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The MIDI editors
Ö In Line and Parabola modes, the length quantize value
determines the “density” of created controller curves (if
Snap is activated).
For very smooth curves, you should use a small length quantize value or
turn off Snap. To avoid over-dense controller curves (which may cause
MIDI playback to “stutter”), use a medium-low density.
• The Sine, Triangle and Square modes create events
with values aligned to continuous curves.
In these modes, the quantize value determines the period of the curve
(the length of one curve “cycle”) and the length quantize value deter-
mines the density of the events (the lower the length quantize note value,
the smoother the curve).
• In Sine, Triangle and Square mode you can also use
modifier keys to determine the shape of the curve.
If you press [Ctrl]/[Command] you can change the phase of the beginning
of the curve, 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).
Ö You can also set the curve period freely by holding
down [Shift] when you insert events in Sine, Triangle or
Square mode.
Activate Snap, [Shift]-click and drag to set the length of one period. The
period length will be a multiple of the quantize value.
• In Triangle and Square mode, you can press [Shift] +
[Ctrl]/[Command] to change the maximum position of the
triangle curve (to create sawtooth curves) or the pulse of
the square curve. As in other modes, you can press [Alt]/
[Option] if you want to change the existing events rather
than creating new ones. Again, the snap value for the po-
sitioning will be a quarter of the quantize value.
Moving and copying events
You can move or duplicate events in a controller lane,
much like you can with notes:
1. Click with the Arrow tool to select the events you want
to cut or copy.
If the option “Controller Lane Editing: Select Tool defaults to Pen” is ac-
tivated in the Preferences (Editing–MIDI page), you need to press [Ctrl]/
[Command] to get the Arrow tool.
2. Click and drag the events to move them.
If Snap is activated, this determines to which positions you can move the
events (see “Snap” on page 343).
• If you hold down [Alt]/[Option] and drag, the events will
be copied rather than moved.
Using cut, copy and paste
You can use the standard Cut, Copy and Paste options on
the Edit menu to move or copy events in the controller dis-
play:
1. Select the events you want to cut or copy.
2. Select Cut or Copy from the Edit menu.
3. If you want to paste the events into another MIDI part,
open that part in another Key Editor window.
4. Position the project cursor where you want to paste
the events.
5. Select Paste from the Edit menu.
The events on the clipboard are added, starting at the project cursor po-
sition, maintaining their relative distances. If a pasted event ends up at
the same position as an existing event of the same type, the old event is
replaced.
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If there is an event of the same type at the exact
same position already, this will be replaced by the
moved event.
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Remember that a non-note event doesn’t have a
length – it’s “valid” until the next event (see “The
controller display” on page 341.
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When the Auto Select Controllers button is activated
in the Key Editor toolbar, selecting controller events
will also select the corresponding notes. Moving
events (either using cut/copy/paste or drag & drop)
in the note display will also move the corresponding
controller events and vice versa. See also “Selecting
controllers within the note range” on page 345.