The Pencil Tool - DigiDesign Pro Tools 8.0 Reference Manual

To define a dotted or triplet value, do one of
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the following:
• To dot the selected Grid value, click the
Grid Value selector again and select Dotted.
– or –
• To make the selected Grid value a triplet,
click the Grid Value selector again and se-
lect Triplet.
Verify the default session meter and tempo
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(see "Setting the Session Meter" on page 351
and "Setting the Session Tempo" on page 351).
For more information on Grid mode, see
"Grid" on page 446.
To show (or hide) grid lines in the Edit window or in
a MIDI Editor window:
Select (or deselect) the Grid button.
Grid button
Grid button selected in the Edit window

The Pencil Tool

The Pencil tool is useful for creating and editing
MIDI data. The first five Pencil tool shapes (Free
Hand, Line, Triangle, Square, and Random) can
be used to create MIDI notes with varying dura-
tions and velocities. In the Edit window MIDI
Editor windows, and the Score Editor window,
note velocities are determined by the Pencil tool
shape). The various Pencil tool shapes can be
particularly useful for drawing and editing dif-
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ferent types of MIDI control data—for example,
try using Line for volume, Triangle for pan, Free
Hand for pitch bend, and Square or Random for
velocity.
Parabolic and S-Curve Pencil shapes are
used for drawing tempo events only in the
Tempo Editor. See "Drawing Tempo
Events" on page 677.
To select the Pencil tool shape:
Click the Pencil tool icon in the Toolbar for
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the Pencil tool shape pop-up menu.
Select a Pencil tool shape.
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Pencil tool shape pop-up menu
Free Hand
In the Edit window on MIDI and Instrument
tracks in Notes view, in MIDI Editor windows,
and in the Score Editor, the Free Hand shape in-
serts a single MIDI note whose velocity is de-
fined by the Default Note On Velocity setting.
The pitch, location, and duration of the note are
determined by where on the track you click with
the mouse.
Pencil tool
shapes
available for
MIDI