Changing note properties

The Staff view lets you edit all the MIDI parameters for a note, including those not normally portrayed by standard musical notation. Note properties are as follows:

Property	Meaning
Time	The starting time of the note
Pitch	The note’s pitch
Velocity	The note’s velocity (0 to 127)
Duration	The note’s duration, in ticks or in beats and ticks
Channel	The MIDI channel on which the note is played
Fret	The fret at which the note is played on the neck
String	The string on which the note is played

To edit a note’s properties

1.	Select the Smart tool in the Control Bar and right-click the note to open the Note Properties dialog box.

Figure 549. The Note Properties dialog box.

2.	Edit the note’s properties, as described in the table.

3.

Click OK.

Cakewalk changes the note’s parameters and redraws the note if necessary.