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The MIDI editors
Splitting notes
There are three ways to split notes:
• Clicking on a note with the Scissors tool splits the note
at the position you pointed (taking the Snap setting into
account if activated).
If several notes are selected, they are all split at the same position.
• If you select “Split at Cursor” from the Functions sub-
menu on the Edit menu, all notes that are intersected by
the project cursor are split at the cursor position.
• If you select “Split Loop” from the Functions submenu
on the Edit menu, all notes that are intersected by the left
or right locator are split at the locator positions.
Gluing notes
Clicking on a note with the Glue Tube tool will “glue it to-
gether” with the next note of the same pitch. The result will
be one long note spanning from the start of the first note
to the end of the second note and with the properties (ve
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locity, etc.) of the first note.
Muting notes
Individual notes can be muted in the Key Editor, as op-
posed to muting an entire MIDI part in the Project window.
This allows you to exclude notes from playback, but keep
the option to bring them back again at any time. To mute a
note, use one of the following methods:
• Click on it with the Mute tool.
• Drag a rectangle with the Mute tool, enclosing all notes
you want to mute.
• Select the note(s) and choose Mute from the Edit menu.
The default key command for this is [Shift]-[M].
Muted notes are “dimmed” in the note display.
• To unmute a note, either click it or enclose it with the
Mute tool, or select it and choose Unmute from the Edit
menu.
The default key command for this is [Shift]-[U].
Deleting notes
To delete notes, either click on them with the Erase tool or
select them and press [Backspace].
Editing on the info line
The info line shows the values and properties of the se-
lected events. If a single event is selected, its values are
displayed on the info line. If several events are selected,
the info line shows the values of the first of these events
(in color).
You can edit the values on the info line using regular value
editing. This allows you to move, resize, transpose or
change velocity of events in a very precise manner. It is
also possible to click in the Pitch or Velocity field in the
info line and play a note on your MIDI keyboard – the pitch
or velocity will be adjusted accordingly.
• If you have several events selected and change a value,
all selected events will be changed by the set amount.
• If you have several events selected and change a value
holding down [Ctrl]/[Command], the change will be abso-
lute. In other words, the value setting will be the same for
all selected events.
Ö Cubase only: If the Note Expression editor is open and
you have selected values on a curve, the info line shows
values belonging to the corresponding Note Expression
parameter.