How can you adjust the velocity of MIDI notes drawn with the Pencil tool?

How can you adjust the velocity of MIDI notes drawn with the Pencil tool?

• A. By changing the tempo
• B. Using the velocity lane on the MIDI track
• C. By editing the clef
• D. By altering the grid size

Answer: (B)

Velocity is the MIDI attribute that controls how hard a note is played. When you draw notes with the Pencil tool, they get created with a default velocity. To change how hard each of those notes hits, use the velocity lane on the MIDI track. In that lane you can see a velocity value per note and adjust it by dragging the bars or values up or down, either for individual notes or for a group you’ve selected. This lets you shape dynamics without altering timing or pitch. Tempo changes affect playback speed, not how loud a note is; editing the clef has to do with notation rather than MIDI dynamics; and changing grid size only changes note placement resolution, not velocity.

Velocity is the MIDI attribute that controls how hard a note is played. When you draw notes with the Pencil tool, they get created with a default velocity. To change how hard each of those notes hits, use the velocity lane on the MIDI track. In that lane you can see a velocity value per note and adjust it by dragging the bars or values up or down, either for individual notes or for a group you’ve selected. This lets you shape dynamics without altering timing or pitch.

Tempo changes affect playback speed, not how loud a note is; editing the clef has to do with notation rather than MIDI dynamics; and changing grid size only changes note placement resolution, not velocity.