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2 Select the Pencil tool and make sure it is set to
Free Hand. The cursor will change to the Pencil
tool when located over the playlist area of a
MIDI or Instrument track in Notes view.
3
To insert quarter notes on the beat, do the fol-
lowing:
• Set the Main Time Scale to Bars|Beats.
• Set the Edit mode to Grid.
• Set the Grid value to quarter note.
• Set the Default Note Duration value either
to quarter note (or to
4 Move the Pencil tool into the playlist area for
the MIDI or Instrument track. Use the Edit win-
dow's ruler and the track's mini-keyboard as a
reference to locate the pitch and time location
you want.
When using the Pencil tool, the Cursor location
and value are displayed in the Window Toolbar.
Cursor Timeline location
Cursor location and value
Follow Grid
).
Cursor pitch location
Pencil Cursor
5 When you reach the pitch and time location
you want, click to insert the note.
MIDI note inserted with the Pencil tool
With Grid mode enabled, the start point of
the MIDI note snaps to the nearest Grid
boundary by default. With the Free Hand
Pencil tool, hold Command (Mac) or Con-
trol (Windows) while clicking to temporar-
ily suspend Snap to Grid.
The velocity for inserted notes is determined by
the Default Note On Velocity setting. The dura-
tion is determined by the Default Note Duration
value. When in Grid mode, the Note On location
is determined by the Grid value.
Play MIDI Notes When Editing
If the
abled, each note sounds as it is inserted.
The Pencil tool can be dragged after clicking
(and before releasing) to adjust the note's pitch
or duration. Drag right to lengthen the note
without changing its start point. Drag left to
shorten the note without changing its end point.
With the Grid mode enabled, the end point
of the MIDI note snaps to the nearest Grid
boundary by default. Command-drag (Mac)
or Control-drag (Windows) with the Pencil
tool to temporarily suspend Snap to Grid.
Editing MIDI Notes
MIDI notes can be edited in the Edit window or
in a MIDI Editor window, including start and
end points, duration, pitch, and velocity. The
Selector, Grabber, Trim, and Pencil tools can
operate on individual notes or groups of notes.
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