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Chapter 46: Event Operations 1023
Change Continuously by Percentage Allows
note lengths to change smoothly from one percent-
age value to another over time.
The curve for this change can be adjusted (+/– 99)
to affect how gradually the change occurs.
Limit Range When selected, restricts the Change
Duration
command to a minimum and maximum
range (in quarter notes and ticks).
Randomize When selected, the Change Duration
command is randomized by the specified percent-
age value. For example, using “Set all to” with a
value of 480 ticks, 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 edited.
2 Choose Event > Event Operations > Change
Duration
.
3 Select the option for Scale By with a percentage
value of 50.
4 Click Apply. The durations for the selected notes
are reduced by 50%.
With this option you may have to experiment with
the percentage value to achieve the desired effect.
To make notes more legato:
1 Select the range of MIDI notes to be edited.
2 Choose Event > Event Operations > Change
Duration
.
3 Select the Legato option.
4 From the Legato pop-up menu, select Overlap.
5 Enter 0|000 for the amount of overlap.
6 Click Apply.
The end points for the selected notes are extended
to the start point of the next note, thereby eliminat-
ing the space between each note.
Transpose
While the Grabber tools can be used to manually
transpose individual MIDI notes, or small groups
of notes, the Transpose command in the Event Op-
erations window can be used for entire MIDI
tracks and clips. One of the more common uses for
Transpose is to change the key for your MIDI
tracks. You can define an Edit Group for MIDI
tracks that you want to transpose, making sure to
exclude any drum tracks from the group so they
aren’t transposed. You can even transpose in key.
The Transpose command can also be applied to
whole clips on Elastic Audio-enabled tracks using
the Polyphonic, Rhythmic, or X-Form plug-ins.
Press Alt+P on Windows or Option+P on
Mac to open the Change Duration window.
You can also transpose MIDI notes nonde-
structively in real-time using MIDI Real-
Time Properties. See “MIDI Real-Time
Properties” on page 780.
For information on Transposing Elastic
Audio clips, see “Elastic Audio Clip-Based
Pitch Shifting” on page 991.
Elastic Audio pitch transposition is not sup-
ported with the Monophonic algorithm.
Elastic Audio pitch transposition cannot be
applied to looped clips or clip groups.