User Guide
10.4. EDITING MIDI 132
Note movements will also snap to an offset, which is based on the original placement of
the note relative to the grid. This is useful for preserving a groove or loose playing style that
you do not necessarily want to set straight.
10.4.4 Arranging and Quantizing Notes
As we have seen, notes in the MIDI Editor can be moved both horizontally (changing their
position in time) and vertically (changing their transposition). They can be moved either by
clicking and dragging, or with the arrow keys on your computer keyboard; in either case,
they are subject to grid and offset snapping. If you are playing the clip while you move
notes, you can listen to them play in their new assignments as you drag them, without
waiting until you have released the mouse button.
Multiple notes can be selected and moved in unison: Rubber-band select more than one
note with one mouse motion by clicking in empty space, then dragging diagonally upward
or downward to enclose the notes in the dotted line that appears.
You can use the modier to click and add individual notes or additional rubber-
band selections to your current selection. You can also remove a single note from your
selection by holding down and clicking on it. Holding and clicking on the
piano roll selects all notes in a single key track.
There are two options for quantizing MIDI notes in Live. As previously mentioned, you can
move notes so that they snap to the visible grid lines. Alternatively, you can select a note
or notes and choose Quantize from the Edit menu, or use the
Ctrl
U
(PC) /
U
(Mac) hotkey. This brings up a dialog box with several quantization options.