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MIDI Editors
Key Editor Operations
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Moving and Transposing Note Events
There are several options to move and transpose note events.
• To move note events in the editor, select the Object Selection tool and drag
them to a new position.
All selected note events are moved, maintaining their relative positions. Snap
is taken into account.
• To allow only horizontal and vertical movement, hold down [Ctrl]/[Command]
while dragging.
• To move note events via the Nudge Palette buttons on the toolbar, select the
note events and click a Nudge Palette button.
This moves the selected note events by the amount that is set on the
Quantize pop-up menu.
• To move note events to the project cursor position, select the note events and
select Edit > Move to > Cursor.
• To move a note event via the info line, select a note event and edit the
Position or Pitch on the info line.
• To transpose note events, select the note events and use the up and down
arrow keys.
• To transpose note events via the Transpose Setup dialog, select the note
events and select MIDI > Transpose Setup.
• To transpose note events in steps of one octave, press [Shift] and use the up
and down arrow keys.
NOTE
• When you move selected note events to a different position, any selected
controllers for these note events move accordingly.
• You can also adjust the position of note events by quantizing.
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Resizing Note Events
Do one of the following:
• To resize the note event, position the Object Selection tool at the start or the
end of a note event and drag the mouse cursor to the left or right.
• To move the start or end positions of the selected notes in steps according to
the Length Quantize value on the toolbar, use the Trim Start/End buttons
on the Nudge palette.
• Select the note and adjust its length on the info line.