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The MIDI editors
Key Editor operations
For all of the options except “Part” the pop-up menu also contains a “Setup…” option.
This option opens a dialog in which you can specify the colors that are associated
with which velocities, pitches, or channels, respectively.
Creating and editing notes
To draw new notes in the Key Editor, use the Draw tool, the Line tool, or the Chord
editing tool
Drawing notes with the Draw tool
With the Draw tool, you can insert single notes by clicking at the desired time
(horizontal) and pitch position (vertical).
• When you move the pointer in the note display, its bar position is indicated on the
status line, and its pitch is indicated both on the status line and on the piano
keyboard to the left.
This makes it easy to find the right note and insert position. For a description of
how to show the status line, see
“The status line” on page 485.
• If Snap is activated, this determines the start position of the created note.
• If you click once, the created note will have the length set on the Length Quantize
pop-up menu on the toolbar.
You can create a longer note by clicking and dragging. The length of the created
note will be a multiple of the Length Quantize value. If “Length Quantize” is set to
“Quantize Link” the note value is determined by the quantize grid.
Sound Slot
(Cubase only)
The notes get different colors depending on the articulation that has
been assigned to the note in the Expression Map Setup dialog. For
more information, see the chapter
“Expression maps (Cubase only)”
on page 555.
Voice The notes get different colors depending on their voice (soprano,
alto, tenor, etc.).
Chord Track The notes get different colors depending on whether they match the
current chord, or scale, or both.
Option Description