Apple Logic Pro X - Manual (Page 347)

Chapter 12 Edit MIDI regions in the Piano Roll Editor 347
Add and edit notes in the Piano Roll Editor
Add notes in the Piano Roll Editor
You can add notes with the pointer in the Piano Roll Editor, to replace a deleted note or to add
a note to a chord or region. You can also add notes with your computer keyboard. For more
information, see
Use step input recording techniques .
Tip: The info display in the Piano Roll Editor menu bar shows the note name and time position
under the pointer. Watch the info display as you add notes with the pointer to ensure that you
add them at the correct position.
Add a note
Do one of the following:
m Control-click the Piano Roll Editor background, then choose Create Note from the shortcut menu.
m Select the Pencil tool, then click the start position for the note.
The newly created note’s length, velocity, and channel match that of the previously created or
edited note event. When you start a new project, the default values are a length of 240 ticks, a
velocity of 80, and MIDI channel 1.
Note: When you create a note using the Pencil tool, you can edit the length of notes on the fly.
Simply hold down the mouse button and drag left or right.
Add a note of a specific length
m Select the Pencil tool, click the start position for the note, then drag right or left.
A help tag shows the length change in real time.
Finer adjustments can be made by holding down Option or Control while altering the note
length (see
Snap items to the Piano Roll Editor grid on page 349).
Duplicate an existing note at another position or pitch
1 Do one of the following:
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Control-click the original note, then choose Define as Default Note from the shortcut menu.
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Click the original note with the Pencil tool.
Note: Editing an existing note also defines it as the default note.
2 Click a position in the Piano Roll Editor background with the Pencil tool.
The new note’s length, velocity, and channel are the same as the default note.