DigiDesign Pro Tools 8.0 Reference Manual page 606

Manually Editing Note Velocities
When a MIDI or Instrument track is set to Veloc-
ity view, or when the Velocity lane is revealed
under a track, each note's attack velocity is rep-
resented with a velocity stalk. The taller the ve-
locity stalk, the higher the velocity value
(0–127).
To edit MIDI velocity in the Edit window:
Do one of the following:
1
• Set the MIDI or Instrument track to Veloc-
ity view.
– or –
• Reveal the Controller lane for the MIDI or
Instrument track and show Velocity.
Reveal
Velocity
Lane
Dragging a velocity stalk
Select any Grabber tool.
2
Drag the top (diamond) of the velocity stalk
3
up or down.
Dragging a velocity stalk
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The velocities for a range of notes can be edited
with any Pencil tool.
To draw velocity values for a crescendo:
Do one of the following:
1
• Set the MIDI or Instrument track to Veloc-
ity view.
– or –
• Reveal the Controller lane for the MIDI or
Instrument track and show Velocity.
Select the Pencil tool with the shape set to
2
Line.
Click at the beginning of the note range, near
3
the bottom of the velocity range, and drag to the
right and up until the line encompasses the
range of notes you want to include in the fade.
Changing velocities with the Line shape
You can also use the Trimmer tool to scale the
velocities for all selected notes. This is useful if
you like the velocity relationship between the
notes, but want them all to be louder or softer.
When in Velocity view, the Trimmer tool
can be used to trim note durations in
addition to changing velocities.