User Manual

REGION MENU
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scroll bar and scroll arrows to select pitches that are
above or below those pitches which are currently
displayed. You can also play keys on your MIDI
keyboard (or other controller) to select and
deselect specific pitches.
☛ The Select notes keyboard remembers the
selected notes even when those notes are scrolled to
the left or right and are not displaying. When you
open the dialog and want to select some pitches on
the keyboard and are not sure if there are selected
notes above or below the pitches that are currently
displayed, click Clear Keyboard to be sure that
notes that are not displayed are also not selected.
The following are velocity and duration options
that can be selected in addition to pitch options.
Durations
Notes in the selected region with durations within
the specified range are cut or copied. You must
enter two durations in the boxes from 0|001 to
9999|999. The duration range is inclusive (it
includes the two entered duration values and all
those between them).
On velocities
This option, when selected, allows only notes with
the specified velocity range to be cut or copied
from the selected region. You must enter two
velocities (between 1 and 127) in the two boxes.
The velocity range is inclusive (it includes the two
entered values and all those between them).
Off velocities
This mode is similar to the On velocities mode
except that notes with off velocities in the specified
range are cut or copied.
Hints for using Split Notes
The Split Notes command by itself is not always
completely useful: it can be used in conjunction
with other region commands and operations to
fully accomplish an editing task. We therefore have
included some effective ways to use the Split Notes
command as part of more complex operations.
Splitting up a drum part into separate tracks
You can use the Separate tracks by pitch option in
combination with the Select notes option to quickly
explode tracks such as drum parts into separate
tracks so that each pitch can be treated uniquely.
This is great for being able to shift, quantize and
otherwise edit a certain percussion instrument
without affecting others.
Using a temporary track
You can process data independently that is cut or
copied with the Split Notes by pasting it into
another track. You can perform various operations
on the data in the temporary track (transpose,
velocity editing, etc.), then merge it back into the
original track and delete the extra track.
Extracting a lead line
Extracting the lead line from a passage (perhaps
from block chords where the top notes of each
chord form a melody) can be easily done with the
Split Notes command. After the lead line is
separated from the chords, it can be modified
(doubled, accented or otherwise enhanced) in an
extra track.
Enhancing a lead line
After you have the lead line separated out, you can
change it in useful ways. Two suggested
enhancements are doubling it an octave higher and
increasing its velocity values. After you have made
the modifications, you can merge the enhanced
lead line back with the original material.
A variation on the operation to double the lead line
an octave higher is to double the bass line an octave
lower. Use the Bottom ___ notes option and
transpose it down an octave with the Transpose
command.