M-AUDIO Pro Tools Recording Studio - Manual (Page 832)

Pro Tools Reference Guide 814
Preserving Existing Velocity Relationships
To partially preserve the existing velocity rela-
tionships and still achieve velocity fades, use the
option for Change Smoothly by Percentage.
Figure 9 illustrates the difference between the
two Change Smoothly options.
Scaling Velocities
Many times existing note velocities already have
the relationship between them that you want,
but are either too soft or too loud overall. In
these instances, use the Scale By option.
For example, to make velocities 20% louder:
1 Select the range of MIDI notes to be edited.
2 Choose Event > Event Operations > Change Ve-
locity .
3 Select the Scale By option with the percentage
value set to 120.
4 Click Apply.
Change Duration
The Change Duration command adjusts dura-
tions for selected MIDI notes. Use it to affect the
articulation of the selected notes by making
them more staccato or legato.
Figure 9. Change Smoothly by Percentage
Original velocities
After Change Smoothly by Percentage, 100% to 20%
After Change Smoothly, from velocity of 100 to 10
Event Operations window, Change Duration
The settings in the Change Duration page
are saved with each session. To store your
favorite settings as the default for use in fu-
ture sessions, save them as part of a session
template (see “Session Templates” on
page 123).
You can also change note duration nonde-
structively in real-time using MIDI Real-
Time Properties. See “MIDI Real-Time
Properties” on page 604.