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The MIDI editors
Drum Editor operations
• Clicking with the Drumstick tool on an existing note removes it.
This makes drum pattern editing very quick and intuitive.
Selecting notes
Selecting notes is done by any of the following methods:
• Use the Object Selection tool.
The standard selection techniques apply.
• Use the Select submenu on the context menu (see “Selecting notes” on page
494).
• Use the left and right arrow keys on the computer keyboard to step from one note
to the next or previous note.
If you press [Shift] and use the arrow keys, the current selection is kept, allowing
you to select several notes.
• You can also press [Shift] and double-click on a note to select all the following
notes for the same drum sound.
Moving, duplicating, or repeating notes
To move or copy notes in the editor (to other positions or other drum sounds), you use
the same methods as in the Key Editor: click and drag, use the arrow keys or Edit
menu functions, etc. (see
“Moving and transposing notes” on page 496). To help you
identify the right notes, the drum sound names as defined in the drum map are
displayed in the Pitch field in the Drum Editor info line and, when dragging notes in the
event display, in the text fields displayed next to the mouse pointer.
There is one other thing to note:
If the moved/copied notes have different quantize values and Snap is activated but
Use Global Quantize is deactivated, the largest value determines snapping. For
example, if you are moving two notes, with the quantize values 1/16 and 1/4
respectively, the notes snap to quarter notes (1/4).
Ö You can also adjust the position of notes by quantizing (see “Quantizing MIDI and
Audio” on page 134).
Muting notes and drum sounds
You can mute individual notes by clicking or enclosing them with the Mute tool or by
using the Mute function on the Edit menu (see
“Muting notes” on page 498).
Furthermore, if a drum map is selected (see “Selecting a drum map for a track” on
page 520), the drum sound list has a Mute column. Click in the Mute column for a
drum sound to mute that sound. Clicking the Solo Instrument button mutes all drum
sounds other than the selected one.
Deleting notes
To delete notes, click on them with the Drumstick or Erase tool, or select them and
press [Backspace].
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Please note that the mute state for drum sounds is part of the drum map. Therefore,
any other tracks using the same map are also affected.