00:28 · 2019-06-19

(very rough idea here) Like it finds the start of a sound in an input, and lines it up with the closest step of a chosen time/beat step length

Known As I · reply
2019-06-19 00:45 · 2019-06-19

Sounds non-trivial. Do you have an example for a sample you want to quantize?

Would it be enough to have an adjustable metronome (bpm, signature, offset) to check if your metadata is correct?

(maybe there could be function to "auto-tune/guess" that metronome)

HealthyTrade · reply
2019-06-19 00:59 · 2019-06-19

(https://www.audiotool.com/sample/quantization_needed_example) I imagine the detection could work similar to the "trim silence" function, where it finds points where it hits a certain threshold, and removes audio/adds silence to make it fit to the nearest step of the selected subdivision, then moves to the next point where it passes the threshold. (more rough ideas)

Known As I · reply
2019-06-19 01:10 · 2019-06-19

So basically something like autotune but for beats/time?
Our editor addresses basic editing and I guess your request would be too ambitious.

HealthyTrade · reply
2019-06-19 01:11 · 2019-06-19

Precisely, and thats fair enough

2019-06-19 09:41 · 2019-06-19

I understand this request (and the explanations below) to mean to move audio events to specific times (fit events to specific beats and subdivisions), so as to correct the -timing- of a sloppy performance, not to mean to correct pitches that are off (too flat/ too sharp).