Reference Manual
CHAPTER 10. EDITING MIDI NOTES AND VELOCITIES 136
modier is held. To draw markers individually (as you would want to with a crescendo,
for instance) deactivate grid snapping with the
Ctrl
4
(PC) /
4
(Mac) shortcut, or
simply hold down the
Alt
(PC) / (Mac) modier.
Drawing Identical
Velocities (Left) and a
Crescendo (Right).
Tip: To draw a velocity ramp with notes that are all in the same key track, press and
click on the piano roll to select all notes within the desired key track, make sure Draw Mode
is activated and draw the ramp into the Velocity Editor while holding the modier,
so that you affect only the selected notes.
Notes in the Note Editor display their velocity in their coloring light notes play softly,
and vice versa. To change the velocity of notes without the Velocity Editor open, click any
selected note and drag vertically while pressing the the
Alt
(PC) / (Mac) modier.
10.4.8 Deactivating Notes
To deactivate, or mute, a note (or notes) in the MIDI Editor, select it and (PC) /
Ctrl
(Mac) to access the context menu. The Deactivate Note(s) command will mute the note,
making it appear gray in the display. To reactivate notes, use the context menu's Activate
Note(s) command.