Inputting dynamic points
You can input dynamic points, including gradual dynamic events, in the dynamics lane for each instrument track. Dynamic points input in dynamics lanes do not appear in layouts.
Prerequisite
The dynamics lane is shown for each instrument to which you want to add dynamic points.
Procedure
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Select one of the following tools, depending on the type of dynamic points you want to input:
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To input single dynamic points, or dynamic event regions containing multiple dynamic points at regular intervals, select Draw by pressing D or clicking Draw
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To input gradual dynamic events, select Line by pressing L or clicking Line
in the Play toolbox.
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Input dynamic points in one of the following ways:
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To input single dynamic points, click in the dynamics lane at each position where you want a dynamic point.
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To input a dynamic event region containing multiple dynamic points at regular intervals, click and drag in a single motion in the dynamics lane.
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To input gradual dynamic events, click and drag in the dynamics lane from where you want the gradual dynamics event to start to where you want it to end.
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Result
Dynamic points are input. If you used the Draw tool, separate dynamic points are input at each position you clicked. If you clicked and dragged in a single motion using the Draw tool, dynamic points are input at sixteenth note intervals, or at smaller intervals if the rhythmic grid resolution is finer than sixteenth notes. If you used the Line tool, two dynamic points are input, one at each end of the range.
By default, dynamic points input using the Draw tool are constant while gradual dynamic events have a linear point at the start and a constant point at the end.
Gradual dynamic events and dynamic event regions appear with highlighted regions in the dynamics lane.
Dynamic points input in dynamics lanes affect playback but are not shown in layouts.
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Inputting dynamic points/events at the positions of dynamics input in Write mode overrides default playback adjustments for those dynamics. Single dynamic points only override the dynamic level. Dynamic event regions also override, for example, humanization and increased dynamics for notes with accents. However, the dynamic curve setting still applies to dynamic event regions.
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For sound libraries that use MIDI CC 1 to control dynamics, the automation lane for CC1 displays values from the dynamics you input, including dynamic points, combined with humanization.