The Edit Mode

After you have recorded in note clips or parameter automation clips, you might want to edit and correct any mistakes you made during the recording. For example, if you accidentally hit the wrong notes or used the Mod Wheel too extensively when you recorded a note clip, there is no need to redo the recording. Individual notes and parameter automation events can easily be edited and corrected in a number of different ways.

Edit Mode in the sequencer is where you can perform detailed editing of note and automation events.

To enter Edit Mode, either double-click a note clip in the Song/Block View, or select the note clip and press [Return] - or click the Edit button in the Toolbar, or right click a note clip and select Edit from the context menu. Alternatively, hold down [Ctrl](Win) or [Cmd](Mac) and press [E].

Double-clicking a note clip in the Song/Block View opens it for editing in Edit Mode.

Exit Edit Mode by pressing [Esc], or by clicking the Close or Edit button, or by holding [Ctrl](Win) or [Cmd](Mac) and pressing [E].

Click the Close button to close the clip and revert to the Song/Blocks View.

Toggle between the Song/Block View and Edit Mode by pressing [Shift]+[Tab] or by holding [Ctrl](Win) or [Cmd](Mac) and pressing [E].

Selecting what to edit

The Edit Mode shows the contents of a single lane at a time on the Edit Pane - unless you use the Multi Lanes function, described in “Multi Lanes editing”, where you can see the contents of multiple note lanes in a “ghosted” fashion underneath the currently open clip. On instrument tracks, only one note lane can have edit focus at a time.

•	If a track is selected when you enter Edit Mode, the contents of the note lane with edit focus will be shown.

Also, all parameter automation lanes will be shown at the bottom of the Edit Pane. If a single clip was selected on the note lane with edit focus when you switched to Edit Mode, it will automatically be opened. If no clip was selected, the events will be grayed out. To be able to edit or draw notes and/or automation events, you need to open the clip, for example by double-clicking it (see “Opening note and automation clips for editing”).

•	If the selected track has multiple note lanes, the contents of the currently selected note lane will be shown.

To switch edit focus between note lanes, click on the note lane handle in the Track List.

A note lane handle.

•	You can change track and note lane edit focus at any time, by clicking in the Track List.

This way you can stay in Edit Mode and change edit focus between different tracks and note lanes, without having to go back to the Song/Block View.

Opening note and automation clips for editing

Open a note clip for editing

Note clips can contain both note events - with velocity values - and performance controller events. By default, performance controllers include Mod Wheel, Pitch Bend, Sustain Pedal, Aftertouch, Expression and Breath Controller. However, the controller configuration can easily be changed (see “Creating new performance controller automation lanes” and “Deleting performance controller automation lanes”).

In the Song/Block View, note events are displayed in a “piano roll” fashion whereas performance controllers are displayed as curves or lines in the clip. In the Song/Block View, it’s not possible to distinguish one performance controller from another since all controllers are displayed together in the clip. The note clip in the picture below contains note events and Mod Wheel and Pitch Bend performance controller events:

To edit the events in a note clip, open the clip by double-clicking it, or select it and press [Return].

Opening a note clip in the Song/Block View automatically switches the sequencer to Edit Mode.

Double-clicking a note clip in the Song/Block View...

...opens it for editing in Edit Mode. An open clip in Edit Mode is highlighted.

Double-click on a closed (grayed out events) note clip in Edit Mode to open it for editing in Edit Mode.

You can double-click in the Clip Overview, Note Edit Lane or any of the Performance Controller Edit Lanes (if any).

To close a clip, press [Esc], click outside the open clip in the Clip Overview, or click the Close button.

If you opened the clip from the Song/Block View, pressing [Esc] will automatically switch the sequencer back to the Song/Block View.

Open a parameter automation clip for editing

A parameter automation clip contains automation events for a single parameter.

Double-click a parameter automation clip in the Song/Block View to open it for editing in the Song/Block View. Alternatively, select the clip and click the Edit Inline button in the Toolbar.

The parameter automation lane expands in height to make it easier to edit the automation events. Now you can edit the parameter automation events without needing to switch to Edit Mode. This is very practical if you want to perform quick editing of automation events.

A parameter automation clip before and after opening it in the Song/Block View.

To close an open parameter automation clip in the Song/Block View, press [Esc] or click on another lane.

See “Editing parameter automation in the Song/Block View” for information on how to edit parameter automation events in the Song/Block View.

