Note editing

Notes can be edited using the mouse in Edit Mode. It’s also possible to edit notes by using the functions on the Tools tab in the Tool Window. Notes can also be numerically edited in the Inspector, as described in “Note and automation editing in the Inspector”.

Selecting notes

To select notes in an open clip in Edit Mode, use one of the following methods:

Click on a note event with the Selection (Arrow) Tool.

The Selection tool.

Selected notes are distinguished by a darker color and by the handles at both edges.

To select several notes, hold down [Ctrl](Win) or [Shift](Mac) and click on the desired notes, one after the other. You can deselect individual notes by [Ctrl](Win)-clicking or [Shift](Mac)-clicking them again. In Windows it’s also possible to select a range of notes by [Shift]-clicking the first and last note in the range.

You can also click and drag a selection rectangle around the notes you want to select.

You can select the next or previous note on the lane by pressing the right or left arrow key on the computer keyboard.

Holding down [Shift] and using the arrow keys allows you to make multiple selections.

To select all notes of the same pitch (note value) in a clip, double-click the corresponding key in the keyboard display to the left in Key Edit Mode.

To select notes of the same pitch(es) of one or several notes, first select the note(s) in the open clip and then use the function "Select Notes of Same Pitch" on the Edit menu or context menu.

To select all notes in the open clip, use the “Select All” function on the Edit menu. Alternatively, hold down [Ctrl](Win) or [Cmd](Mac) and press [A].

To deselect all notes, click somewhere in an empty area in the clip (where there are no events).

Drawing notes

Notes are usually drawn and edited in Key Edit Mode on the Note Edit Lane, but the actions described below also apply to the Drum Edit Mode and the REX Edit Mode.

If you want to restrict note input to certain note values (e.g. 1/16th notes), activate Snap (see “Snap”) and set the snap value accordingly.

Double click with the Selection (Arrow) tool in the open clip to insert a note with a length of the current Snap value.

This will create a note with the length of the current Snap value setting (e.g. 1/16th note). To create longer notes, double click, keep the mouse button pressed and drag to the right.

Alternatively, do as follows:

1.	Select the Pencil tool.

With the Selection (Arrow) tool selected, you can toggle temporarily between the Selection tool and the Pencil tool by holding down [Alt](Win) or [Cmd](Mac).

2.	Click at the desired position on the Note Edit Lane.

A note will be inserted at the closest Snap value position. By default, the note will be given the Velocity value ‘100’. (This can be edited afterwards according to the descriptions in “Editing note velocity”). If an open or closed clip is already present on the Note Lane, at the position where you draw the note, the note will be placed in that clip. If no clip is available, refer to “About drawing notes outside an open clip” and “About drawing notes outside a closed clip” below.

•	If you just click, and Snap is activated, the note will get the length of the set Snap value.

If Snap is off, the note will get the length of the shortest possible Snap value, i.e. 1/64th note.

•	If you click and keep the mouse button depressed, you can drag to the right to set the length of the note.

If Snap is on, the length will be a multiple of the Snap value.

If you are drawing drum notes for a Redrum device, refer to the info about drum note lengths in “About resizing drum notes”.

About drawing notes outside an open clip

If you draw notes outside the boundaries of an open clip, the result depends on the setting "Keep Events in Clip While Editing" on the Options menu:

•	If the “Keep Events in Clip While Editing” option is active, the notes will belong to the open clip after they have been drawn, but become masked since they are drawn outside the clip boundaries.

The clip position and length will remain unchanged.

•	If "Keep Events in Clip While Editing" is deactivated and you draw notes outside the clip, the notes will be placed in an existing clip - or in another new clip on the lane, depending on where you draw.

The picture below shows three scenarios when drawing a note outside an open clip with the “Keep Events in Clip While Editing” option off:

About drawing notes outside a closed clip

If you draw notes outside the boundaries of a closed clip in Edit Mode, i.e. where there are no clips available on the lane, a new clip will be automatically created and opened. The clip length is determined by the Song/Block View Snap value, if Snap is activated.

This works best with "Keep Events in Clip while Editing" turned OFF because then you can continue drawing notes - the clip will be resized to fit the new notes.

