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Pro Tools Reference Guide214
Split Notes
The Split Notes command has the same se-
lection criteria as the Select Notes com-
mand, but also lets you automatically cut
or copy the selected notes when clicking
Apply.
One use for this command would be if you
recorded a track with chords in the left
hand and melody in the right. With the
Split Notes command, you could cut the
melody notes and paste them to another
track so you could assign them to play on a
different device or channel. Another use is
to split the various notes (kick, snare, toms
etc.) from a single drum track to separate
tracks.
To cut a specific pitch range of notes:
1 Using the Grabber or Selector, select the
range of MIDI notes that contains the
notes.
2 Choose MIDI > Split Notes.
3 In the Split Notes dialog, select the op-
tion for Notes Between and enter the low
and high notes for the pitch range.
When the either of the Pitch fields are se-
lected, you can play a pitch on your MIDI
controller to automatically enter it.
4 Click Apply. Notes falling within the
specified pitch range are removed from the
selection and placed on the Clipboard. The
notes can then be pasted or merged to an-
other a track.
Quantize
The Quantize command adjusts MIDI note
locations and durations so that timing is
improved, or so that a particular rhythmic
“feel” is achieved. Quantize works by align-
ing notes to a Quantize Grid, the size of
which is defined in the Quantize window
by a standard note duration.
The Quantize command is not the same as
the Quantize Regions command (in the
Edit menu). The Quantize Regions com-
mand adjusts the start point for a selected
region, and its contents are moved along
with the region (with rhythmic relation-
ships remaining intact).
The Quantize command, on the other
hand, affects MIDI notes individually.
Some notes may be moved back in time,
others forward; and, some notes will be
more drastically affected than others.
✽ The settings in the Quantize window are
saved with each session. To store your favorite
settings as the default for use in future ses-
sions, save them as part of a session tem-
plate (see “Creating Custom Session
Templates” on page 48).
Split Notes window