Apple Logic Pro 9 - Manual (Page 685)

This is ideal when adding events with the Pencil, as all are assigned the value of the
previously selected event. This allows you to draw a succession of events with the same
value—perfect for drawing in a row of 16th note hi-hats, for example.
To assign a fixed event value
1 Select the Fix Value checkbox in the Inspector.
2 Click any existing event with the Pencil tool to use its value as a preset.
In Fix Value mode, it is impossible to alter an event value by clicking it.
Note: When adding events with the Line tool in Fix Value mode, the preset value is always
used as the starting value of the line.
You can use the Length parameter to change the length of events (this primarily applies
to note events) to be added, measured in divisions (the left number), and ticks (the right
number). You should avoid the use of small tick values. Many MIDI devices do not respond
quickly enough when note on/note off messages are sent in quick succession, resulting
in no note being heard.
Selecting Events
You can use any of the usual selection techniques (see Using Selection Techniques ), with
the following differences:
To select individual events
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Hold Shift, and click the events.
To select several contiguous events
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Hold Shift, and drag to select the events.
Make sure that you do not click any events. If you simply click or drag with the Pointer
tool, the selected event values are changed, so make sure Shift is held down.
To select all events on a lane
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Click the event definition name.
To select all events on multiple lanes
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Shift-click the appropriate event definition names.
Deleting Events
Events can be deleted individually by clicking them with the Eraser tool. The following
techniques cover deletion of multiple events.
To delete several contiguous events in a lane
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Drag across the events with the Eraser tool.
To delete several noncontiguous events
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Select the events you want to remove, then press Delete.
685 Chapter 24 Editing MIDI in the Hyper Editor