From ca8c53473dfbcb7d4b483a5ce792bbf4b5caffe8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ed Ward Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2017 16:23:42 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Continuing the rephrasing --- include/add-new-notes.html | 58 ++++++++++++++------------------ include/create-midi-regions.html | 13 ++++--- include/edit-midi.html | 43 ++++++++++++----------- include/playlist-operations.html | 6 ++-- include/playlist-usecases.html | 51 +++++++++++++--------------- 5 files changed, 79 insertions(+), 92 deletions(-) diff --git a/include/add-new-notes.html b/include/add-new-notes.html index 466bd87..47cef02 100644 --- a/include/add-new-notes.html +++ b/include/add-new-notes.html @@ -1,44 +1,36 @@

Adding new notes

- In general, you will probably do most MIDI editing with the mouse in object - mode. This allows you to select notes, copy, move or delete them and alter - their properties (see below). But at some point, you're going to want to - add notes to a MIDI region using the mouse, and if they are to be - anything other than a fixed length, this means dragging with the mouse. - Since this would normally be a selection operation if the mouse is in object - mode, there needs to be some way for you to tell Ardour that you are trying - to draw new notes within a MIDI region. Ardour provides two ways - do this. One is to leave the mouse in object mode and - Left-drag. The other, useful if you plan to - enter a lot of notes for a while, is to switch the mouse into + In general, most MIDI editing will probably be done with the mouse in object + mode. This allows to select notes, copy, move or delete them and alter their + properties (see below). But at some point, adding notes to a MIDI + region using the mouse will mean dragging with the mouse. Since this would + normally be a selection operation if the mouse is in object mode, there needs + to be some way to tell Ardour that the user is trying to draw new + notes within a MIDI region. Ardour provides two ways do this. One is to leave + the mouse in object mode and Left-drag. The + other, useful to enter a lot of notes for a while, is to switch the mouse into Draw Notes mode, which will now interpret any drags - and clicks as requests to add a new note. For obvious reasons, you cannot - use Draw Notes mode while using region-level editing. + and clicks as requests to add a new note. For obvious reasons, Draw Notes mode + can not be used while using region-level editing.

So, to summarize:

- - - - - - + + + + + +
Selecting, moving, copying, trimming, deleting regions - leave Note Level Editing disabled, use object, - range or other mouse modes -
Selecting, moving, copying trimming, deleting notesenable Note Level Editingand use mouse object mode
Adding new notes - enable "Note Level Editing" and then either -
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  • use mouse object mode and Left-drag, - or
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  • use mouse draw mode.
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-
Selecting, moving, copying, trimming, deleting regionsNote Level Editing disabled, using object, + range or other mouse modes
Selecting, moving, copying trimming, deleting notesNote Level Editing enabled, and using mouse object mode
Adding new notesenabling "Note Level Editing" and then either +
    +
  • using mouse object mode and Left-drag, or
    • +
  • using mouse draw mode.
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+

- Note that is also a - a step entry editor - allowing you to enter notes from a virtual keyboard and lots more besides. + Note that is also a a step entry editor allowing to + enter notes from a virtual keyboard and lots more besides.

- diff --git a/include/create-midi-regions.html b/include/create-midi-regions.html index 305e040..2d63ef6 100644 --- a/include/create-midi-regions.html +++ b/include/create-midi-regions.html @@ -4,13 +4,12 @@ often desirable to do so as part of editing/arranging.

- To create a new MIDI region, simply Left-click in - a MIDI track. A region will be created that is one bar long. You can - trim it to any - length you want. + Create a new MIDI region is as simple as Left-clicking in a MIDI track. A region will be created + that is one bar long. It can then be trimmed + to any length desired.

- Once you have created a region, you will probably want to - Add some notes to it. + Once a region has been created, some notes + should be added to it.

- diff --git a/include/edit-midi.html b/include/edit-midi.html index 2f23cad..24c48cb 100644 --- a/include/edit-midi.html +++ b/include/edit-midi.html @@ -8,21 +8,21 @@