i just tried to record a drum track in ce5, but when i applied the quantize it didn’t work (the instrument was still really off time). has anyone else encountered this problem?
You are assuming we know what you’re talking about!!!
MIDI/Audio?
If midi have you tried selecting all the notes first?
it’s midi. i tried selecting all the notes, but no go. 
edit: the ‘over quantize’ function works, but when i try the ‘quantize setup’ that’s where i’m having the trouble.