CAKEWALK sonar x3, Reference Manual

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Adding and editing notes in the Piano Roll
Editing MIDI events and continuous controllers (CC)
To draw a MIDI note
1. Set the track’s Edit Filter control to Notes .
2. Do one of the following:
• With the Smart tool , drag where you want to insert a new note.
• With the Freehand tool , click where you want to insert a new note.
To drag-quantize MIDI notes
1. Set the track’s Edit Filter control to Notes .
2. Select the notes you want to quantize.
3. With the Timing tool , position the pointer over a selected note and drag up/down to quantize
all selected notes.
To glue MIDI notes together
1. Set the track’s Edit Filter control to Notes .
2. Do one of the following:
• With the Smart tool , hold down ALT+CTRL and drag across two or more notes of the
same pitch (click on the first note, drag to the second note and release the mouse button).
• With the Freehand tool , drag across two or more notes of the same pitch (click on the first
note, drag to the second note and release the mouse button).
All touched note events of the same pitch are merged into a single note event.
To paint MIDI notes
1. Set the track’s Edit Filter control to Notes .
2. Do one of the following:
• With the Smart tool , hold down ALT+CTRL and drag to insert multiple notes. Use the
Value control to specify the duration of each note, and use the Snap resolution to specify the
interval between each note.
• With the Line tool , drag to insert multiple notes. Use the Value control to specify the
duration of each note, and use the Snap resolution to specify the interval between each note.
Note: Use the Value control in the Tools module to specify the duration for new note events. You
can also click an existing Note event to inherit its duration and apply it to new Note events. For
details, see
“Use note duration value from last touched note” on page 507.