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Minimum Velocity
When the Minimum Velocity checkbox is activated, the ve-
locity of notes is taken into account, allowing you to re-
move weak notes. You specify the minimum velocity (for 
notes to be kept) in the value display.
Remove when under
This setting is only available when both Minimum Length 
and Minimum Velocity is activated. By clicking in this field, 
you select whether both the length and the velocity criteria 
must be met for notes to be deleted, or...

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Fixed Velocity
This function sets the velocity of all selected notes to the 
Insert Velocity value on the toolbar in the MIDI editors.
Thin Out Data
Thins out MIDI data. Use this to ease the load on your ex-
ternal MIDI devices if you have recorded very dense con-
troller curves, etc. 
You can also manually thin out the controller data by using 
the quantize function in the Key Editor.
Extract MIDI Automation
This is an extremely useful function as it allows you to...

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Introduction
There are several ways to edit MIDI in Nuendo. You can use 
the tools and functions in the Project window for large-
scale editing, or the functions on the MIDI menu to process 
MIDI parts in various ways (see 
“What is affected by the 
MIDI functions?” on page 392). For hands-on graphical ed-
iting of the contents of MIDI parts, you use the MIDI editors:
•The Key Editor is the default MIDI editor, presenting 
notes graphically in an intuitive piano roll-style grid.
The...

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Handling several parts
When you open a MIDI editor with several parts (or a MIDI 
track containing several parts) selected, you might find it 
somewhat hard to get an overview of the different parts 
when editing.
For such cases the editor toolbar features a few functions 
to make working with multiple parts easier and more com
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prehensive:
•The Part List menu lists all parts that were selected when 
you opened the editor (or all parts on the track if no parts 
were selected), and...

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The Key Editor – Overview 
The toolbar
The toolbar contains tools and various settings for the Key 
Editor. The following toolbar elements are available:
ÖYou can show/hide most of the toolbar elements (ex-
cept for the “Set up Window Layout”, Solo Editor, and 
Acoustic Feedback buttons, which are always visible) by 
activating/deactivating the corresponding options on the 
context menu.
ÖYou can specify which toolbar items are shown and 
store/recall different toolbar...

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The status line
The status line is displayed below the toolbar in the Key 
Editor.
It displays the following information:
•To show or hide the status line, click the “Set up Win-
dow Layout” button on the toolbar and activate or deacti-
vate the Status Line option.
The info line
The info line shows information about the selected MIDI 
note. If several notes are selected, the values for the first 
note are displayed (in color). You can edit all values on the 
info line using regular...

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The controller display
The area at the bottom of the Key Editor window is the 
controller display. This consists of one or several control
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ler lanes, each showing one of the following properties or 
event types:
• Velocity values of the notes
• Pitchbend events
• Aftertouch events
• Poly Pressure events
• Program Change events
• SysEx events
• Articulations (see the chapter “VST Expression” in the Nuendo 
Expansion Kit manual).
• Any type of continuous controller event (see...

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4.To edit several notes, click and drag with the mouse 
across the notes.
A line is displayed. The notes will be trimmed along this line.
Trimming the end of three note events.
•By default, the Trim tool will cut off the end of notes. To 
trim the beginning of the note(s), press [Alt]/[Option] while 
dragging.
•If you press [Ctrl]/[Command] while dragging, you will 
get a vertical trim line, allowing you to set the same start or 
end time for all edited notes.
You can change the Trim...

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Acoustic Feedback
If the speaker icon on the toolbar is activated, individual 
notes will automatically be played back (auditioned) when 
you move or transpose them, or when you create new notes 
by drawing. This makes it easier to hear what you’re doing.
In the Preferences dialog (MIDI page), you can specify 
whether the Acoustic Feedback function takes into account 
any MIDI sends or inserts used for the track. Activate the 
“Audition through MIDI Inserts/Sends” option if you want...