User Manual

NOTE AND AUTOMATION EDITING
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Note editing
Notes can be edited using the mouse in Edit Mode. It’s also possible to edit notes by using the functions on the Tools
tab in the Tool Window. Notes can also be numerically edited in the Inspector, as described in “Note and automation
editing in the Inspector”.
Selecting notes
To select notes in an open clip in Edit Mode, use one of the following methods:
D Click on a note event with the Selection (Arrow) Tool.
The Selection tool
A selected note is distinguished by a darker color and by the handle at the right edge
D To select several notes, hold down [Ctrl](Win) or [Shift](Mac) and click on the desired notes, one after the
other. You can de-select individual notes by [Ctrl](Win)-clicking or [Shift](Mac)-clicking them again. In Win-
dows it’s also possible to select a range of notes by [Shift]-clicking the first and last note in the range.
D You can also click and drag a selection rectangle around the notes you want to select.
D You can select the next or previous note on the lane by pressing the right or left arrow key on the computer
keyboard.
Holding down [Shift] and using the arrow keys allows you to make multiple selections.
D To select all notes of the same pitch (note value) in a clip, first select one or several notes and then use the
function "Select Notes of Same Pitch" on the Edit menu or context menu.
D To select all notes in the open clip, use the “Select All” function on the Edit menu. Alternatively, hold down
[Ctrl](Win) or [Cmd](Mac) and press [A].
D To deselect all notes, click somewhere in an empty area in the clip (where there are no events).
Deleting notes
You can delete notes by doing any of the following:
D Select one or several notes with the Selection (Arrow) tool and press [Backspace] or [Delete], or select “De-
lete” from the Edit or context menu.
D Select the Eraser tool and click on the notes you want to delete.
The Eraser tool
D You can also draw a selection rectangle with the Eraser tool to delete several notes in one go.