User manual

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The MIDI editors
Adding and editing events in the controller display
When any option other than “Velocity” is selected for a
controller lane, you can create new events or edit the val-
ues of existing events using the Pencil tool or the Line tool
in its various modes:
• Clicking with the Pencil tool or the Line tool in Paint
mode creates a new event.
Note the “Select Tool defaults to Pen” option – see “Editing velocity va-
lues” on page 351.
• Press [Alt]/[Option] and use the Pencil tool or the Line
tool in Paint mode to modify the value of an event (without
creating a new one).
Note that you can click and drag to change or add multiple events, draw
controller curves, etc. You can press or release [Alt]/[Option] while draw-
ing, switching dynamically between “edit mode” and “create mode”.
Ö With the Pencil tool and the Line tool in Paint mode, the
quantize value determines the “density” of created control-
ler curves (if Snap is activated, see “Snap” on page 343).
For very smooth curves, you should use a small quantize value or turn off
Snap. However, this will create a very large number of MIDI events, which
can cause MIDI playback to “stutter” in some situations. A medium-low
density is often sufficient.
• Clicking and dragging with the Line tool in Line mode
shows a line in the controller lane, and creates events with
values aligned to this line.
This is the best way to draw linear controller ramps. If you press [Alt]/[Op-
tion], no new events are created – use this mode for modifying existing
controller curves.
• The Parabola mode works in the same way, but aligns
the values to a parabola curve instead, giving more “natu-
ral” curves and fades.
Note that the result depends on the direction from which you draw the
parabola.
• In Parabola mode, you can use modifier keys to deter-
mine the shape of the parabola curve.
If you press [Ctrl]/[Command], the parabola curve will be reversed. If you
press [Alt]/[Option]+[Ctrl]/[Command] while Snap is activated, you can
change the position of the whole curve (in both cases the snap value for
the positioning will be a quarter of the quantize value). If you press [Shift],
the exponent will be increased or decreased.
If you want to enter or adjust a single event, click once with the Pencil
tool or the Line tool in Paint mode.
If you want to “paint a curve”, drag the tool (with the mouse button
pressed):
When you move the pointer in the controller lane, the
corresponding value is displayed in this field.
Converting a controller curve to a ramp
using the Line tool.