MIDI : MIDI Editing : Setting the Grid Value

Setting the Grid Value
When inserting MIDI notes with the Pencil tool, the Grid value determines the Note On location of each note, or other characteristics, based on the Pencil tool shape (see Using the Pencil Tool). The Edit window, MIDI Editor windows, and Score Editor window can each be set to a different Grid value.
To set the Grid value for MIDI editing:
1 Click the Grid Value selector and select Bars|Beats. If the Follow Main Time Scale option is enabled you can simply set the Main Time Scale to Bars|Beats (see Setting the Main Time Scale).
2 Click the Grid Value selector again and select a note value (such as 1/4, 1/8, or 1/16).
 
3 To define a dotted or triplet value, do one of the following:
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To dot the selected Grid value, click the Grid Value selector again and select Dotted.
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To make the selected Grid value a triplet, click the Grid Value selector again and select Triplet.
4 Verify the default session meter and tempo (see Setting the Session Meter and Setting the Session Tempo).
To show (or hide) grid lines in the Edit window or in a MIDI Editor window:
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