Apple 8 manual Editing and Creating Events, To create new note events in the Piano Roll Editor

Editing and Creating Events

Full details on the use of each editor are found in the Logic user manual. For now, revisit the sections on “Selecting Regions” on page 23, and “Editing Regions” on page 38. All of the techniques for region selection and editing (except looping) also apply to event selection and editing.

∏Tip: Don’t forget the shortcut menu, accessed with a right-click. Many “common” editing commands (also available in the Arrange and other windows) are found here, plus a few that are specific to the Piano Roll Editor.

Experiment with the Piano Roll Editor, where MIDI note events are represented much like Arrange window regions—as horizontal beams. The major difference is that moving a note event vertically—to another note’s lane—will alter its pitch.

A few techniques that were not covered in the region editing section—which you may find useful for event editing—are discussed below.

To create new note events in the Piano Roll Editor:

mChoose the Pencil tool, and click at the desired position (and pitch—aligned with the keyboard at the left).

You can also use this technique in the Event List and Score Editor windows, but it is easiest in the Piano Roll Editor.

To change the velocity of a note in the Piano Roll Editor:

mChoose the Velocity tool, and click-drag vertically on the desired note.

The note color (and length of the line through the center of the note) will change as the velocity changes.

This technique also works on multiple selected notes, with the relative velocity values of each note (in relation to each other) being retained.

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Chapter 4 Editing MIDI Events