9.5

MIDI Editors
Key Editor Operations
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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.
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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.
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Select the note and adjust its length on the info line.
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Select Draw and drag left or right within the note display to draw a note.
The resulting note event length is a multiple of the Length Quantize value on the toolbar.
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Select Trim and cut off the end or the beginning of note events.
RELATED LINKS
Using the Setup Options on page 621
Editing on the Info Line on page 34
Using the Trim Tool on page 476
Resizing Events with the Object Selection Tool - Sizing Applies Time Stretch on page 135
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.
PROCEDURE
1. Select Trim on the toolbar.
The mouse pointer changes to a knife symbol.
2. To edit a single note, click on it with Trim .
The range between the mouse pointer and the end of the note will be removed. Use the
mouse note info on the status line to find the exact position for the trim operation.
3. To edit several notes, click and drag with the mouse across the notes.
By default, the Trim tool cuts off the end of notes. To trim the beginning of notes, press Alt
while dragging. When dragged across several notes, a line is displayed. The notes will be
trimmed along this line. If you press Ctrl/Cmd 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 Preferences dialog (Editing—Tool Modifiers page).
Splitting Note Events
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To split the note at the position that you point, click on a note with Split .
If several notes are selected, they are all split at the same position. The snap setting is
taken into account.
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To split all notes that are intersected by the project cursor position, select Edit>
Functions> Split at Cursor.
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To split all notes that are intersected by the left or right locator at the locator positions,
select Edit> Functions> Split Loop.
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