Deleting notes

You can delete notes by doing any of the following:

To delete individual notes, double click the note with the Selection (Arrow) tool.

Select one or several notes with the Selection (Arrow) tool and press [Backspace] or [Delete], or select “Delete” from the Edit or context menu.

Select the Eraser tool and click on the notes you want to delete.

The Eraser tool.

You can also draw a selection rectangle with the Eraser tool to delete several notes in one go.

Resizing notes

Resizing notes manually

When you select a note on the Edit Pane, a handle appears on either edge of the note. You can click any of these handles and drag sideways to make the note shorter or longer.

•	If Snap is on (see “Snap”), the beginning and/or end of the note will be magnetic to the (absolute) Snap value positions.

•	If several notes are selected, the note you resize with the mouse will be magnetic to absolute Snap value positions. The other selected notes will be resized by the current Snap value relative to their original positions or lengths.

•	When resizing notes, the event may extend outside the clip boundaries.

As long as the start position of events is inside the clip, the note will play for the whole duration, i.e. it won’t be cut off when the clip ends.

If a note is resized to the left, outside the clip start position, the note will no longer belong to that clip and will thus be masked (silent). to unmask the note, resize the clip to the left so that the note’s start position gets inside the clip.

About resizing drum notes

Redrum drum notes can be resized, just like any other notes. However, the audible result of this depends on the settings of the Decay/Gate switch and the Length knob for the drum sound on the Redrum device panel:

•	If Decay mode is selected, the drum sound will play to its end, regardless of the note length in the sequencer.

Or rather, it will fade out according to the Length parameter setting on the Redrum device panel.

•	If Gate mode is selected, the note lengths in the sequencer affect the resulting sound.

However, the maximum length of the sound is determined by the Length knob setting - the sound will be cut off after this length, regardless of the note length in the sequencer. Also, even if the Length knob is set to its maximum value, the sound will not play longer than the length of the drum sample.

Resizing notes with the “Note Lengths” function

The Note Lengths pane in the Tool Window.

The “Note Lengths” function on the Sequencer Tools tab in the Tool Window allows you to add or subtract length values to the selected notes.

Note length resizing can be applied to:

•	Individual (selected) note events in a note clip.

This has to be done in Edit Mode.

•	All note events in one or several selected note clips.

This is done in Arrange Mode. If the clips are on the same lane, it can also be done in Edit Mode.

In Edit Mode, select clip(s) by clicking on it/them in the Clip Overview.

•	All note events in all note clips on one or several selected instrument tracks.

This has to be done in the Song/Block View.

Click the “Add” or “Sub” radio button and select the length value to add or subtract in the corresponding display. Then, click “Apply”.

Click the “Fixed” radio button to set all notes to the length defined in the display. Then, click “Apply”.

Resizing notes with the “Legato Adjustments” function

The Legato Adjustments pane in the Tool Window.

The “Legato Adjustments” function can be used to extend each selected note so that it reaches the start position of the next selected note. You can also shorten the note length for the first of two selected overlapping notes and set a gap between them. You specify the desired gap or overlap in the displays. Only the note length is affected by Legato Adjustments - note start positions are never changed.

Legato adjustments can be applied to:

•	Individual (selected) note events in a note clip.

This has to be done in Edit Mode.

•	All note events in one or several selected note clips.

This is done in the Song/Block View. If the clips are on the same lane, it can also be done in Edit Mode.

In Edit Mode, select clip(s) by clicking on it/them in the Clip Overview.

•	All note events in all note clips on one or several selected instrument tracks.

This has to be done in the Song/Block View.

•	“Side By Side (Abut)” extends the selected note(s) to the start of the next selected note(s):

A group of notes before and after applying the “Side By Side (Abut)” legato function.

•	“Overlap” extends the selected note(s) to overlap the next selected note(s) by a set amount.

A group of notes before and after applying the “Overlap” legato function with an overlap of 1/16th note.

“Gap by” introduces a gap between selected notes, which you specify in the “Gap by:” display.

A group of notes before and after applying the “Gap” legato function with a gap value of 1/16th note.

