Editing Notes in the Graphic Editor Window

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 pitchForceps 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.