Working with MIDI clips

To crop a clip’s start/end

1.	Set the track’s Edit Filter control to Clips.

2.	Do one of the following:

With the Smart tool , position the pointer over the clip’s start or end point, then drag to adjust the start/end position.

With the Edit tool , position the pointer over the clip’s start or end point, then drag to adjust the start/end position.

To move data and the clip edge

1.	Set the track’s Edit Filter control to Clips.

2.	Do one of the following:

With the Smart tool , position the pointer over the clip’s start or end point, then hold ALT+SHIFT and drag to adjust the start/end position.

With the Edit tool , position the pointer over the clip’s start or end point, then hold ALT+SHIFT and drag to adjust the start/end position.

To move data without moving its clip

1.	Set the track’s Edit Filter control to Clips.

2.	Do one of the following:

With the Smart tool , position the pointer within the clip, then hold ALT+SHIFT and drag left/right to move the data within the clip boundaries.

With the Edit tool , position the pointer within the clip, then hold ALT+SHIFT and drag left/right to move the data within the clip boundaries.

To select MIDI clips

1.	Set the track’s Edit Filter control to Clips.

2.	Do one of the following:

With the Smart tool , position the pointer over the clip, then click to select the clip.

With the Smart tool , position the pointer below the clip header, then drag to make a time selection.

With the Smart tool , position the pointer outside any clips, then drag to make a time selection.

With the Smart tool , drag with the right mouse button to lasso the clips you want to select. It is sufficient to simply touch the clips you want to select; there is no need to fully enclose the clips.

With the Select tool position the pointer over the bottom half of the clip, then click to select the clip.

With the Select tool , position the pointer over the top half of the clip, then drag to make a time selection.

With the Select tool , position the pointer outside any clips, then drag to make a time selection.

With the Select tool , drag with the right mouse button to lasso the clips you want to select. It is sufficient to simply touch the clips you want to select; there is no need to fully enclose the clips.

To scrub a MIDI clip

1.	Set the track’s Edit Filter control to Clips.

2.	Do one of the following:

To scrub a single track, hold down the J key and drag across the track.

To scrub all visible tracks, hold down the J key and drag in the Time Ruler.

To mute/unmute a clip

1.	Set the track’s Edit Filter control to Clips.

2.	Do one of the following:

With the Mute tool , drag across the bottom half of the clip to mute a time region, and drag across the top half to unmute a time region.

With the Mute tool , click the bottom half of the clip to mute the entire clip, and click the top half of the clip to unmute the clip.

With the Mute tool , position the pointer outside any clips and drag over the clips you want to mute/unmute.

To isolate a Take lane

1.	Set the track’s Edit Filter control to Clips.

2.	Do one of the following:

With the Mute tool , hold down the CTRL key and drag across the region you want to isolate.

With the Mute tool , hold down the CTRL key and click the clip to isolate the entire clip/lane.

All other Take lanes in the same track are muted.

To move a clip

1.	Set the track’s Edit Filter control to Clips.

2.	Do one of the following:

With the Smart tool , position the pointer over the clip header, then drag the clip or selection to the desired location.

With the Move tool , drag the clip or selection to the desired location.

To stretch a MIDI clip

1.	Set the track’s Edit Filter control to Clips.

2.	Do one of the following:

With the Smart tool , hold down CTRL+SHIFT and position the pointer over the clip’s first half and drag to stretch the beginning, or position the pointer over the clip’s second half and drag to stretch the end.

With the Stretch tool , position the pointer over the clip’s first half and drag to stretch the beginning, or position the pointer over the clip’s second half and drag to stretch the end.

With the Edit tool , hold down CTRL+SHIFT and position the pointer over the clip’s first half and drag to stretch the beginning, or position the pointer over the clip’s second half and drag to stretch the end.

While dragging, a clip icon in the top right corner of the clip shows the stretch percentage (25% to 400%).

To erase a clip

1.	Set the track’s Edit Filter control to Clips.

2.	Do one of the following:

With the Erase tool , position the pointer over the top half of the clip, then drag to erase a time selection.

With the Erase tool , position the pointer over the bottom half of the clip, then click to erase the entire clip.

With the Erase tool , position the pointer outside any clips, then drag over the clips you want to erase. Hold down the ALT key and drag to erase by time.

To split a clip

1.	Set the track’s Edit Filter control to Clips.

2.	Do one of the following:

With the Smart tool , position the pointer where you want to split the clip, then hold down ALT and click (or lasso to split a region).

With the Split tool , position the pointer where you want to split the clip, then click (or drag to split one or more clips at the mousedown and mouseup points).

 

Note: To split any underlying MIDI notes when you split clips, and insert MIDI chase events (such as continuous controllers, Pitch Wheel, and Patch Change) at the split position, go to Edit > Preferences > Customization -Editing and select Split MIDI Notes.

To raise/lower a MIDI Clip Velocity envelope

1.	Set the track’s Edit Filter control to Clips.

2.	Select the Smart tool .

3.	Position the mouse pointer over the bottom half of the clip until the pointer looks like this , hold down the CTRL key and drag up/down.

Tip: For greater control over clip velocity envelopes, set the Event Filter to Clip Automation > Velocity.

Note: Clip envelopes can be adjusted in the parent track or in a Take lane.

 

See:

Working with audio clips

Working with MIDI notes

Working with automation envelopes

Working with AudioSnap transients

Tools