Resizing notes in the Inspector

You can also edit the length of notes numerically in the inspector. See “Note and automation editing in the Inspector”.

Splitting notes

You can split (slice) one or several notes in an open note clip by using the Razor Tool:

1.	Select the Razor tool.

The Razor tool.

2.	Place the Razor where you want to split the note, and then click:

A note before and after splitting it.

You can also split several notes by selecting the Razor tool and drawing a selection rectangle that intersects the desired split points:

Splitting two notes by drawing a selection rectangle with the Razor tool.

The split notes get the same velocity values as their “parent” notes.

Moving notes

Moving notes manually

To move a note, click and drag it to a new position, or new pitch (note number), using the Selection Tool.

If several notes are selected, all will be moved. If Snap is on (see “Snap”), the moved events will keep their relative distance to the Snap value positions. For example, if the Snap value is set to “Bar”, you can move the selected notes to another bar without affecting their relative timing.

•	By default, when manually moving notes to new pitches (note numbers), the notes will trigger and sound. This makes it easier to move (transpose) the notes to where you want them.

If you don’t want notes to sound during editing, it’s possible to disable the function in the Preferences dialog by deselecting the “Trigger Notes While Editing” box:

The “Trigger notes while editing” function in the Preferences dialog.

If you hold down [Shift] when you drag, the movement is restricted to horizontal or vertical direction.

This helps you move notes without accidentally transposing them, or transpose notes without accidentally changing their position.

You can also edit the note pitches numerically using the “Pitch (Transpose)” function in the Tool Window.

See “Pitch (Transpose)”.

You can also move selected notes to a new note clip, on a new additional note lane, by right-clicking (Win) or [Ctrl]-clicking (Mac) and selecting “Move Selected Notes to New Lane” from the context menu.

A new note clip and note lane will be automatically created.

About moving notes outside or between clips

If you want to move notes outside the boundaries of an open clip, the result depends on the setting "Keep Events in Clip While Editing" on the Options menu:

•	If the “Keep Events in Clip While Editing” option is active, the notes will belong to the open clip after they have been moved, but become masked since they are moved outside the clip boundaries.

The clip position and length will remain unchanged.

•	If "Keep Events in Clip While Editing" is deactivated and you move notes outside the clip, the notes will be placed in an existing clip - or in a new clip on the lane, depending on to where you move them to.

The picture below shows three scenarios when moving three notes outside a clip with the “Keep Events in Clip While Editing” option off:

Changing note pitches (transpose) with the arrow keys

You can use the up/down arrow keys to change the pitches of selected notes by moving them up or down:

Hold [Ctrl](Win) or [Cmd](Mac) and use the up or down arrow key to move the selected notes in semi-tone steps.

Nudging note positions with the arrow keys

You can use the left or right arrow keys to “nudge” the positions of selected note events:

Hold [Ctrl](Win) or [Cmd](Mac) and use the left or right arrow key to move the position back or forward by the set Snap value.

Hold [Ctrl]+[Alt](Win) or [Cmd]+[Option](Mac) and use the left or right arrow key to move the position back or forward in Tick increments.

There are 240 ticks per 1/16 note so this allows for very fine editing. Check the Tick value in the Inspector when you nudge because typically you won’t see the position changes on the Edit Pane, unless you have zoomed in a lot.

Hold [Ctrl]+[Shift](Win) or [Cmd]+[Shift](Mac) and use the left or right arrow key to move the position back or forward in Beat increments.

About nudging notes outside an open clip

If you nudge notes outside the boundaries of an open clip, the notes will belong to the open clip, but become masked since they are nudged outside the clip boundaries. The “Keep Events in Clip While Editing” setting has no effect when nudging notes. If you want to move notes between clips, or to a new clip, you have to do that using the Selection Tool as described in “About moving notes outside or between clips”.

Moving notes with the “Alter Notes” function

The Alter Notes pane in the Tool Window.

The “Alter Notes” function on the Sequencer Tools tab in the Tool Window alters the positions between the selected notes, in a random fashion.

The “Alter Notes” function can be applied to:

•	Individual (selected) note events in a note clip.

This has to be done in Edit Mode.