To open a parameter automation clip in the Song/Block View for editing in Edit Mode, double-click the clip and then click the Open In Edit Mode button. Alternatively, select the clip and click the Edit Mode button in the Toolbar.

Double-click on a parameter automation clip in Edit Mode to open it for editing in Edit Mode.

A parameter automation clip before and after opening it in Edit Mode.

To close an open parameter automation clip in Edit Mode, press [Esc] or click anywhere on another lane.

See “Editing parameter automation in Edit Mode” for information on how to edit parameter automation events in Edit Mode.

Edit Mode elements

In Edit Mode, a note clip is divided into various Edit Lanes which are used for editing different types of events and values (i.e. note events, velocity values and performance controller automation events). At the bottom, any parameter automation lanes on the track will also be shown. The different Edit Lanes can be resized by adjusting the horizontal dividers between the lanes. You can also scroll and zoom on each Edit Lane by using the scroll bars and Vertical Zoom tools on the right hand side of the Edit Pane.

The picture shows three note clips in Edit Mode. The center clip is open for editing and therefore highlighted. Adjacent (closed) clips on the same lane are visible but the events are grayed out.

From the top down in the picture above, the Edit Pane contains the following elements:

•	Close button

Click the Close button to exit Edit Mode and return to the Song/Block View.

•	Clip Resize Handles

By clicking and dragging either of the handles, you can change the position and length of the clip.

•	Clip Overview

The Clip Overview shows the note clips of the note lane which has edit focus. You can select one or several clips in the Clip Overview and perform clip-based editing (e.g. moving and resizing) - just like in Arrange Mode.

•	Note Edit Mode Selector

To the right of the Note Edit Lane, below the Vertical Zoom tools, is the Note Edit Mode Selector. Click to choose between Key Edit, Drum Edit or REX Edit Mode. Depending on selected mode, the Note Edit Lane will display differently. See more about the different modes in “Note Edit Modes”.

•	Performance Controller Automation Selector

Each performance controller you used when recording the note clip has its own separate Performance Controller Edit Lane. You can add or delete performance controller edit lanes from the clip using this selector. See the “Creating new performance controller automation lanes” and “Deleting performance controller automation lanes” for more details.

•	Note Edit Lane

Here you can edit the notes of one open clip at a time. Note events are displayed as orange horizontal “boxes” in a piano roll fashion on the Note Edit Lane. The left side of each box indicates Note On (key down) and the right side Note Off (key up). The color intensity of each box indicates the velocity for the corresponding note. Depending on selected Note Edit Mode (see “Note Edit Modes”), the contents of the Note Edit Lane will display differently.

•	Velocity Edit Lane

The Velocity Edit Lane shows the velocity values for each of the recorded notes. Velocity values are automatically recorded together with notes. See more about editing velocity values in “Editing note velocity”.

•	Performance Controller Edit Lanes

On the Performance Controller Edit Lanes are the performance controller events for Mod Wheel, Pitch Bend, Sustain Pedal etc. Performance controller events are automatically distributed on separate lanes for each recognized controller during recording. Even though performance controllers belong to separate note clips, they will affect all active parallel note lanes on a track. See “Automation editing” for details on how to edit performance controller events.

•	Parameter Automation Lanes

Any recorded parameter automation will be shown in separate clips, on separate Parameter Automation Lanes. Parameter automation clips don’t “belong” to the note lane or to any note clips, and will not be opened together with note clips. Double-clicking on a parameter automation clip will open it for editing. See “Automation editing”.

•	Static Value Handles

The Static Value Handles to the left of the Performance Controller Edit Lanes and Parameter Automation Lanes indicate to what value the automated controller/parameter will default to where there are no clips on the lane. Basically, this value reflects the parameter’s initial value, before it was automated. You can easily change a parameter’s Static Value by dragging the Static Value Handle up or down. See “Automation editing” for more details.

Edit Mode window handling

Resizing, zooming and scrolling

You can resize or hide Edit Lanes by dragging the dividers between them.

Where applicable, individual zoom controls and scrollbars are available to the right of each Edit Lane.

The Magnifying Glass tool can be used for zooming in and out (see “Magnifying Glass Tool”).

The Hand tool can be used for scrolling the view in any direction (see “Hand Tool”).

Use the Song Navigator to scroll and zoom horizontally (see “Areas, windows and basic navigation”).

