Event Operations : Change Duration : Change Duration Examples
 
Change Duration Examples
To make notes more staccato:
1. Select the range of MIDI notes to be edited.
2. Choose Event > Event Operations > Change Duration.
*Press Option+P or Alt+P on Windows on Mac to open the Change Duration window.
3. Select the option for Scale By with a percentage value of 50.
4. Click Apply. The durations for the selected notes are reduced by 50%.
With this option you may have to experiment with the percentage value to achieve the desired effect.
To make notes more legato:
1. Select the range of MIDI notes to be edited.
2. Choose Event > Event Operations > Change Duration.
3. Select the Legato option.
4. From the Legato pop-up menu, select Overlap.
5. Enter 0|000 for the amount of overlap.
6. Click Apply.
The end points for the selected notes are extended to the start point of the next note, thereby eliminating the space between each note.