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391Logic Pro User Guide
• Click the MIDI In button if it is not already active (red), and use your music or computer
keyboard to enter notes using step input recording methods. See Use step input
recording in.
The newly created note’s length, velocity, and channel match that of the previously created
or edited note event. When you start a new project, the default values are a length of 240
ticks, a velocity of 80, and MIDI channel 1.
Note: When you create a note using the Pencil tool, you can edit the length of notes on the
fly. Simply press and hold the mouse button and drag left or right.
Add a note of a specific length
• In Logic Pro, select the Pencil tool, click the start position for the note, then drag right
or left.
A help tag shows the length change in real time.
You can make finer adjustments by pressing and holding Option or Control while altering
the note length (see Snap to grid in the Piano Roll Editor in Logic Pro).
Add notes based on defined time and pitch settings
In Logic Pro, do either of the following:
• Select the Brush tool, then drag right or left.
The repetition rate of added notes is based on the current Time Quantize settings, and
the pitch based on the current value Scale Quantize settings.
• Select the Brush tool, drag right or left, then press and release Shift while dragging.
This restricts all notes to the same pitch.
Define a brush pattern
1. In Logic Pro, select the notes of a short musical phrase you want to use as a pattern.
2. Select the Brush tool, then Control-click the selected notes with the Brush tool.
3. Choose Define Brush Pattern from the shortcut menu.
After you define a brush pattern, you can “paint” the pattern using the Brush tool. The
repetition rate of the pattern is based on the current Time Quantize settings. To restrict the
pattern to notes of a specified scale adjust the Scale Quantize settings.