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Modifying Note Values while Inserting Notes
When inserting note events, you can modify specific note values on the fly.
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To edit the note velocity, drag upwards or downwards.
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To edit the note pitch, hold down Alt and drag upwards or downwards.
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To edit the note length, drag to the left or to the right.
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To edit the time position, hold down Shift and drag to the left or to the right.
NOTE
You can activate/deactivate Snap temporarily by holding down Ctrl/Cmd.
Drawing Note Events with the Line Tool
In the note display, the Line tool allows you to draw a series of contiguous note events along
different line shapes.
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To create contiguous note events, click and drag in the note display.
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To restrict movement to horizontal, press Ctrl/Cmd and drag.
The notes have the same pitch.
If Snap is activated, the note events and controller events are positioned and sized according
to the Quantize and Length Quantize values.
RELATED LINKS
The Line Tool Modes on page 489
The Line Tool Modes
The Line tool allows you to create a series of contiguous note events along different line
shapes. You can also edit multiple controller events simultaneously.
To select a different line mode, click Line and select a mode from the menu.
The following line modes are available:
Line
If this option is activated, you can click and drag to insert note events in the note
display along a straight line in any angle. Use this option to edit controller data
along a straight line in the controller display.
Parabola, Sine, Triangle, Square
These modes insert note events along different curve shapes.