Input Quantization

I have X2 Essentials and am going through my e-version of Sonar X2 Power, trying each and everything as I come to it.  I am up to the section on input quantizing which could be of use to me.  However, I don't get the same result as in the book.  I have set the Inspector Input Quantize resolution to a quarter note value and clicked on the input quantize button to turn it blue, then, with the metronome running simply plunked out a C scale, then hit Alt6.  The resulting "music" shows 6 normal quarter notes but both quarter notes on beat 4 are tied across the bar line to a sixteenth note in the next bar.  I can select the scale and run the normal quantize and everything then shows as quarter notes.  Any idea on what I am doing wrong?

I've tried the same simple experiment with increasingly shorter resolution settings and I get more quarter notes as I set the resolution lower.  But it looks like it won't be of much use to me.  I use quantization of finished clips extensively and thought this might be a time saver.  And, FYI, this is the 3rd or 4th Sonar Power book I have bought.  I learn so much from them.

About Sonar says "SONAR X2 Essential (X2 build 306) - x64"

It doesn't look like you've installed the update, which is X2a Build 351.
You can find it at: http://www.cakewalk.com/Support/kb/reader.aspx/2007013301
 
Scott

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I now have the update to Sonar X2a but the problem persists.  Maybe Essentials just didn't think input quantization was an essential feature so they left it out.

To reduce things to their simplest, I started a new project with just 1 midi track and did the "1 C scale" experiment.  Same result as previously.
 
 
 
I tried to paste a screen dump so you could see what I see but haven't done one before and can't figure out how to do it.

This has been an interesting learning experience.  When I did this simple experiment and couldn't get the input quantization to function the way the Garrigus book said it should, I wondered what the actual note start times and durations were.  So I right clicked on the notes in the staff view and, instead of what I had been used to seeing in the "Time" box (measures/beats/ticks), the entries were the time values.  I searched around trying to figure out what I had done to change the time readings (without success) so I posted a new note to this forum.  Scott Garrigus came to the rescue and explained to go to preferences/display and uncheck the box marked "Display all times as SMPTE" which I did.  I then tried doing the simple scale thing again with the input quantization on and (TRUMPET FANFARE) it worked as advertised.  (Scott: did you realize that's how things work?  Put it in the next edition.  )

Good one. Yes, sounds like a 'feature' that should be reported:
 
http://www.cakewalk.com/support/contact/problemreport.aspx