User Manual

MIDI EDITOR
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of these characteristics can be determined by the
Time Ruler above the grid and the Pitch Ruler to
the left.
Note-on and -off velocities of notes are displayed in
the Continuous Data Grid directly below the note
or inside the note as a horizontal “velocity
thermometer”. See below and “Note velocities” on
page 406.
MIDI note display preferences
There are several preferences for controlling how
MIDI notes are displayed. For example, you can
display the MIDI note number and on-velocity bar
inside the note, as shown in Figure 39-9. See “MIDI
Note Display preferences” on page 83.
Figure 39-9: MIDI note display preferences.
The View Filter and the Note Grid
The View Filter allows you to choose whether or
not notes are displayed in the Note Grid. If you
have MIDI data in a track, but you cannot see the
notes in the Note Grid, check the View Filter and
make sure that the Notes check box is selected.
THE PITCH RULER
The Pitch Ruler lies vertically to the left of the Note
Grid and measures pitch. It resembles a standard
piano keyboard. Because the entire ruler cannot fit
in the window at once, a vertical scroll bar is
provided to the left of the pitch ruler to allow you to
scroll up and down through the entire MIDI pitch
range. Octaves are indicated on each C-natural key.
Listening to the Pitch Ruler
When the Audible Mode is enabled (see “Audible
mode” on page 322), the keys on the pitch ruler
play their pitch via MIDI when you click on them.
When you click on a Pitch Ruler key, a MIDI note
with that pitch is transmitted to the MIDI output
device for the track. If you are displaying two or
more tracks in the MIDI Editor, the pitch ruler
plays the master track. See “The master track
selector” on page 395.
Figure 39-10: When Audible Mode is turned on (the speaker icon in
the Control Panel), you can “play” the pitch ruler by clicking the keys
and dragging over them.
Zooming the Pitch Ruler
See “Note grid zooming” on page 413.
INSERTING NOTES
To i ns e r t a n ote :
1 If you’d like to be able to hear notes as you insert
them, turn on Audible mode (see “Audible mode”
on page 322).
2 If desired, set the Edit Resolution (see “Snap
Information” on page 339).
3 If you are displaying multiple tracks in the MIDI
Editor, click the master track selector for the track
in which you wish to insert notes (Figure 35-11 on
page 329).
4 Click the Pencil tool in the Tool palette (Studio
menu).
MIDI note
number
On-velocity barMIDI
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