The following parameters are available for audio regions in the Region inspector.
Mute: Lets you mute individual regions in the Tracks area to exclude them from playback.
Loop: The playback of regions can be continuously repeated by selecting the Loop checkbox, or by using the Loop tool. (See Loop regions in the Tracks area.)
Quantize: All note events contained in the region are time corrected to the (quantize) grid format chosen in the pop-up menu. For information on choosing the Quantize parameter value, see Quantize parameter values.
Note: There are two types of region quantization: Classic Quantize and Smart Quantize. You select the type by clicking the Quantize label in the Region inspector.
Q-Swing: This percentage value alters the position of every second point in the current quantization grid. Values over 50% delay the beats, and values under 50% pre-delay them. The most practical settings fall between 50% and 75%, imparting a swing feel to strictly quantized (or tightly played) audio or MIDI regions. For information about Q-Swing and other advanced quantization parameters, see Advanced quantization parameters.
Transpose pop-up menu: Choose the transposition for the region in semitones.
Fine Tune: Choose the pitch offset for the region in cents.
Flex & Follow: Choose whether the region follows the project tempo, whether it is flexed, and at what resolution. For more information, see Choose the Flex & Follow setting for audio regions.
Gain: Adjusts the volume of individual audio regions by the chosen amount.
You can access additional parameters by clicking the More disclosure triangle:
Delay: The playback of regios can be delayed (positive values) or advanced (negative values) by ticks, or by milliseconds. (For more information, see Shift the playback position of regions in the Tracks area.)
Fade In/Speed Up: Use to switch between Fade In and Speed Up parameters, where you apply fade values for volume and playback, respectively.
Curve: Adjusts the fade-in curve shape.
Fade Out/Slow Down: Use to switch between Fade Out and Slow Down parameters, where you apply fade values for volume and playback, respectively.
Curve: Adjusts the fade-out curve shape.
Transposition: Adjusts the pitch of the Apple Loops up or down by the chosen amount.
Reverse: When selected, the region plays in reverse. The Reverse parameter is not available for regions in tracks for which Flex Time is applied.
Speed: Adjusts the playback speed to the chosen multiple of the original speed. Available only for audio Apple Loops.
Q-Range: Q-Range is a very musical quantization method that requires a certain amount of technical musical prowess. It’s ideal for recordings that already have the right groove, but are too hurried or laid back in places. It allows you to retain the original feel, but positions the rhythmic center precisely in the groove. A value of 0 means that every note is quantized. If you enter negative Q-Range values, only notes that fall outside the set range are moved to ideal quantization grid positions, while notes closer to an ideal position remain unquantized. This moves the most poorly played notes (those outside the range) to perfect timing positions on the quantization grid, or at least toward these positions, depending on the Q-Strength setting.
Q-Strength: This percentage value determines how far a note is shifted toward the nearest grid position. 100% results in full quantization; 0% leaves the note at its recorded position.
Some audio region parameters are different for standard audio regions than for Apple Loops. The Fade and Gain parameters are available for standard audio regions but not for Apple Loops, and the Transposition and Follow Tempo parameters are available for Apple Loops and untagged loops, but not for standard audio regions.