•	All note events in one or several selected note clips.

This is done in the Song/Block View. If the clips are on the same lane, it can also be done in Edit Mode.

In Edit Mode, select clip(s) by clicking on it/them in the Clip Overview.

•	All note events in all note clips on one or several selected instrument tracks.

This has to be done in the Song/Block View.

•	The Alter Notes function will only use the note positions that already exist among the selected notes.

Adjust the alteration amount in with the Amount display.

This function is especially useful for experimenting with rearranging Dr. Octo Rex loop slices. Select some slices on a Dr. Octo Rex track and use Alter Notes to rearrange the slices and create instant variations, without losing the timing and rhythmic feel of the loop.

Moving notes with the “Extract Notes to Lanes” and “Explode” functions

It’s possible to move defined notes in a clip to new clips on new, additional lanes. See “Extract Notes to Lanes”.

Moving notes in the Inspector

You can also edit the note positions and pitches numerically in the inspector. See “Note and automation editing in the Inspector”.

Duplicating notes

Duplicating notes manually

To duplicate selected notes, hold down [Ctrl](Win) or [Cmd](Mac) and press [D].

This will duplicate the selection and place it after the selection, at the closest Snap value after the last note in the selection. Repeat the command to continue the duplication for as many times as you like.

To duplicate selected notes, hold down [Ctrl](Win) or [Option](Mac) and click and drag a copy of the selection, similar to when moving notes manually (see “Moving notes”).

You can also duplicate selected notes to a new note clip by right-clicking (Win) or [Ctrl]-clicking (Mac) and selecting “Duplicate Selected Notes to New Lane” from the context menu.

This will automatically copy the selection and paste it in a new note clip on a new, additional note lane.

Duplicating notes with the “Extract Notes to Lanes” function

It’s possible to duplicate defined notes in a clip and automatically place them on new, additional lanes. See “Extract Notes to Lanes”.

Using Cut, Copy and Paste

You can move or duplicate events using the Cut, Copy and Paste commands on the Edit menu or context menu.

•	When you use Cut or Copy, the Song Position Pointer is automatically moved to the end of the selection.

This is very useful for repeating events, i.e. pasting the selection several times one after another in the song.

Pasting events outside an open clip

When you use the Paste command, the events will appear at the Song Position Pointer, on the original lane. Depending on the “Keep Events in Clip While Editing” setting in the Preferences dialog, the following rules apply:

•	If the “Keep Events in Clip While Editing” option is active, the notes will belong to the open clip after they have been pasted, but become masked since they are pasted outside the clip boundaries.

The clip position and length will remain unchanged.

•	If "Keep Events in Clip While Editing" is deactivated and you paste notes outside the clip, the notes will be placed in an existing clip - or in another new clip on the lane, depending on where you paste them.

The picture below shows three scenarios where three notes are being cut and pasted at different positions outside the open clip with the “Keep Events in Clip While Editing” option off. We determine the paste positions by moving the Song Position Pointer:

Quantize

The “Quantize” function on the Transport Panel and on the Sequencer Tools tab in the Tool Window is normally used for applying quantization to notes - but can also be used for quantizing recorded audio. Clicking the Quantize or Apply button will automatically align the start positions of the selected notes or audio slices to a pre-defined, absolute grid. You can also choose to automatically quantize MIDI notes as they are being recorded - see “Quantizing notes during recording”.

Quantization can be applied to:

•	Individual (selected) notes in a note clip or in an audio clip in Pitch Edit mode.

This has to be done in Edit Mode/Pitch Edit mode.

•	Individual (selected) audio slices in a Single Take audio clip.

This has to be done in Slice Edit mode.

•	All notes in one or several selected note clips.

This is done in the Song/Block View. If the clips are on the same lane, it can also be done in Edit Mode.

•	All audio recordings in one or several selected Single Take audio clips.

This is done in the Song/Block View. If the clips are on the same lane, it can also be done in the Comp Editor.

In Edit mode, select clip(s) by clicking on it/them in the Clip Overview.

•	All notes in all note clips and/or all audio slices in all Single Take audio clips on one or several selected tracks.

This has to be done in the Song/Block View.

