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<p class=fixme>WTH is &ldquo;Note Level Editing&rdquo;? (See table below, &ldquo;So, to summarize&hellip;&rdquo;.)</p>
<h2>Adding new notes</h2>
<p>
For light MIDI editing, Internal Edit Mode can be used. This mode allows
selecting, copying, moving and deleting notes, and also allows altering
notes&rsquo; properties. To <em>add</em> notes using the mouse, <kbd
class="mouse mod1">Left</kbd>-drag. For more extensive MIDI editing, <kbd
class="menu">Draw Mode</kbd> may be preferred. New notes can be added with
a click or drag, without having to hold down <kbd class=mod1n></kbd>.
However, <kbd class="menu">Draw Mode</kbd> doesn't allow region-level
editing.
</p>
<p class=fixme>Not sure if the following paragraph is true.</p>
MIDI notes can be added a few different way in Ardour:
<p>
In both modes, a mouse <em>click</em> creates a note at the pointer location
(or the nearest grid point if grid is enabled), and its duration is one <a
href="@@grid-controls">Grid unit</a>, even if the grid is disabled. A mouse
<em>drag</em> creates the note like a click does, but allows continuously
setting the duration of the note until the mouse button is released.
<h2 id="add-new-notes-using-the-mouse">Using the mouse</h2>
<p>
Drawing notes with the mouse requires that a MIDI track <a
href="@@create-midi-tracks">exists</a>, and a blank MIDI region has
been <a href="@@create-midi-regions">created</a> in this track.
</p>
<p>
In either <em>Draw</em> or <em>Internal Edit</em> <a
href="@@toolbox">Mode</a> new notes can be added with a click or
drag: a mouse <em>click</em> creates a note at the pointer location
(or the nearest grid anchor if grid is enabled), and its duration is
one <a href="@@grid-controls">Grid unit</a>. A mouse <em>drag</em>
creates the note like a click does, but allows continuously setting
the duration of the note until the mouse button is released.
</p>
<p>So, to summarize:</p>
<h2 id="add-new-notes-using-step-entry">Using Step Entry</h2>
<table class="dl">
<tr>
<th>Selecting, moving, copying, trimming, deleting <em>regions</em></th>
<td><kbd class="menu">Note Level Editing</kbd> disabled, using object, range or other mouse modes</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>Selecting, moving, copying trimming, deleting <em>notes</em></th>
<td><kbd class="menu">Note Level Editing</kbd> enabled, and using mouse object mode</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>Adding new notes</th>
<td>Enabling "Note Level Editing" and then either
<ul>
<li>using mouse object mode and <kbd class="mouse mod1">Left</kbd>-drag, or</li>
<li>using mouse draw mode.</li>
</ul>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<p class="note">
There is also <a href="@@step-entry">a step entry editor</a> that allows the
entry of notes from a virtual keyboard.
<p>
The <a href="@@step-entry">Step Entry editor</a> allows to enter a
melody in sequence along time, using a virtual keyboard and specific
controls. It can be a very handy and fast way create MIDI lines, in a
kind of typewriter way, all the more when using its different
keyboard shortcuts.
</p>
<p>
The Step Entry window is shown by <kbd class="mouse">right</kbd>
clicking the record button in the <a
href="@@midi-track-controls">MIDI track header</a> and selecting <kbd
class="menu">Step Entry</kbd>. This will automatically create a MIDI
region to type into at the playhead position, which will automatically expand at each step.
</p>
<h2 id="add-new-notes-using-the-virtual-keyboard">Using the Virtual Keyboard</h2>
<p>
The <a href="@@virtual-keyboard">Virtual MIDI Keyboard</a> &mdash; or
a real MIDI keyboard plugged in as the tracks input &mdash; can be
used to record MIDI, as a microphone would record audio.
</p>
<p>
It can be started by choosing the <kbd class="menu">Window &gt;
Virtual Keyboard</kbd> menu. Exactly like for audio recording, the
track(s) must be armed for recording, the main record engaged, then
the transport started. As for the Step Entry, a MIDI region will be
auto-generated at the playhead position, and expanded as long as the
recording lasts.
</p>