User`s guide

Pro Tools Reference Guide202
ences option for “Play MIDI notes with
Grabber and Pencil Tools” is enabled, each
inserted note will sound.
The Pencil can be dragged after clicking
(and before releasing) to adjust the note’s
pitch or duration.
Click and drag right to lengthen the note
without changing its start point, click and
drag left to lengthen the note without
changing its end point.
✽ With Grid mode enabled, Command-drag
(Macintosh) or Control-drag (Windows) with the
Pencil to snap the note’s end point to the near-
est Grid boundary.
The Pencil tool shapes (Line, Triangle,
Square, and Random) can be used to enter a
series of identical pitches with varying ve-
locities. The length and spacing for the in-
serted notes is determined by the current
Grid value. The note velocities are deter-
mined by the Pencil shape.
To insert a series of notes with random
velocities:
1 Set the MIDI track’s Display Format to
Notes.
2 Select the Pencil tool and make sure it is
set to Random.
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, the inserted notes will
be spaced one quarter note apart.
4 Click at the point where the first note
will be inserted and drag to the right.
5 When the desired number of notes are
visible, release.
Use the Square shape for alternating veloc-
ities of loud and soft. Use the Triangle
shape for a ramp up and down of velocities.
The Line shape enters notes with identical
velocities.
Manually Editing MIDI
Notes
All aspects of a MIDI note can be edited
from the Edit window, including start and
end points, duration, pitch, and velocity.
The Grabber and Selector can operate on
individual notes or groups of notes.
Adjusting the duration for an inserted note
Pencil tool set to Freehand
Inserting a series of notes with the Pencil