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Draw notes in the MIDI editor

Create a MIDI part and draw notes into it in the piano roll.

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Step by step

  1. 01

    On an instrument track, choose the Draw tool (8) and click to draw a one-bar part, or drag to draw a longer one.

  2. 02

    Double-click the part, or choose MIDI → MIDI Editor, to open it in the Editor tab.

  3. 03

    Set the velocity for new notes in the Vel field in the editor toolbar.

  4. 04

    Press 2 for the Draw tool and click to add notes; press 3 for Erase to remove them.

  5. 05

    Press ↑ or ↓ to transpose selected notes by a semitone, or ⇧↑ and ⇧↓ by an octave.

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