The quantization grid is selected in the Quantize Value drop-down list on the Transport Panel and/or in the Quantize pane on the Tools tab in the Tool Window:

The Quantize Value drop-down list on the Transport Panel.

The Quantize pane in the Tool Window.

In most situations the Quantize functions on the Transport Panel are probably sufficient. However, if you want more in-depth quantization functionality, perform the quantization in the Tool Window instead.

You could also use the ReGroove functions for groove quantizing of notes. See “The ReGroove Mixer”

Quantizing after recording

1.	Select the note(s)/audio slices, note clip(s)/Single Take audio clips or instrument and audio track(s) you want to quantize.

Only the notes/audio slices in the clip(s) will be affected - not any parameter automation events.

2.	Select a quantize value from the Quantize Value drop-down list on the Transport Panel, or from the Value drop-down list in the Tool Window.

This determines to which note value grid the notes/audio slices will be moved when you quantize. For example, if you select 1/16, the notes/audio slices will be moved to (or closer to) the closest sixteenth note position.

Since several audio slices cannot be quantized to the same position, only the slices closest to the quantize grid will be moved - the other slices will be ignored.

The Quantize Value drop-down list in the Tool Window.

A ‘T’ letter next to some quantization value means Triplets. The effect of using triplets is that three notes are equally distributed over the same time period as two “regular” (non-triplet) notes of the same note value.

3.	Select a value from the Quantize Amount drop-down list.

This is a percentage, governing how much each note or audio slice should be moved. If you select 100%, the notes/audio slices will be moved all the way to the closest Quantize value positions; if you select 50%, the notes/audio slices will be moved half-way, etc.

The Quantize Amount drop-down list in the Tool Window.

4.	Click the Quantize button on the Transport Panel or the Apply button in the Tool Window.

The selected notes are quantized.

A sloppily recorded hi-hat pattern is quantized to straight 1/4 notes (Quantize Value 1/4, Amount 100%).

Quantization can also be applied to note(s), audio slice(s), clip(s) and track(s) by right-clicking(Win) or [Ctrl]-clicking(Mac) and selecting “Quantize” from the context menu.

The current settings on the “Quantize” pane in the Tool Window will apply when performing this operation.

Random

You can offset the quantized notes/audio slices using the Random function. The notes/audio slices will be quantized according to the Value and Amount settings, but the note/slice positions will be randomly offset by the set tick value. E.g. if you set Random to 10 ticks, the notes/slice positions will randomly vary within a +/- 10 tick range after applying quantization.

Quantize to Shuffle

In the Value drop-down list, you will also find an option called “Shuffle”. If this is selected when you quantize, the notes/audio slices are moved towards sixteenth note positions, but with Shuffle applied.

Shuffle creates a “swing feel” by delaying the even-numbered sixteenth notes (the sixteenth notes that fall in between the eighth notes). The amount of Shuffle is set with the Global Shuffle control in the ReGroove Mixer. Quantizing to Shuffle is useful if you want to match the timing with pattern devices in the song (if Shuffle is activated in their patterns).

A more flexible way of doing this for notes and note clips is to use the ReGroove mixer - see “The ReGroove Mixer” chapter for details.

The Amount setting applies as when quantizing to “regular” note values.

Quantizing notes during recording

It’s also possible to quantize input notes directly during recording. Activation of this function can be made in the Tool Window and/or on the Transport Panel:

Enable note quantization by ticking the “Quantize Notes During Recording” check box.

The Quantize Notes During Recording check box on the Sequencer Tools tab.

Alternatively, click the Q Rec button on the Transport Panel.

The Q Record (Quantize Notes During Recording) button on the Transport Panel.

It doesn’t matter where you activate or deactivate this function - the current state is automatically mirrored at the other location.

Any notes recorded after having activated this function will be automatically quantized to the current settings on the “Quantize” pane in the Tool Window, see “Quantize”.

Audio cannot be quantized during recording!

Pitch (Transpose)

The Pitch pane in the Tool Window.

The “Pitch” function in the Tool Window transposes selected MIDI notes, or all notes in selected note clips, or the audio recordings in selected audio clips, up or down in whole semitone steps.

