Quantise note timing in the Score Editor in GarageBand on Mac

You can quantise, or automatically correct, the timing of notes in the Score Editor. This technique is useful when regions in the track contain the right notes, but are not perfectly in time with the project. When you quantise the timing, items are adjusted to the selected note value.

You can use the Time Quantise controls to quantize complete MIDI regions, or quantise selected notes in a MIDI region. Select the Region button to quantise all the notes in selected MIDI regions using the Time Quantise pop-up menu and strength slider. Select the Notes button to quantise individual notes using the Time Quantise pop-up menu and Q (Quantise) button.

Time quantisation works non-destructively, for playback only. To recall the original timing set the value to off.

In the Score Editor, you can also visually quantise the display of notes (independently from their MIDI time quantisation) using the Grid pop-up menu, to maintain the readability of notes in the Score Editor while preserving more subtle timing differences in the recorded MIDI notes.

Quantise the timing of MIDI regions in the Score Editor

In the Tracks area of GarageBand on Mac, double-click a MIDI region, then click the Score Editor button.
In the Score Editor inspector, click the Region button.
From the Time Quantise pop-up menu choose the note value you want to use to quantise the timing of the selected region.
Drag the Strength slider to the left to decrease the strength of quantisation.

Quantise the timing of MIDI notes in the Score Editor

In the Tracks area of GarageBand on Mac, double-click a MIDI region, then click the Score Editor button.
In the Score Editor inspector, click the Notes button.
Select the notes you want to quantise.
From the Time Quantise pop-up menu choose the note value you want to use to quantise the timing of the selected notes.

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Quantise note timing in the Score Editor in GarageBand on Mac

Quantise the timing of MIDI regions in the Score Editor

Quantise the timing of MIDI notes in the Score Editor