Apple MB792Z/A User Manual - Page 664

Copying or Moving Notes in the Piano Roll Editor There are a number of ways to copy or move notes in the Piano Roll Editor. To copy or move notes Do one of the following: µ Hold down Option while dragging the notes to the new position. Tip: You can use this method to copy or move notes between two Piano Roll Editor windows (showing different regions, for example), or even between the Piano Roll Editor windows of different projects. µ Use one of the following clipboard commands: • Edit > Copy (or Command-C) to copy notes into the Clipboard. • Edit > Cut (or Command-X) to move notes into the Clipboard. • Edit > Paste (or Command-V) to paste notes at the current playhead position, at their original pitch. Advanced Note Copy and Move Options You can also perform advanced copy and move operations within the Piano Roll Editor. These allow you to directly swap events, or to merge a group of notes from one section of a region to the same, or another, region, for example. To copy or move a range of MIDI events 1 Define the area that you want to move or copy with the left and right locators. As an optional step: Select the track you want to copy the events to, if you want to copy or move the events to another track. 2 Set the playhead to the insert position. 3 Choose Functions > Copy MIDI Events. The Copy MIDI events dialog opens. 4 Choose settings in the Copy MIDI Events dialog. See the following section for a detailed description of the settings. 664 Chapter 23 Editing MIDI Events in the Piano Roll Editor