Instruction Manual

436 Editing MIDI Events and Controllers
Adding and Editing Notes in the Piano Roll
To Draw Notes
1. In the Edit MIDI Event Type menu in the Piano Roll view, or the Inline
Piano Roll view (depending on which view you’re working in), select
Notes/Velocity.
2. Enable the Draw tool in the Piano Roll toolbar, or the Inline Piano Roll
toolbar.
3. Choose a duration for the note by clicking a note-head button in the
Piano Roll toolbar, or the Note Duration menu in the track controls if
you’re using the Inline Piano Roll view.
4. Set the Snap to Grid to the desired value (if you’re editing in the Inline
Piano Roll view, make sure you use the PRV tab of the Snap to Grid
dialog).
5. Click in the Notes pane at the pitch and location where you want the
note; pitch locations are marked by grey rows for the sharps or flats,
and white rows for naturals. Octaves are labeled on the keyboard
display on the left side of the view (this is called the MIDI Scale in the
Inline Piano Roll view). You can display different octaves by dragging
the vertical scroll bar that’s on the right side of the Piano Roll view, or
by dragging the MIDI Scale in the Inline Piano Roll view. The time
locations are marked by the measure numbers in the horizontal time
ruler that’s at the top of each view. You can display vertical grid lines
that mark the beats in the measure by clicking the Show/Hide Grid
button in the Piano Roll view, or by right-clicking the Clips pane
(not the Inline Piano Roll view), choosing View Options from the popup
menu, and checking the Display Vertical Rules checkbox.
Delete notes Enable the Draw tool’s Auto-Erase mode (in
the dropdown menu next to it), and click
notes. When the Draw tool’s Auto-Erase
mode is enabled, a small eraser icon appears
at the bottom of the Draw tool when the Draw
tool approaches notes from below.
Alternatively, click the Erase tool to enable it,
and click each note that you want to delete,
or drag through multiple notes.
Tip: hold the Alt key down to toggle the Draw
tool’s Auto-Erase mode, or to temporarily
turn the Erase tool into the Draw tool.
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