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The MIDI editors
Using the Trim tool
The Trim tool allows you to change the length of note
events by cutting off the end or the beginning of notes.
Using the Trim tool means moving the note-on or the note-
off event for one or several notes to a position defined with
the mouse. Proceed as follows:
1. Select the Trim tool on the toolbar.
The mouse pointer changes to a knife symbol.
2. To edit a single note, click on it with the Trim tool. The
range between the mouse pointer and the end of the note
will be removed.
You can use the mouse note info on the status line to find the exact po-
sition for the trim operation.
3. To edit several notes, click and drag with the mouse
across the notes.
A line is displayed. The notes will be trimmed along this line.
Trimming the end of three note events.
• By default, the Trim tool will cut off the end of notes. To
trim the beginning of the note(s), press [Alt]/[Option] while
dragging.
• If you press [Ctrl]/[Command] while dragging, you will
get a vertical trim line, allowing you to set the same start or
end time for all edited notes.
You can change the Trim tool key commands in the Pref-
erences dialog (Editing–Tool Modifiers page).
Ö Note that the trimmed note ends or starts do not snap
to the grid.
Playing back
You can play back your music as usual when working in a
MIDI editor. There are several features designed to make
editing easier during playback.
The Solo Editor button
If you activate the Solo Editor button, only the edited MIDI
parts will be heard during regular playback.
Auto-Scroll
As described in the section “Auto-Scroll” on page 37, the
Auto-Scroll function makes the window “follow” the project
cursor during playback, so that the current play position is
visible at all times. However, when you are working in a
MIDI editor, you may want to deactivate Auto-Scroll – this
way, the events you are working with will stay visible.
The Auto-Scroll buttons in each MIDI editor are indepen-
dent of the Project window Auto-Scroll setting, which
means that Auto-Scroll can be activated in the Project win-
dow and deactivated in the MIDI editor you are working in.
The independent track loop
The independent track loop is a sort of “mini-cycle”, affect-
ing only the MIDI part being edited. When the loop is acti-
vated, the MIDI events within the loop will be repeated
continuously and completely independent – other events
(on other tracks) will be played back as usual. The only “in
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teraction” between the loop and the “regular playback” is
that every time the cycle starts over again, so does the loop.
To set up the independent track loop, proceed as follows:
1. Activate the “Independent Track Loop” button on the
toolbar.
If it is not visible, right-click the toolbar and add the Independent Track
Loop Settings section – see
“Using the Setup options” on page 336.