Working with MIDI notes

To adjust a MIDI note’s velocity

1.	Set the track’s Edit Filter control to Notes.

2.	Do one of the following:

With the Smart tool , position the pointer near the top center of the note, then drag up/down.

With the Edit tool , position the pointer near the top center of the note, then drag up/down.

To adjust a MIDI note’s start/end

1.	Set the track’s Edit Filter control to Notes.

2.	Do one of the following:

With the Smart tool , position the pointer over the note’s start or end point, then drag left/right to adjust the start/end position.

With the Edit tool , position the pointer over the note’s start or end point, then drag left/right to adjust the start/end position.

To select MIDI notes

1.	Set the track’s Edit Filter control to Notes.

2.	Do one of the following:

With the Smart tool , drag with the right mouse button over the notes you want to select.

With the Smart tool , position the pointer over the bottom half center of the note, then click to select the note.

With the Select tool , click the note.

With the Select tool , drag over the notes you want to select.

To scrub MIDI notes

1.	Set the track’s Edit Filter control to Notes.

2.	Hold down the J key and drag across the notes.

To mute/unmute a MIDI note

1.	Set the track’s Edit Filter control to Notes.

2.	Do one of the following:

With the Smart tool , hold down the ALT key and right-click the note.

With the Mute tool , click the note to mute/unmute a single note, or drag over notes to mute/unmute multiple notes.

To move a MIDI note

1.	Set the track’s Edit Filter control to Notes.

2.	Do one of the following:

With the Smart tool , position the pointer over the bottom half center of the note, then drag the note to the desired location.

With the Move tool , drag the note or selection to the desired location.

Tip: When moving a note, hold down the SHIFT key to constrain vertical or horizontal movement, depending on the direction you first move.

To draw a MIDI note

1.	Set the track’s Edit Filter control to Notes.

2.	Do one of the following:

With the Smart tool , click where you want to insert a new note. Before releasing mouse button, drag left/right to change duration, and up/down to change pitch.

With the Freehand tool , click where you want to insert a new note.

Note: Use the Value control in the Tools module to specify the duration for new note events.

To drag-quantize MIDI notes

1.	Set the track’s Edit Filter control to Notes.

2.	Select the notes you want to quantize.

3.	With the Timing tool , position the pointer over a selected note and drag up/down to quantize all selected notes.

To glue MIDI notes together

1.	Set the track’s Edit Filter control to Notes.

2.	Do one of the following:

With the Smart tool , hold down ALT+CTRL and drag across two or more notes of the same pitch (click on the first note, drag to the second note and release the mouse button).

With the Freehand tool , drag across two or more notes of the same pitch (click on the first note, drag to the second note and release the mouse button).

All touched note events of the same pitch are merged into a single note event.

To paint MIDI notes

1.	Set the track’s Edit Filter control to Notes.

2.	Do one of the following:

With the Smart tool , hold down ALT+CTRL and drag to insert multiple notes. Use the Value control to specify the duration of each note, and use the Snap resolution to specify the interval between each note.

With the Line tool , drag to insert multiple notes. Use the Value control to specify the duration of each note, and use the Snap resolution to specify the interval between each note.

To erase a MIDI note

1.	Set the track’s Edit Filter control to Notes.

2.	Do one of the following:

With the Smart tool , right-click a note to erase a single note, or keep the right mouse button pressed and drag over notes to erase multiple notes.

With the Erase tool , click a note to erase a single note, or drag over notes to erase multiple notes.

To split a MIDI note

1.	Set the track’s Edit Filter control to Notes.

2.	Do one of the following:

With the Smart tool , position the pointer where you want to split the note, then hold down ALT and click (or lasso to split a region).

With the Split tool , position the pointer where you want to split the note, then click (or lasso to split a region).

To open the Note Properties dialog

1.	Set the track’s Edit Filter control to Notes.

2.	With the Smart tool , double-click the note.

 

See:

Working with audio clips

Working with MIDI clips

Working with automation envelopes

Working with AudioSnap transients

Tools