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The MIDI editors
Key Editor operations
Events other than velocity values are shown as blocks, the heights of which
correspond to the values of the events. The beginning of an event is marked by a
curve point. To select an event, click on the curve point, so that it turns red.
Ö Unlike notes, events in the controller display have no length. The value of an event in
the display is “valid” until the start of the next event.
For a description of editing in the controller display, see “Using the controller display”
on page 502.
Key Editor operations
Zooming
Zooming in the Key Editor is done according to the standard zoom procedures, using
the zoom sliders, the Zoom tool or the Zoom submenu of the Edit menu.
• When you drag a rectangle with the Zoom tool, the result depends on the “Zoom
Tool Standard Mode: Horizontal Zooming Only” option in the Preferences dialog
(Editing–Tools page).
If this is activated, the window will only be zoomed horizontally; if not, the window
will be zoomed both horizontally and vertically.
Using the Trim tool
The Trim tool allows you to change the length of note events by cutting off the end or
the beginning of notes.
Using the Trim tool means moving the note-on or the note-off event for one or several
notes to a position defined with the mouse. Proceed as follows:
1. Select the Trim tool on the toolbar.
The mouse pointer changes to a knife symbol.
2. To edit a single note, click on it with the Trim tool. The range between the mouse
pointer and the end of the note will be removed.
You can use the mouse note info on the status line to find the exact position for the
trim operation.
3. To edit several notes, click and drag with the mouse across the notes.
A line is displayed. The notes will be trimmed along this line.
Trimming the
end of three
note events.
• By default, the Trim tool will cut off the end of notes. To trim the beginning of the
note(s), press [Alt]/[Option] while dragging.
• If you press [Ctrl]/[Command] while dragging, you will get a vertical trim line,
allowing you to set the same start or end time for all edited notes.
You can change the Trim tool key commands in the Preferences dialog (Editing–Tool
Modifiers page).
Ö Note that the trimmed note ends or starts do not snap to the grid.