Editing Notes and Velocities Using the Overlay

You can edit note durations, note time positions, display durations, and note velocities in the Score Editor in a similar way as in the Key Editor.

Procedure

  1. On the toolbar, activate Note Editing Overlay On/Off.
  2. Optional: Use the Zoom tool or the mouse wheel to zoom in on the bar that you want to edit.
  3. Optional: Activate Lock Overlay to lock the overlay to a position.
  4. Do one of the following:

    • To edit the actual note durations in the overlay, activate Edit MIDI Note Duration, and drag the ends of the rectangles to the left or right.

    • To edit the displayed note durations in the overlay, activate Edit Display Duration, and drag the ends of the rectangles to the left or right.

    • To edit note positions in the overlay, activate Edit MIDI Note Duration, and drag the rectangles to the left or right.

    • To edit note velocities in the overlay, activate Edit Velocities, and drag the upper ends of the rectangles up or down.

    The object that is selected for editing is shown in a different color. Depending on your edits, the Start, End, Length, and Velocity value fields on the info line display the value changes while you are editing.

    Note

    Use the Options pop-up menu to display notes and velocities in the overlay in specific colors such as pitch colors, velocity colors, or channel colors.

    You can change the color of the selected note in the Preferences dialog (Scores–Colors for Additional Meanings page).

  5. Optional: Move the mouse to a different bar and repeat the steps above. If Lock Overlay is activated, you must deactivate this first.

    Moving the mouse to a different position moves the overlay. If you move the overlay to a different staff, this automatically activates this staff for editing.

  6. When you are done, deactivate Note Editing Overlay On/Off on the Score Editor toolbar.