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The MIDI editors
• You can use the Pencil tool to change the velocity of a
single note: click on its velocity bar and drag the bar up or
down.
While you drag, the current velocity value is shown in the display to the left.
• You can use the Pencil tool or the Line tool in Paint
mode to change the velocity values of several notes by
painting a “freehand curve”.
When editing velocity, these two methods have the same functionality.
• Use the Line tool in Line mode for creating linear veloc-
ity ramps.
Click where you want the ramp to start and drag the cursor to where you
want the ramp to end. When you release the mouse button, the velocity
values are aligned with the line between the two points.
• Parabola mode works in the same way, but aligns the
velocity values to a Parabola curve instead.
Use this for smooth, “natural” velocity fades, etc.
• The remaining three Line tool modes (Sine, Triangle and
Square) align the velocity values to continuous curve
shapes (see below).
Ö If there is more than one note at the same position
(e.g. a chord), their velocity bars will overlap in the control-
ler lane.
If none of the notes are selected, all notes at the same position will be set
to the same velocity value when you draw. To edit the velocity of only one
of the notes at the same position, first select the note in the note display.
Now, editing will only affect the velocity of the selected note.
You can also adjust the velocity of a single note by select-
ing it and changing its velocity value on the info line.
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:
• Click with the Pencil tool or the Line tool in Paint mode
to create a new event.
• 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”.
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 with the tool in the con-
troller lane (keeping the mouse button pressed):
When you move the pointer in the controller lane, the corresponding
value is displayed in this field.