Editing Notes in the Graphic Editor Window

You can graphically edit many characteristics of individual notes or groups of notes in the Graphic Editor’s Notes or Drums displays.

In addition to editing notes or Drum Strikes graphically, you can edit parameters of a note or Drum Strike using the Note Event Edit dialog box. To open this dialog box, just double-click (or Control-click) with either the Arrow Tool or the Forceps Tool directly on the desired note or Drum Strike in the Graphic Editor’s display area.

The following table summarizes the Graphic Editor window’s note editing operations:

Graphic Editor Window Note Editing Operations

Desired Result
Tool
Action
Works On Multiple Selected Notes
Change a note’s start time
Arrow or Forceps
Drag the note left or right
Yes
Change a note’s duration
Arrow or Forceps
Shift-drag left to shorten the note; right to lengthen
Yes
Change a note’s pitch
Arrow or Forceps
Drag the note up or down
Yes
Delete a note
Pencil, Arrow, or Forceps
Click with the Pencil Tool;
select with Arrow or Forceps and press Delete key
Arrow and Forceps Tools only
Change a note’s velocity
Velocity Tool (located just right of Forceps)
Drag velocity stems up or down
Yes
Copy a note
Arrow or Forceps
Option-drag the note you want to copy; Arrow Tool can place new note at a different pitchMet90000.gifForceps can’t
Yes
Enter a note
Pencil Tool
Click the area where you want the note; the duration value comes from the quantize popup (the note icon) in the Graphic Editor’s toolbar

Press the Shift-Option keys when clicking on a note or Drum Strike in order to constrain by time or pitch. Dragging upwards or downwards will constrain time and dragging to the left or right will constrain pitch.

You can also use the Command-Left/Right or Command-Up/Down Arrow keys to move a note in any direction.


See Also:

Selecting Data in the Graphic Editor Window