Apple GarageBand 2.0 - Manual (Page 56)

56 Chapter 8 Working in the Editor
Editing Software Instrument Regions
You can edit Software Instrument regions in the editor in several ways. You can:
• Edit individual notes (including the note’s pitch, duration, timing)
• Edit controller information (including velocity, mod wheel, pitch bend, sustain)
Editing Notes in a Software Instrument Region
You can edit individual notes of a Software Instrument region. When you view the
region in the editor, individual notes in the region are displayed in a graphic format:
• The left edge of the note shows the point in the timeline it starts playing.
• The width of the note shows how long it plays.
• The vertical position of the note shows its pitch, in relation to the piano keyboard
displayed vertically along the left edge of the editor.
You can drag notes to a new starting point, resize notes to shorten or lengthen how
long they play, and drag notes up or down to a different pitch. You can also select
multiple notes and edit them at the same time.
Note: To edit notes in the editor, you may need to zoom in so that the notes are large
enough to select and edit.
To edit notes in a Software Instrument region:
• Drag the note left or right to a new starting point. You can use the beat ruler in the
editor to align the note with a specific beat or measure.
• Drag the lower-right corner of the note to resize it.
• Drag the note up or down to raise or lower its pitch. Use the piano keyboard along
the left edge of the editor to see the pitches.
You can also select multiple notes in the editor, and edit them at the same time.
To select multiple notes:
• Shift-click or Command-click the notes you want to select.
• You can also select multiple notes by dragging from a point before the first note to a
point after the last note, enclosing the notes you want to select.
When you edit multiple notes, each note is changed by the same amount. For example,
if you select several notes and drag them to a new starting point, each note is moved
by the same number of beats. If you resize several notes at the same time, each note is
shortened or lengthened by the same amount. If you drag several notes up or down to
a different pitch, each note is changed by the same number of semitones.
You can also fix the timing of individual notes in the editor. When you fix the timing of
notes in the editor, the selected notes move to the nearest grid position, as set in the
timeline grid menu in the upper-right corner of the editor.
To fix the timing of individual notes:
m Select the notes you want to fix in the editor, then click the Fix Timing button.