Apple Logic Pro 7 - Manual (Page 469)

Chapter 15 Matrix Editor 469
Velocity
The velocity of a note is portrayed by a horizontal line in the note. The length of the
line in relation to the total length of the note corresponds to the velocity value of the
note (in relation to the maximum value of 127).
If View > Region Colors is disabled, the Matrix Editor shows the velocity of notes by
using different colors.
This makes it very easy to see at a glance what range of velocities are contained in a
MIDI Region.
If you change the velocity of MIDI notes with the V tool, you will notice that the color of
selected notes changes in real time.
MIDI Region Colors
When View > Region Colors is activated, the notes will be displayed in the color of the
MIDI Regions that contain them. This makes notes easier to identify when viewing the
notes of multiple Regions.
Matrix Color Setup
The Matrix Editor features a grid that follows the pattern of the black and white keys of
the keyboard on the left hand side.
To enhance visibility, particularly when working at high resolutions, select View > Matrix
Color Setup.
The colors of the Matrix window grid, background, lines, and so on can be adjusted for
both the “White”, and “Black” Background views.
Chord Recognition
When selecting multiple overlapping notes in the Matrix editor, the information section
in the upper left corner displays the chord name.
Editing Notes
You can use the same intuitive editing functions available for Regions in the Arrange
window.
There are also some editing options (see “Edit Operations” on page 34) that are
available in all editor windows.
Selection Techniques
In addition to the usual selection options, you can select all notes of the same pitch in
the MIDI Region by clicking the corresponding onscreen keyboard key.
You can also rubber band select a pitch range of the onscreen keyboard, and select all
notes within it.