Inserting Events In The Midi Event List - DigiDesign Pro Tools Reference Manual

If using Time Code (Pro Tools HD and Pro Tools
LE with DV Toolkit 2 only), you can select the
Use Subframes option.
Enter the location you want to go to, then
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click OK.
The following items from the Options menu af-
fect navigating in the MIDI Event List:
• When the Page Scroll During Playback op-
tion is selected, the MIDI Event List scrolls
during playback.
• When Scroll During Edit Selection is se-
lected, the MIDI Event List is scrolled auto-
matically when the Edit selection changes
in the Edit window.
Inserting Events in the MIDI
Event List
Insert menu, MIDI Event List
You can insert events in the MIDI Event List by
choosing an event type from the Insert menu.
Following are several examples of inserting
events in the MIDI Event List.
To insert a note in the MIDI Event List:
Do one of the following:
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• Click the Insert button and choose Note
from the pop-up menu.
– or –
• Press Control+N (Windows) or Com-
mand+N (Mac).
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Enter the location, pitch, attack and release
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velocities, and length for the new note. To move
between the Event Entry fields, use the Left and
Right Arrow keys.
Pitch
Attack velocity
Event Entry fields for note
When a field is selected, enter a value with any
of the following methods:
• Enter the value on the numeric keypad.
• Drag up or down to scroll to the value.
• Play the note on your MIDI controller key-
board, then press Enter (Windows) or Re-
turn (Mac) on the QWERTY keyboard to
confirm the value.
With the Start field selected, you can auto-
matically enter the location of another event
already in the track by clicking that event.
Do one of the following:
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• To insert the note and remain in Event En-
try mode, press Enter on the numeric key-
pad.
• To insert the note and exit Event Entry
mode, press Enter (Windows) or Return
(Mac) on the QWERTY keyboard.
• To exit Event Entry mode, without insert-
ing the note event, press Escape on the
QWERTY keyboard.
Release velocity