M-AUDIO Pro Tools Recording Studio User Manual

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Chapter 29: MIDI Editing

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To play a note on a MIDI or Instrument track, and
select all notes of that pitch on the track:

„

With any Edit tool selected, click a key on the

mini-keyboard.

To select and play a range of notes on a MIDI or
Instrument track:

„

With any Edit tool selected, click a key and

drag up or down on the mini-keyboard.

Selecting Only MIDI Notes Using the Note
Selector Tool

In Notes or Velocity view on MIDI and Instru-
ment tracks in the Edit window, or in a MIDI Ed-
itor window, the Selector tool makes a time
range selection that includes all MIDI event
types in addition to MIDI notes and velocities
(such as program changes, and continuous con-
troller data). The Note Selector tool can be used
to select only MIDI notes and velocities in a time
range selection.

To select only MIDI notes and velocities with the
Note Selector tool:

1

Select the Selector tool.

2

On MIDI or Instrument tracks in the Edit win-

dow in Notes or Velocity view, or in a MIDI Edi-
tor window, Alt-drag (Windows) or Option-drag
(Mac) over the time range that includes the
notes you want to select.

When using the Smart tool and pressing Alt
(Windows) or Option (Mac), the Selector is
available in the upper part of the Track and the
Note Selector is available in the lower part of the
track.

Playing a note with the mini-keyboard and selecting all
notes of that pitch

Alt-click (Windows) or Option-click (Mac)
to play notes without making a selection.

Control-click (Windows) or Command-
click (Mac) to select or deselect notes, and to
make noncontiguous selections.

Playing a range of notes with the mini-keyboard and
selecting all notes of including those pitches

You can also Shift-click on the mini-keyboard
to extend or contract the range of notes.

Selecting only MIDI notes using the Note Selector tool

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