User Manual

MIDI EDITOR
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extend to the right from each black key. With the
Pitch Zoom menu, this ruler can zoom to increase
or decrease the number of visible octaves.
Pitch Zoom: Zooms the pitch ruler. Zooming out
allows you to see more octaves at once. Zooming in
allows you to focus on a particular pitch range. The
keyboard shortcuts for these zoom buttons are
command-up arrow and command-down arrow.
Playback wiper: Scrolls across the window to
indicate the current playback location, or remains
stationary in the middle of the window while the
data grid scrolls beneath it. See “Auto scroll” on
page 216 for more information.
Quick Filter: When viewing all continuous data
types, the Quick Filter temporarily hides all
continuous data types in the grid except for the
currently selected ones. (Only one event of each
type needs to be selected for all events of that same
type to remain visible.)
Selected Note: When a note is selected, it
highlights. Complete information about the
selected note appears in the Information Bar at the
top of the window. Drag the end of the note to
change its duration.
Time Ruler: Measures time in any combination of
Digital Performer’s various time formats. Double-
click to place the playback wiper. Drag to make a
time range selection. Shift-click to extend or
shorten the existing time range selection.
Time Zoom: Zooms the Time Ruler in or out. Click
the plus symbol ( + ) to zoom in; click the minus
symbol ( - ) to zoom out. Zooming out gives you
an overview; zooming in focuses on a shorter
period of time at higher resolution. Editing can be
done at any zoom level.
TOOL PALETTE QUICK REFERENCE
Pointer: Use the pointer to select data, move data
and lengthen or shorten notes.
I-Beam: Use the I-Beam tool to make time range
selections.
Pencil: Use the Pencil tool to insert data or erase
existing notes.
Reshape: Use the Reshape tool to reshape existing
controller data using one of the curves in the curve
menu just to the left of the Reshape tool.
Pencil/Reshape Curve: Determines the shape of
the continuous data that you insert with the Pencil
or modify with the Reshape tool.
Reshape mode: Determines what the Reshape tool
does to continuous data: set it to a specific value,
add to it, subtract from it, scale it or limit it.
Zoom: Click or drag to enlarge the note grid.
Option/Alt-click to zoom out. Option/Alt-Shift-
click to zoom backwards (through previous zoom
levels). Option/Alt-Control/Win-Shift click to
zoom forwards.
Scrub: Scrubs MIDI data when you drag in the
note grid. Only the tracks currently visible will
scrub. To scrub all tracks, drag the playback wiper.
Loop: Inserts a loop in the Marker Strip just below
the Time Ruler.
Mute: Temporarily mutes or unmutes a note.
Scissors: Click on a note to split it. Click on the
note grid to split all notes at that location. With the
edit grid enabled, drag over a note to split it into
subdivisions equal to the current edit grid. Or drag
across the note grid to split all notes into
subdivisions.