User guide

Chapter 16 Editing MIDI Events in the Piano Roll Editor 421
To create a note event:
1 Select the Pencil tool.
2 Click at the desired position in the Piano Roll Editor.
The note that is created will match the length of the most recently inserted note.
To create a note event of the desired length:
m Click-hold at the desired position in the Piano Roll Editor with the Pencil tool, then drag
to the right or left.
A help tag will indicate the length change in real time.
Finer adjustments can be made by holding down Option or Control while altering the
note length (see “Snapping Edits to Time Positions” on page 418).
To replicate an existing note at another position or pitch:
1 Click the original note with the Pencil tool.
2 Click at the desired Piano Roll Editor position with the Pencil tool.
The new note length and velocity will be identical to the original note.
Deleting Notes
You can delete selected notes by pressing Backspace, or clicking on them with the
Eraser.
To delete notes, do one of the following:
m Select the Eraser tool, then click on the desired note.
m Select the desired notes, then click one of the selected notes with the Eraser (or press
Backspace).
This deletes all selected events.