DigiDesign Pro Tools 8.0 Reference Manual page 664

Drag any of the selected notes to another time
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location on the same staff.
Moving selected notes with the Grabber tool
You can also Nudge notes in the Score Editor
by the currently selected Grid value.
Inserting Notes
Use the Pencil tool to manually insert notes in
the Score Editor. When you insert a note, the
Score Editor automatically places it on the Grid
and creates rests where appropriate.
You can also enter notes by recording MIDI,
importing MIDI from a file, or using Step Input
(Event > Event Operations > Step Input).
To manually insert a note:
Select the Default Note Duration setting you
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want (see "Default Note Duration" on
page 635).
Select the Grid setting you want (see "Grid"
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on page 636).
Select the Default Note On Velocity (see "De-
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fault Note On Velocity" on page 635).
Click the Pencil tool and select Free Hand.
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With the Free Hand Pencil tool, do any of the
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following:
• Single-click at the time location and pitch
you want to enter a single note of the se-
lected Default Note Duration.
Entering a single note with the Pencil tool
– or –
• Click at the time location and pitch you
want and drag to the right to increase the
duration of the note. Release the mouse
when you have the duration you want.
Entering a single longer note with the Pencil tool
To manually insert multiple notes of the same
pitch:
Select the Default Note Duration setting you
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want (see "Default Note Duration" on
page 635).
Select the Grid setting you want (see "Grid"
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on page 636).
Select the Default Note On Velocity (see "De-
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fault Note On Velocity" on page 635).