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The MIDI editors
• Clicking and dragging with the Line tool in Line mode
allows you to create events in a straight line.
This is the best way to draw linear controller ramps.
• The Parabola mode works in the same way, but ar-
ranges the values on a parabola curve instead, giving
more “natural” 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.
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, 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.
Ö If Length Quantize is set to “Quantize Link” and you
enter data in Sine, Triangle or Square mode, the density of
the events depends on the Zoom factor.
• 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
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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 ac
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tivated 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 multi
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ple 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.
Converting a controller curve to a ramp using the
Line tool.