There is also a Randomize function which randomly transposes the pitch of selected MIDI notes in a note clip.

The “Pitch” function can be applied to:

•	Individual (selected) note events in a note clip.

This has to be done in Edit Mode.

•	Individual (selected) comp rows in a Comp audio clip.

This has to be done in Edit Mode (see “Transposing Comp Rows”).

•	All note events in one or several selected note clips.

This is done in the Song/Block View. If the clips are on the same lane, it can also be done in Edit Mode.

•	All audio recordings in one or several selected audio clips.

This is done in the Song/Block View. If the clips are on the same lane, it can also be done in the Comp Editor.

In Edit Mode, select clip(s) by clicking on it/them in the Clip Overview.

•	All note events in all note clips on one or several selected instrument tracks.

This has to be done in the Song/Block View.

•	All audio recordings in all audio clips on one or several selected audio tracks.

This has to be done in the Song/Block View.

In Song/Block View you can transpose a combination of selected note clips/tracks and audio clips/tracks in one go!

Transpose (Semitones)

Click the “Transpose (Semitones)” radio button and then select the number of semi-tones to transpose the selected notes, note clips and/or audio clips up or down. Click “Apply” to transpose.

For MIDI notes and note clips the transposition is “absolute”, i.e. the notes are permanently moved to new note positions in the clip.

For audio clips the transposition is non-destructive, i.e. the audio is transposed relative to their original pitch/key without affecting the original audio. For audio clips the relative Transpose amount is also displayed in the Transpose display in the Inspector for the selected audio clip(s). See “Transposing Audio Clips” for more details about transposing audio clips.

You can also transpose notes by manually moving them using the mouse or arrow keys, as described in “Moving notes manually” and “Changing note pitches (transpose) with the arrow keys”.

You can also transpose notes numerically in the inspector. See “Note and automation editing in the Inspector”.

Randomize Notes

Click the “Randomize Notes” radio button and then select the note range to which to transpose the selected MIDI notes. Click “Apply” to transpose.

The selected notes will be randomly transposed within the set note range.

Extract Notes to Lanes

The Extract Notes to Lanes pane in the Tool Window.

The “Extract Notes to Lanes” function on the Sequencer Tools tab in the Tool Window is used for moving or duplicating user-defined notes of a certain pitch, or notes within a defined pitch range, to a new note clip on a new, additional note lane. This function is very useful if you, for example, have recorded a drum track, with all notes in the same clip, and then want to extract individual drum sounds (note pitches in this case) to separate lanes to be able to edit them more easily - or to apply ReGroove channels (see “The ReGroove Mixer”).

The “Extract Notes to Lanes” function can be applied to:

•	Notes of defined pitches in one or several selected note clips.

If the clips are on the same lane, this can be done in Edit Mode. If the clips are on separate lanes, this has to be done in the Song/Block View.

In Edit Mode, select clip(s) by clicking on it/them in the Clip Overview.

•	Notes of defined pitches in all note clips on one or several selected instrument tracks.

This has to be done in the Song/Block View.

Extract Notes to Lanes example

We have recorded a 4-bar drum beat, consisting of kick, snare and open+closed hi-hat, in a single clip on a note lane. Now, we want to extract the open and closed hi-hat sounds to a new separate note lane. Normally, this could be done in the Song/Block View, but to better show what happens with the individual note events, we will show this in Edit Mode:

1.	Open the note clip in Edit Mode.

2.	Click in the Clip Overview to enable the ”Extract Notes to Lanes” function.

Since the Extract Notes to Lanes function applies to selected clips and not to selected notes, you have to click in the Clip Overview to enable the function. (In the Song/Block View, you just select the clip by clicking on it).

Click in the Clip Overview to enable the Extract Notes to Lanes function.

3.	Define which notes you want to move on the “Extract Notes to Lanes” pane in the Tool Window.

We want to move the open and closed hi-hat notes, i.e. the note range from G#1 to B1. We therefore click the “Note Range” radio button and then select the note range in the “From:” and “To:” displays.

Select the notes to be moved.

