For example, down here we have some modulation data. You should be aware that unlike when you select an entire MIDI clip, a selection of just a few notes that you make with the Grabber does not include any underlying controller or automation data on a MIDI track. And to be sure that these notes stay in time with the original notes, you should press Shift when you are moving those notes. (Music Playing) This is an easy way to make one-note riffs into chord progressions or to add harmonies to melody lines. To transpose a copy of a note or multiple notes, leaving the original notes where they are, you can come down here and press Option on a Mac or Alt on windows and then click and drag the notes. So I am actually going to disable that right now.

This is a great way to make global edits on loops, but you should turn it off if you only want to affect the current clip that you are working on. If you have multiple copies of a MIDI clip in your session, each version of that clip will be edited in the same way automatically if you have Mirrored MIDI Editing enabled. Now you notice when I am moving these notes around in this clip that the notes in this clip are also moving, and that's because I have this button activated up here, Mirrored MIDI Editing. (Music Playing) I'll just go ahead and undo that. (music playing) I can also change the pitch up or down by dragging them up or down. (Music Playing) Once some notes are selected, I can click and drag to move them forward or backward in time. So if I click and drag, you will see these notes get highlighted. (Music Playing) I can also click and drag to create a Marquee window that will select multiple notes inside of that window. (Music Playing) To select multiple notes, press Shift. If I switch over to Notes view, I can highlight particular notes just by clicking on them. If you press Option on a Mac or Alt on windows, then you can click and drag copies of a clip, like this.

You can just click and drag and that will move the entire clip over. Just like with audio clips, the Grabber tool can select and move entire MIDI clips. Let's look at what each edit tool can do. When editing MIDI data, each edit tool assists in different functions.

How to use midi editor