Changing the velocity of notes

You can change the velocity notes individually, including for a single note in a chord or creating a consistent increase/decrease in velocity across a range of notes.

Prerequisite

The velocity lane is shown for each instrument whose note velocity you want to change.

Procedure

  1. Select one of the following tools, depending on how you want to change velocities:
    • To change the velocity of selected notes, select Object Selection by pressing S or clicking Object Selection in the Play toolbox.

    • To change the velocity using free shapes, select Draw by pressing D or clicking Draw in the Play toolbox.

    • To change the velocity using consistent slopes, select Line by pressing L or clicking Line in the Play toolbox.

  2. Optional: If you want to change the velocity of selected notes, such as a individual notes in chords, select those notes in the piano roll editor. This also selects their velocity bars.
  3. Change the velocity in one of the following ways:
    • If you have Object Selection selected, click and drag the top of one of the selected velocity bars upwards/downwards.

    • If you have Draw selected, click and draw any shape across the required range in the velocity lane.

    • If you have Line selected, click and drag a line across the required range in the velocity lane.

Result

The velocity of the affected notes is changed. When using the Object Selection tool, the velocities of the selected notes are changed proportionally. When using the Draw or Line tools, the velocities of all notes within the range are updated when you release the mouse.

Tip

You can also set the same velocity for all selected notes by entering a value into the Velocity value field in the lane header.