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Process > Scale Velocity
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See also:
Transposing MIDI Notes with the Transpose MIDI Effect
Process > Scale Velocity
The Process > Scale Velocity command lets you create crescendos (volume swells) and
decrescendos on those instruments that respond to MIDI velocity. Most such instruments map
changes in velocity to changes in note loudness. Many synthesizer patches alter the timbre of the
sound as well, so that higher velocities produce brighter, as well as louder, sounds. Changes in
velocity also affect the playback of audio clips.
This command lets you set a starting and ending velocity for the entire time range of the selection.
SONAR scales the velocity of each event to create a smooth linear change in velocity. As an option,
you can enter a starting and ending percentage; existing velocity values are modified by the
designated percentage.
You can also edit note velocities in the Notes pane of the Piano Roll view, which lets you draw
shapes other than straight line changes. For more information, see Adding and Editing Controllers in
the Piano Roll.
Process > Fade Selected Clips
The Process > Fade Selected Clips command opens the Fade Selected Clips dialog, which
allows you to create or edit fades on selected clips.
For more information, see Fades and Crossfades.
Process > Fit to Time
Process > Fit to Time stretches or shrinks the selection so that it ends at a specific time, expressed
in either measure:beat:tick (MBT) or hours:minutes:seconds:frames (SMPTE) format. This
command gives you a choice of modifying the events or modifying the underlying tempo. This is
useful when you want to alter a portion of a project to have an exact length. The start time of the
selection does not change, but the end time is altered as necessary to fit the required time interval.
Audio can be stretched or condensed up to a factor of 4 (e.g., it can be shrunk to as little as 25
percent of its original length, or expanded to as much as 400 percent of its original length).
For more information, see To Stretch or Shrink to a Specific Length.
Stretching and Shrinking Events.