Random midi notes get selected

I'm relatively new to midi so this may be a basic task. I wrote a part for violins and I want to change to violas, so I am group selecting, lassoing, the notes above the violas range with the intent of dragging them down to the violas range. Problem is, random notes outside of the lasso are selected. I've searched for something to affect the behavior and can't find it so I figured it was time to ask. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks Charlie. It's like they're somehow linked to each other because the same notes outside the lasso always get selected. The notes within the lasso get selected as usual.

Thanks John, that would solve the whole lasso problem but I don't want to change all of the notes just the ones out of the viola's range. And there are many, otherwise I'd just start moving them individually. Plus I want to understand what I did to cause it in case it happens again.

junedrive


Thanks Charlie. It's like they're somehow linked to each other because the same notes outside the lasso always get selected. The notes within the lasso get selected as usual.

if the track is split in to clips make sure the clip isn't selected in the track view or every note in that clip will move, again this might be something you already knew about.
im just thinking here :)

Are they on different Midi channels?

If so you can select them via Edit > Select > By Filter

I think I know the problem and I think I have a solution. (That would be a first for me on these boards!)

It may be a bug, but when you lasso the top of a velocity line it selects the note. So if the velocity lines are up in the area of the notes that you are trying to select the other notes will be selected also. Lower velocity note won't be selected.

There's an easy solution for you: If you click on a note on the piano scale to the left it selects all of those notes. If you hold the shift key and click on all of the notes that you want to select- just gliss along the notes you want- and you will select all of those notes.

Hope this helps.

Doug

X1c

I just noticed this. Are you still on X1c? If so you should get the d patch. However I never noticed this problem until I upgraded to X2. Cheers.

Say, Beep, how do you hide the velocity lines?

It's been a while so I forget the exact way I did it but I think you have to select Show Controller Pane from one of the PRV menus which then isolates them in that pane (getting them off the PRV grid) then just drag the divider down until all you see is the PRV grid. There is also an option to hide the controllers in the PRV menus but IIRC I couldn't get that to work properly. Sorry if that's vague but I've been away from the DAW for a while. Cheers. 

I've just checked back in and I do appreciate the help. Jonesey they're all on the same midi channel. Doug and Beepster I'll give that a try tomorrow. Sounds like it could be the problem...Like your quote Doug. He had another great line in that song "take the Greyhound, it's a dog of a way to get around". Big Chapin fan!

junedrive


Like your quote Doug. He had another great line in that song "take the Greyhound, it's a dog of a way to get around". Big Chapin fan!

Yeah, Harry wrote a lot of great songs. I was a big fan, too.

Doug