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The MIDI editors
The position of the created note depends on the following
factors:
• If Snap is deactivated on the toolbar, the note appears
exactly where you clicked.
In this mode, notes can be positioned freely.
• If Snap is activated and Use Global Quantize is deacti-
vated on the toolbar, the note snaps to positions accord-
ing to the quantize value set for the sound in the drum
sound list.
You can set up different quantize values for different drum sounds. You
may for example want hi-hat notes snap to sixteenth notes, but snare and
bass drum snap to eighth notes.
• If Snap and Use Global Quantize are activated, the note
snaps to positions according to the Quantize setting on
the toolbar.
The length of the inserted note is determined by the Insert
Length setting on the toolbar. However, if this is set to
“Drum-Map Link”, the note gets the length of the quantize
value for the drum sound.
• You can quickly audition the drum sounds by clicking in
the leftmost column in the drum sound list.
This plays the corresponding note.
• Clicking with the Drumstick tool on an existing note re-
moves it.
This makes drum pattern editing very quick and intuitive.
Selecting notes
Selecting notes is done by any of the following methods:
• Use the Arrow tool.
The standard selection techniques apply.
• Use the Select submenu on the context menu (see “Se-
lecting notes” on page 383).
• Use the left and right arrow keys on the computer key-
board to step from one note to the next or previous note.
If you press [Shift] and use the arrow keys, the current selection is kept,
allowing you to select several notes.
• You can also press [Shift] and double-click on a note to
select all the following notes for the same drum sound.
Moving, duplicating, or repeating notes
To move or copy notes in the editor (to other positions or
other drum sounds), you use the same methods as in the
Key Editor: click and drag, use the arrow keys or Edit
menu functions, etc. (see
“Moving and transposing notes”
on page 384). To help you identify the right notes, the
drum sound names as defined in the drum map are dis-
played in the Pitch field in the Drum Editor info line and,
when dragging notes in the event display, in the text fields
displayed next to the mouse pointer.
There is one other thing to note:
If the moved/copied notes have different quantize values
and Snap is activated but Use Global Quantize is deacti
-
vated, the largest value determines snapping. For exam-
ple, if you are moving two notes, with the quantize values
1/16 and 1/4 respectively, the notes snap to quarter
notes (1/4).
Ö You can also adjust the position of notes by quantizing
(see “Quantizing MIDI and audio” on page 108).
Muting notes and drum sounds
You can mute individual notes by clicking or enclosing
them with the Mute tool or by using the Mute function on
the Edit menu (see “Muting notes” on page 386).
Furthermore, if a drum map is selected (see “Selecting a
drum map for a track” on page 401), the drum sound list
has a Mute column. Click in the Mute column for a drum
sound to mute that sound. Clicking the Solo Instrument
button mutes all drum sounds other than the selected one.
Deleting notes
To delete notes, click on them with the Drumstick or Erase
tool, or select them and press [Backspace].
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Please note that the mute state for drum sounds is
part of the drum map. Therefore, any other tracks us-
ing the same map are also affected.