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MIDI Editors
Common MIDI Editor Functions
437
Grid Match
The note events get different colors depending on their time position. For
ex
ample, this mode enables you to see if the notes of a chord start at the exact
same beat.
Voice
The note events get different colors depending on their voice (soprano, alto,
ten
or, etc.).
Chord Track
The note events get different colors depending on whether they match the
c
urrent chord, scale, or both.
For all of the options except Pa
rt, the pop-up menu also contains a Setup option.
This option opens a dialog in which you can specify the colors that are associated
with velocities, pitches, or channels.
Selecting Note Events
The selected MIDI editor determines which of the following methods apply.
Do one of the following:
•Use the Object Selection tool
to drag a selection rectangle around the
note events that you want to select. You can also click individual events.
•Select Edit > Select and select one of
the options.
• To select the previous or next note event, use the left or right arrow keys.
• To select several notes, press [Shift] and use the arrow keys.
• To select all notes of a certain pitch, press [Ctrl]/[Command] and click on a
key in the keyb
oard display to the left.
• To select all the following note events of the same pitch/staff, press [Shift] and
dou
ble-click a note event.
R
ELATED LINKS
Selecting Note Events using the Select Submenu on page 437
Editing on page 648
Selecting Note Events using the Select Submenu
The Select submenu offers you several options to select note events.
To open the Select su
bmenu, select Edit > Select.
All
Selects all note events in the edited part.
None
Deselects all note events.