Draw Straight Line When Editing Velocity

Share your favorite Ableton Live tips, tricks, and techniques.
Post Reply
ifonline
Posts: 61
Joined: Tue Aug 22, 2006 3:12 am

Draw Straight Line When Editing Velocity

Post by ifonline » Mon Dec 31, 2007 4:57 am

How on earth do I draw a straight line when editing velocities for MIDI notes? I see the draw option in the context menu, but that just appears to be a free-form pencil tool (basically). Isn't there a way to draw a straight line?

What I am trying to do is ramp up velocities in a smooth transition. The free-form draw mode definitely doesn't work for this. I am hoping I am just overlooking a simple switch or button to make this happen.

Thanks.

Ian
Mac OSX Leopard on Mac Pro Quad Core 2.66 with 3 GB RAM
Live 7.0.1

rbmonosylabik
Posts: 2659
Joined: Thu Mar 09, 2006 7:27 am

Post by rbmonosylabik » Mon Dec 31, 2007 5:35 am

Draw mode OFF

and I think you have to hold ctrl/cmd and drag. Try with different modifier keys, I'm not completely sure which one, you'll see a dotted diagonal line if it's working.
Image

MBP 2.3 GHz i5, Live 9.6.1, Push, MPD32, Rane SL2

ifonline
Posts: 61
Joined: Tue Aug 22, 2006 3:12 am

Post by ifonline » Mon Dec 31, 2007 1:09 pm

Excellent. Thanks. I'm still waiting for the boxed shipment of Suite 7 to arrive, so I am lacking a manual at the moment. I'll try this when I get home.
Mac OSX Leopard on Mac Pro Quad Core 2.66 with 3 GB RAM
Live 7.0.1

Machinate
Posts: 11648
Joined: Thu Jun 24, 2004 2:15 pm
Location: Denmark

Post by Machinate » Mon Dec 31, 2007 1:18 pm

also, dont forget in the live menus; "help->Read the Live manual"

ifonline
Posts: 61
Joined: Tue Aug 22, 2006 3:12 am

Post by ifonline » Mon Dec 31, 2007 2:59 pm

Machinate wrote:also, dont forget in the live menus; "help->Read the Live manual"
Doh! Thanks for that as well... :oops:
Mac OSX Leopard on Mac Pro Quad Core 2.66 with 3 GB RAM
Live 7.0.1

ifonline
Posts: 61
Joined: Tue Aug 22, 2006 3:12 am

Post by ifonline » Mon Dec 31, 2007 3:13 pm

Just to follow-up: selecting all the notes and COMMAND-Click-Drag draws a straight line, setting all velocities to the line. Perfect! I appreciate the help here... this is excellent!
Mac OSX Leopard on Mac Pro Quad Core 2.66 with 3 GB RAM
Live 7.0.1

ElementQ
Posts: 1
Joined: Mon May 03, 2021 2:25 am

Re: Draw Straight Line When Editing Velocity

Post by ElementQ » Mon May 03, 2021 2:29 am

Live 11 - MAC..
Select notes that are to be edited, or none for all, or all for all... :lol: :lol:
turn Draw mode ON (b), then...
Option + click + drag

That is what does it for me

Passion not aggression
Posts: 1
Joined: Tue Aug 03, 2021 6:39 am

Re: Draw Straight Line When Editing Velocity

Post by Passion not aggression » Tue Aug 03, 2021 6:42 am

ElementQ wrote:
Mon May 03, 2021 2:29 am
Live 11 - MAC..
Select notes that are to be edited, or none for all, or all for all... :lol: :lol:
turn Draw mode ON (b), then...
Option + click + drag

That is what does it for me
Thank god finally i found it, why on earth does the manual say you need to press command?? took me literally 2 hour to figure this out again :roll:

Post Reply