Click on a Song Navigator Handle and drag horizontally to zoom in and out horizontally (see “Areas, windows and basic navigation”).

Shift-click on a Song Navigator Handle and drag horizontally to zoom in and out horizontally, symmetrically (see “Areas, windows and basic navigation”).

Shift-click or Right-click (Win) or Ctrl-click (Mac) inside the Song Navigator and drag up or down to zoom in and out horizontally, symmetrically (see “Areas, windows and basic navigation”).

Use the Scrollbars to scroll vertically in the respective Edit Lanes.

Click the Zoom buttons to the right to zoom in and out vertically in the respective Edit Lanes.

•	For extensive editing, you may want to maximize the sequencer and/or have it in a separate window covering the entire computer screen. Refer to “Areas, windows and basic navigation”.

Note Edit Modes

When you switch to Edit Mode, the device used on the selected instrument track determines which Note Edit Mode is selected. For instrument tracks associated with synth devices such as the ID 8 device, for example, Key Edit Mode is automatically selected. For Redrum tracks Drum Edit Mode is selected and for Dr. Octo Rex tracks the REX Edit Mode is automatically selected.

In all three Note Edit Modes, the note events are shown as “boxes”, with the note length indicated by the width of the box and the velocity values indicated by the color intensity of the box (the darker the color, the higher the velocity). The basic note editing procedures are the same for all three Note Edit Modes.

You can manually change Note Edit Mode by clicking the Note Edit Mode button in the upper right corner of the Note Edit Lane and selecting another mode from the pop-up menu.

Selecting Note Edit Mode.

The selected Note Edit Mode is automatically remembered for each note lane on a track. The next time you switch to Edit Mode, the correct Note Edit Mode will be recalled for that note lane.

Key Edit Mode

Key Edit Mode.

Key Edit Mode is best suited for viewing and editing notes recorded for instrument devices, such as the ID 8. The piano keyboard to the left indicates the notes values, covering the entire MIDI note range (C-2 to G8). By clicking on any of the keys, you can audition the notes. As soon as the mouse pointer reaches the keyboard section, the cursor changes to a speaker symbol.

Note that the black and white keys are reflected in the background colors of the Note Edit Lane grid, making it easier to locate the desired note when drawing and moving note events.

Drum Edit Mode

Drum Edit Mode.

Drum Edit Mode is best suited for viewing and editing notes recorded for a Redrum device. In Drum Edit Mode the keyboard has been replaced by a list showing the corresponding Redrum drum sound channel names. If the track is associated with another type of instrument device, the list shows MIDI note numbers (0-127) instead. By clicking on any of the names (or note numbers) in the list, you can audition the sounds.

REX Edit Mode

REX Edit Mode.

REX Edit Mode is designed for viewing and editing Dr. Octo Rex Loop Player slices. In REX Edit Mode the keyboard has been replaced by a list showing the corresponding loop slice numbers in a Dr. Octo Rex device. Slice #1 in the list corresponds to the note C3. By clicking on any of the slice numbers in the list, you can audition the corresponding sound of the Rex loop.

Creating empty clips

When you record in the sequencer, clips are automatically created on the record enabled lane when necessary. However, there might be situations when you want to manually draw empty clips in the Song/Block View to record or edit in later on:

To create an empty clip, double click with the Selection (Arrow) Tool on a track.

This will create an empty clip with the length of the current Snap value setting (e.g. 1 bar). To create longer clips, double click, keep the mouse button pressed and drag to the right.

Alternatively, do as follows:

1.	Select the Pencil Tool from the sequencer Toolbar.

2.	Place the Pencil on the lane where you want the clip to begin.

If you want to create a note clip, draw it on a note lane. If you want to create a parameter automation clip, draw it on a parameter automation lane. If Snap is activated, the clip start and end boundaries will snap to the set Snap value (see “Snap”).

3.	Click and drag the Pencil to the right where you want the clip to end.

An empty note clip in the Song View created using the Pencil Tool.

You can also draw empty clips in Edit Mode. A note clip should then be drawn in the Clip Overview and a parameter automation clip on the corresponding Parameter Automation Lane.

If you draw on the Edit Pane in Edit Mode, a note will be created instead. If necessary, a new clip will be automatically created to surround the note.

See also “Drawing notes” and “Drawing parameter automation events”.