Ableton/Live/UG/10 Editing MIDI/05 Editing MIDI Notes/08 Note Operations
- Split and Chop divide notes into parts; Join merges notes of the same pitch.
10.5.8.1 Split
- Hold
E and draw a line across notes to split them in two, or hold E and drag inside a note to split and place the cut. Add Cmd (Mac) / Ctrl (Win) to snap to the grid. - With no notes selected,
Cmd+E (Mac) / Ctrl+E (Win) or Split Note(s) splits every note crossing the insert marker or the edges of the time selection.
10.5.8.2 Chop
- Select notes and press
Cmd+E (Mac) / Ctrl+E (Win), or use Chop Note(s) on Grid, to cut them at each grid step. Keep holding Cmd/Ctrl and use up and down to change the number of parts, with Shift for powers of two. - With the mouse: select notes, hold
E+Option (Mac) / E+Ctrl (Win), and drag up or down over a note; Shift again for powers of two.
10.5.8.3 Join
Cmd+J (Mac) / Ctrl+J (Win), or Join Notes, merges selected notes on one key track into one, joining their MPE data too.