4.	Click the “Move” button on the “Extract Notes to Lanes” pane.

The open and closed hi-hat notes are now moved to a new clip on a new note lane. If we click in the Note Edit lane and scroll, we can see the moved hi-hat notes in the new clip:

The moved notes in a new clip on a new note lane.

If we exit to the Song/Block View, we can see both the original clip and the new clip:

The original clip and the new clip in the Song/Block View.

If you want to move or duplicate notes of a certain note number only, click the “Single Note” radio button and select the note pitch in the display. Then click, the “Move” or “Duplicate” button.

Only the notes of the selected note number will be moved or duplicated to a new clip on a new note lane.

•	The “Extract Notes to Lanes” function is available both in Edit Mode and the Song/Block View, since it’s applied to defined notes in clips and not to manually selected notes.

Any recorded performance controller automation will remain on the original note lane.

The “Explode” function

Click the “Explode” radio button to move or duplicate notes of the same note numbers to new clips on separate note lanes.

Notes of the same note number will be moved or duplicated to new separate clips on separate note lanes. A new lane will be created for each of the used note numbers in the original clip

The “Explode” function is perfect if you have recorded a drum track and want to move, or duplicate, each individual drum sound to a separate note lane for further editing. Applying different ReGroove channels to each of the generated note lanes could provide extremely nice grooves to the rhythm! See “The ReGroove Mixer” for more details.

Scale Tempo

The Scale Tempo pane in the Tool Window.

The “Scale Tempo” function in the Tool Window can be applied to selected notes and/or automation events. It can also be applied to selected note, audio and automation clips. The Scale Tempo function will make the selection play back faster (Scale factor above 100%) or slower (Scale factor below 100%). For notes and automation events, this is achieved by changing the position of the events (starting from the earliest selected event) and adjusting the length of the notes accordingly. For audio clips, high-quality stretching is applied to all audio recordings in the clip.

Tempo scaling can be applied to:

•	Individual (selected) note and/or parameter automation events in a clip.

This has to be done in Edit Mode.

•	All note and/or parameter automation events and/or audio recordings in one or several selected clips.

This is done in the Song/Block View. If the clips are on the same lane, it can also be done in Edit Mode.

In Edit Mode, select the clip(s) by clicking on it/them in the Clip Overview.

•	All note and/or parameter automation events and/or audio recordings in all clips on one or several selected tracks.

This has to be done in the Song/Block View.

•	The “Double” and “Half” buttons are “shortcuts” to Scale factors 200% and 50%, respectively.

These are probably the most common values used, simulating double tempo and half tempo scaling.

The result of applying Scale Tempo on note events with the Scale factor 200% (double speed).

•	The “Scale to” function can be used for scaling selected clips, or selected events in an open clip, to a fix length. The segments in the “Scale to” box are divided into, bars, beats, 1/16th notes and tics.

The Scale Tempo function affects note, performance controller, parameter automation, pattern change, tempo automation events and audio clips! It does NOT affect time signature automation.

When you are tempo scaling audio clips, make sure you have selected the appropriate Stretch Type, otherwise the sonic result might not be what you’d expect, see “Opening audio clips for editing”.

Note that Pattern Automation Clips will only be resized - the pattern tempo in the source device will NOT be scaled but will still be synced to the main sequencer tempo!

Editing note velocity

Editing note velocity manually

The velocity values of notes can be edited manually on the Velocity Edit Lane:

The velocity values are shown as bars, with taller bars indicating higher velocity.
Note also that the color intensity of the notes and velocity bars reflect the velocity values.

To change the velocity of a note, click on its velocity bar with the Pencil tool and drag the bar up or down. Clicking above or below a bar immediately adjusts the velocity to the level at which you click.

You can also edit the velocity of several notes at once by clicking and dragging with the Pencil tool.

When the Pencil Tool is selected and you press [Ctrl](Win) or [Option](Mac) on the Velocity Edit Lane, the pencil will change to a cross.

This is the Line Tool which is a special tool only available on the Velocity Edit Lane. By dragging across the velocity “bars”, at the desired height, you can quickly draw velocity ramps.

Drawing a velocity ramp with the Line Tool.

