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Edit tools, Midi editing controls – M-AUDIO Pro Tools Recording Studio User Manual

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Edit Tools

The Edit tools in MIDI Editor windows can be
viewed as a single tool with a pop-up menu for
selecting other tools, or as an expanded, com-
plete row of Edit tool icons just like in the Edit
window. The Edit tools in MIDI Editor windows
function exactly the same way for MIDI data as
in the Edit window. Edit tool settings can be set
independently in each MIDI Editor window,
and are independent of tool selection in the Edit
window and Score Editor.

To view the Expanded Edit tools in a MIDI Editor
window, do one of the following:

„

Click the MIDI Editor Window Toolbar menu

and select Expanded Edit Tools.

– or –

„

Right-click in the toolbar and select Expanded

Edit Tools

.

To revert to the single Edit Tool icon with the Edit
Tool pop-up menu:

„

Deselect Expanded Edit Tools.

MIDI Editing Controls

The MIDI Editing controls function exactly the
same way in MIDI Editor windows as in the Edit
window.

Track Edit Selector

If more than one MIDI or Instrument track is
shown in the MIDI Editor window, the Track
Edit selector lets you select which track is “pen-
cil-enabled.” You can manually insert MIDI
notes only in pencil-enabled tracks. You can
also pencil-enable tracks in the Track List (see
“Manually Inserting MIDI Notes” on page 624).

Default Note Duration

The Default Note Duration selector lets you de-
fine the default note duration for manually in-
serted notes.

Default Note On Velocity

The Default Note On Velocity setting lets you
define the default Note On velocity for manu-
ally inserted notes.

Play MIDI Notes When Editing

When enabled, Play MIDI Notes When Editing
causes MIDI notes to sound when you insert
them with the Pencil tool, click them with the
Grabber tool, Tab to them, or select them with
the Note Selector tool.

Link Timeline and Edit Selection

When this button is enabled, the Timeline and
Edit selections are linked. When it is disabled,
you can make Timeline and Edit selections inde-
pendently of one another.

MIDI Editing controls

Link Timeline and

Default Note Duration

Play MIDI Notes While Editing

Default Note Velocity

Mirrored MIDI Editing

Track Edit selector

Edit Selection

Play MIDI Notes When Editing, Link Time-
line and Edit Selection, and Mirrored MIDI
Editing are all global settings that are avail-
able in the Edit window, MIDI Editor
windows, and in the Score Editor window.