User Manual

AUDIO EDITING IN THE SEQUENCER
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•Note Lines
These indicate where the notes start and end. You can adjust the start/end positions by click-holding a Note Line
and dragging it sideways. Changing the position(s) and/or length(s) will also automatically stretch the note(s).
• Drift handle
The Drift handle appears when you select the note(s). Drag the Drift handle downwards to reduce the amount of
any natural pitch drift/vibrato present in the selected note(s).
• Transition handle
The Transition handle(s) control the pitch transition times between the selected note(s) and the previous adjacent
note(s). To preserve the natural small pitch fluctuations (vibrato and other expressions), use the Preserve Expres-
sion parameter in the Inspector, see “Preserve”.
• Pitch Correct button
The Correct button transposes all selected notes to their nearest exact semitone. If no note is selected, the Cor-
rect function corrects all notes in the open audio clip.
• Pitch Reset button
The Reset button removes any transposition/pitch correction changes you have made for all selected notes. If no
note is selected the Reset function resets the pitches of all notes in the audio clip.
• Transpose mode buttons
This is a three-way switch that determines what happens when you drag notes up/down on the note pane:
Snap = the notes snap to absolute semitones.
Jump (default) = the notes snap relative to their original pitches, i.e. moves in semitone steps but preserves any
fine tuning.
Fine = the notes can be transposed freely, in cents. You can also fine-tune by Shift-dragging notes up/down on
the note pane, for quick adjustments.
• Monitor button
With the Monitor button on, you will hear the pitch of a note as a continuous reference tone, when you click the
note and hold the mouse button depressed. The reference tone changes pitch when you drag the note up/down
on the note pane. The reference tone reflects the pitch+fine-tune setting of the note. It doesn't matter where in
the note you click.
• Reference Keyboard
The Reference Keyboard is there as a visual guide for the notes on the note pane.
Selecting notes
Selecting notes in Pitch Edit mode can be done as follows:
D Click a note on the note pane, or on the note’s corresponding section in the clip overview.
D You can also select one or several notes by dragging a selection rectangle on the note pane,
D Select all notes on the note pane by selecting “Select All” from the Edit menu or context menu.
D Click anywhere on the note pane background to deselect the note(s).
Auditioning notes
It’s possible to audition individual notes without needing to start playback of the sequencer:
D Select the Speaker Tool in the Toolbar and click on the desired note, or its corresponding section in the clip
overview.
Each time you click, the note is played back once in its entirety.
q With the Selection Tool (Arrow) selected, pressing [Alt](Win) or [Cmd](Mac) will momentarily switch to the
Speaker Tool.
! Note that auditioning notes plays back the unprocessed audio - bypassing the Main Mixer settings.