manual/include/add-new-notes.html
Shamus Hammons f04db3fe5d First pass at reorganizing/cleaning up the MIDI part.
A few other files were touched as well as they were referred to by files
in the MIDI part, which lead to other connected things being pulled in.
As this is only the first pass, there will be more necessary changes
coming in the near future.  Also, the lowest two levels of structure
were mistakenly removed from the build system; these have been added
back as they are necessary to keep the structure of the manual sane.
2020-05-18 18:07:17 -05:00

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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>
<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.
</p>
<p>So, to summarize:</p>
<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>