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along with a Randomize value of 50%,
yields durations anywhere between 360
and 600 (+/– 25% of the duration value).
Change Duration Examples
To make notes more staccato:
1 Select the range of MIDI notes to be ed-
ited.
2 Choose MIDI > Change Duration.
3 Select the option for Scale By with a per-
centage value of 50.
4 Click Apply. The durations for the se-
lected notes are reduced by 50%.
With this option you may have to experi-
ment with the percentage value to achieve
the desired effect.
To make notes more legato:
1 Select the range of MIDI notes to be ed-
ited.
2 Choose MIDI > Change Duration.
3 Select the option “Extend Release to the
Next Attack.”
4 Click Apply. The end points for the se-
lected notes are extended to the start
points of the next note, thereby eliminat-
ing the space between each note.
To vary this effect, making it more or less
legato, select the Add No More Than per-
centage option. Percentage values larger
than 100 extend note end times so that the
notes essentially overlap.
Transpose
While the Grabber Tool can be used to
manually transpose individual MIDI notes,
or small groups of notes, the Transpose
command can be used for entire MIDI
tracks and regions.
To open the Transpose window, choose
MIDI > Transpose.
The two options for the Transpose com-
mand are:
Transpose by Semitones Transposes chro-
matically, up or down, by up to 60 semi-
tones. To transpose down by an octave, for
instance, use –12 semitones.
Transpose From – To Transposes by semi-
tones, as expressed by the difference be-
tween the source and destination pitches.
Transposing from C4 to C#4, for instance,
transposes the notes up by one semitone.
One of the more common uses for Trans-
pose is to change the key for your MIDI
tracks. You can define an Edit Group for
Transpose window