<p>
- Although recording MIDI is a common way to create new MIDI regions, it is
- often desirable to do so as part of editing/arranging.
-</p>
-<p>
- To create a new MIDI region with the mouse, simply enter draw mode (press
- "d" or click on the pencil tool) and then <kbd
- class="mouse">Left</kbd>-click in a MIDI track. This creates a region
- that is one bar long. Alternatively, use the left button to
- drag-create a new region of the desired length.
+ Although <a href="@@midi-recording">recording MIDI</a> on an existing track is a common way to create new MIDI regions, it is often desirable to create new MIDI regions as part of the editing and/or arranging process.
</p>
+
<p>
- Once the region exists, to trim it to a different length, switch
- back to grabber/object/select mode (press "g" or click on the
- grabber tool). Then <a href="@@trimming-regions">trim</a> to your desired length.
+ A new MIDI region can be created with the mouse by entering <a href="@@toolbox">Draw Mode</a> (entered by pressing the <kbd>d</kbd> key or clicking on the Draw tool) and then <kbd class="mouse">left</kbd>-clicking anywhere in an existing MIDI track; this will create a region that is one bar long. If longer regions are desired, they can be created by <kbd class="mouse">left</kbd>-clicking anywhere in an existing MIDI track and dragging the mouse until the region is the desired length.
</p>
-<p>
- Once the region is ready, <a href="@@add-new-notes">add some notes</a>
- to it.
+
+<p class=note>
+ Once created, all the typical methods of editing audio regions will work the same as they do for MIDI regions. See <a href="@@editing-regions-and-selections">Editing Regions and Selections</a> for more details.
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