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MIDI Editors
Key Editor Operations
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Paint
This mode allows you to insert note events by painting in the note display.
Moving and Transposing Note Events
There are several options to move and transpose note events.
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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.
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To allow only horizontal or only vertical movement, hold down Ctrl/Cmd while
dragging.
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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.
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To move note events to the project cursor position, select the note events and select
Edit> Move to> Cursor.
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To move a note event via the info line, select a note event and edit the Position or Pitch
on the info line.
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To transpose note events, select the note events and use the Up Arrow/Down Arrow
keys.
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To transpose note events via the Transpose Setup dialog, select the note events and
select MIDI> Transpose Setup.
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To transpose note events in steps of one octave, press Shift and use the Up
Arrow/Down Arrow keys.
NOTE
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When you move selected note events to a different position, any selected controllers
for these note events move accordingly.
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You can also adjust the position of note events by quantizing.
RELATED LINKS
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Resizing Note Events
Do one of the following:
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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.