User`s guide

Chapter 16: MIDI Editing 201
chapter 16
MIDI Editing
You can edit individual MIDI notes and
controller events with the Pencil, Trimmer,
and Grabber. You can also use the various
MIDI Operations (Quantize, Transpose,
Change Velocity, and Change Duration) to
transform groups of MIDI notes to affect
pitch, timing, and phrasing. For informa-
tion on region-specific editing for both
MIDI and audio, see Chapter 15: Working
with Regions and Selections.
Inserting MIDI Notes with
the Pencil Tool
In addition to recording and importing
MIDI into Pro Tools, you can manually in-
sert MIDI notes with the Pencil tool.
To insert a MIDI note with the Pencil:
1 Set the MIDI track’s Display Format to
Notes.
2 Select the Pencil tool and make sure it is
set to Freehand.
3 Set the Time Scale to Bars:Beats. In addi-
tion, set the Edit mode to Grid and the Grid
value to quarter notes (0|1|000).
With these settings, quarter notes will be
inserted on the beat.
4 Move the Pencil into the playlist area for
the MIDI track. Use the Edit window’s
Ruler and the track’s mini-keyboard to lo-
cate the desired pitch and location.
When using the Pencil, the Current Cursor
display in the upper right of the Edit win-
dow provides feedback on its location.
5 When the desired pitch and location are
located, click to insert the note.
The velocity for inserted notes is deter-
mined by the “Default Note On Velocity”
setting in the MIDI Preferences. The dura-
tion of the note is determined by the Edit
window’s Grid value. If the MIDI Prefer-
Pencil tool set to Freehand
Current Cursor display
MIDI note inserted with the Pencil