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The Drum Editor
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Hi-Hat Mode
In hi-hat mode event definitions can be gathered together
in groups within which a only one event from each group
can be played at any time position. A typical use is collect-
ing different hi-hat notes (open, closed, pedal…) into a
group.
To define a hi-hat group, click in any of the lines at the left
edge of the name column. Click here once again to switch
hi-hat mode off for that line. All lines in a hi-hat group
must be vertically adjacent to each other.
If you add an event within a hi-hat group all existing
events at this time position are deleted.
You can create as many hi-hat groups as you want, but
they must all be separated by at least one line in which hi-
hat mode is switched off.
Operation
The grid defined by the Grid parameter in the event defi-
nition parameter box is very important:
– During selection all events within a grid section are
selected,
– When you change the values of existing events, all
events within a grid section are altered, and
– New events are added at the grid positions, in accor-
dance with the value set as the Delay parameter
Selection Techniques
You can use any of the usual selection techniques, as de-
scribed in the section Selection Techniques from page 93
onwards. However, there are the following differences:
– To select individual events hold down shift, as you
would when selecting several events that are scattered
across the screen, and;
– When making a rubber band selection hold down shift
(be careful not to click any events).
Moving and Copying Events: When moving selected
events, you also have to hold down shift.
To copy events, use ctrl as usual.
With both operations, you can move events to other event
definition lines. The events will be automatically con-
verted.
Altering Event Values
You can alter individual values by grabbing the event
beam (with the mouse pointer or pencil). As you change
the event value, the current value is shown in the top line.