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REGION MENU
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Split Notes basics
Split Notes is a highly specialized version of the Cut
and Copy commands on the Edit menu. Only notes
in the selected region and with specific properties
are affected, other events are not affected. Each
note is tested to see if it meets the requirements you
specify, including velocity, pitch, and duration.
They are then placed in a destination you select,
such as the Clipboard or a new track. If cut, they
are removed from the selected region.
☛ The Split Notes window remembers the
settings you last chose.
Cut or Copy
If you choose the Cut option, the Split Notes
command will place the selected notes on the
Clipboard and remove them from the selected
region. If you choose the Copy option, the Split
Notes command will place the selected notes on
the Clipboard without removing them from the
selected region.
Send notes to
You have several choices here. Select the Clipboard
option to place notes on the Clipboard (for the
purpose of pasting afterwards). Select the One
track option and select a track name from the menu
to send the notes to one existing track. Select the
One new track option and type in a name or use the
default name to send the notes to a new track that
will be added to the bottom of your Track List.
Select the Separate tracks by pitch option to remove
the notes by pitch and place them into new,
individual tracks. Each new track will contain the
pitch name in parentheses after the track name.
The track name used for this option can be entered
in the One new track option text entry box above.
This last option is ideal for splitting up a drum
track into separate tracks.
Paste or Merge
These options let you choose whether you would
like the split notes to be pasted at their destination,
which replaces what is already there, or merged
together with what is already there.
All Notes
All notes will be cut or copied unless excluded by
velocity or duration selections. Use this mode
when you wish to cut or copy notes based solely on
velocity or duration criteria.
Range of Pitches
All notes between the two entered pitch values will
be cut or copied. The pitch range is inclusive (it
includes the two entered pitch values and all notes
between them). You must enter a pitch in each box
for this option.
You can enter pitch and velocity values directly
from your MIDI keyboard. The note you play will
be entered directly into the value box which
contains the flashing text cursor or is highlighted.
Top ___ notes
The specified number of notes from the top of each
chord are cut or copied. A chord is defined as two
or more notes which have the same attack times. If
single notes are encountered (i.e. not in chords),
they alone are copied to the Clipboard. It is useful
to use the DeFlam command on the Region menu
to make sure that attack times of all chords line up
before using this option. Enter the number of notes
to be cut or copied from the top of each chord in
the box for this option.
Bottom ___ notes
This option is similar to Top ___ notes except that
the notes are cut or copied from the bottom of each
chord.
Select notes
Click keys on the keyboard to select and deselect
specific pitches. Click Clear Keyboard to clear the
currently selected pitches on the keyboard. Use the