The Line Tool is probably the preferred method for creating regular, smooth ramps, or for giving all the notes the same velocity (by drawing a straight line), while the Pencil tool can be used for creating more irregular curves.

If you hold down [Shift] when you edit velocity values, only selected notes will be affected.

This can be very useful, especially in “crowded” sections with lots of notes.
Consider for example if you have a busy drum beat, and want to adjust the velocity of the hi-hat notes only. Simply dragging with the Line- or Pencil tool would change the velocity of all other drum notes in the area too, but if you first select the hi-hat notes on the Drum Edit lane and press [Shift] as you draw, you can edit their velocity without affecting any other notes.

Editing note velocity with the “Note Velocity” function

The Note Velocity pane in the Tool Window.

The “Note Velocity” function in the Tool Window can be used for adjusting the velocity of selected notes in a number of different ways.

Note velocity can be applied to:

•	Individual (selected) notes in a note clip.

This has to be done in Edit Mode.

•	All notes in one or several selected note clips.

This is done in the Song/Block View. If the clips are on the same lane, it can also be done in Edit Mode.

In Edit Mode, select clip(s) by clicking on it/them in the Clip Overview.

•	All notes in all note clips on one or several selected instrument tracks.

This has to be done in the Song/Block View.

The “Add” function lets you add a fixed value to the existing velocity values.

To subtract, choose a negative value. Note that the allowed range is 1-127.

“Fixed” allows you to set a fixed velocity value for all selected notes.

The “Scale” function allows you to scale velocities by a percentage factor.

Scaling by a factor of more than 100% will increase the velocity values, but also make the difference between soft and hard notes bigger.
Scaling by a factor of less than 100% will decrease the velocity values, but also make the difference between soft and hard notes smaller.

“Random” will randomize the velocity values by a set percentage value.

By combining the “Add” and “Scale” functions, you can adjust the “dynamics” of the notes in various ways. For example, by using a Scale factor below 100% and adding a suitable value in the “Add” display, you can “compress” the velocity (decreasing the difference between the velocity values without lowering the average velocity level).

Editing note velocity in the Inspector

You can also edit velocity values numerically in the Inspector. See “Note and automation editing in the Inspector”.

Reverse

The Reverse pane in the Tool Window.

It’s possible to reverse note (and automation) clips and events, i.e. play the events of the clip “backwards” (from the end to the start). The main difference between reversing note (and automation) clips compared to audio clips is that in note clips the notes and automation points are reversed (mirrored) - not the actual audio that the notes generate. With audio clips, however, the actual audio is reversed (played backwards).

The Reverse function can be applied to:

•	Individual (selected) note events in a note clip.

This has to be done in Edit Mode.

•	Individual (selected) automation points in a note clip or in an automation clip.

For note clips this has to be done in Edit Mode.

•	All note and automation events in one or several selected note and automation clips.

This is done in the Song/Block View. If the clips are on the same lane, it can also be done in Edit Mode.

•	All audio recordings in one or several selected audio clips.

This is done in the Song/Block View. If the clips are on the same lane, it can also be done in the Comp Editor. See “Reversing audio clips” for more details about reversing audio clips.

In Edit Mode, select clip(s) by clicking on it/them in the Clip Overview.

•	All note and automation events in all note and automation clips on one or several selected instrument tracks.

This has to be done in the Song/Block View.

•	All audio recordings in all audio clips (and all automation clips, if any) on one or several selected audio tracks.

This has to be done in the Song/Block View.

In Song/Block View you can reverse a combination of selected note clips/tracks and audio clips/tracks in one go!

There are two different types of Reverse functions for note clips: the “Reverse notes graphically” and the “musical reverse”. The “Reverse notes graphically” function considers the note lengths when the new start positions are calculated, whereas the “musical reverse” function only considers the notes’ start positions.

Here is an example of a masked note clip in Edit mode, with automation points before and after using the “Reverse notes graphically” function:

As you can see, all end positions (Note Offs) of the notes become the new start positions (Note Ons) after the reverse procedure. Also, any masked notes and automation points are also “flipped around”.

Here are examples of using the Reverse functions on a selected note clip and on selected notes in a note clip: