- For light MIDI editing, you can use the Internal Edit Mode. - This mode lets you select notes, copy, move or delete them and alter their - properties (see below). To add notes using the mouse, Left-drag. - - For more extensive MIDI editing, you may prefer Draw Mode. - You can click or drag to add a new note, without having to hold down Ctrl. However, - Draw Mode doesn't offer region-level editing. + For light MIDI editing, the Internal Edit Mode can be used. This mode allows + to select notes, copy, move or delete them and alter their properties. Adding + new notes in this mode is done by Left dragging. + + For more extensive MIDI editing, the Draw Mode. + allows to Left click or drag to add a new note, without + having to hold down . However, Draw Mode doesn't offer + region-level editing nor rubberband selection. +
+ ++ In both modes, a mouse click creates a note at the pointer location + (or the nearest grid point if grid is enabled), and its duration is one Grid unit, even if the grid is disabled. A mouse + drag creates the note like a click does, but allows to set the + duration of the note until the mouse button is released.
So, to summarize:
| Selecting, moving, copying, trimming, deleting regions | -Note Level Editing disabled, using object, - range or other mouse modes | Note Level Editing disabled, using Grab, + Range or other mouse modes |
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| Selecting, moving, copying trimming, deleting notes | -Note Level Editing enabled, and using mouse object mode | Note Level Editing enabled, and using Internal + Edit mode |
| Adding new notes | enabling "Note Level Editing" and then either
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- Note that there is also a step entry editor allowing to - enter notes from a virtual keyboard and lots more besides. + There is also a step entry editor allowing to enter + notes from a virtual keyboard and lots more besides.