How can you set which MIDI track is affected by the Pencil tool in a MIDI Editor?

How can you set which MIDI track is affected by the Pencil tool in a MIDI Editor?

• A. Click the pencil tool button in the MIDI tracks area (upper left corner).
• B. Click the patch selector.
• C. Enable all tracks in preferences.
• D. Drag the pencil across the piano roll.

Answer: (A)

The track you edit with the Pencil tool is chosen by toggling the Pencil tool on the track you want to edit. In the MIDI Editor, there’s a pencil tool button in the MIDI tracks area (upper left). Clicking that pencil button for the track you want makes that track the active target for Pencil actions. When you draw, you’ll be adding or editing notes on that selected track. Other options don’t set the target track: the patch selector changes a instrument, not which tool edits which track; enabling all tracks in preferences doesn’t choose a specific track to edit; dragging the pencil across the piano roll is the drawing action itself, not the method of selecting which track to affect.

The track you edit with the Pencil tool is chosen by toggling the Pencil tool on the track you want to edit. In the MIDI Editor, there’s a pencil tool button in the MIDI tracks area (upper left). Clicking that pencil button for the track you want makes that track the active target for Pencil actions. When you draw, you’ll be adding or editing notes on that selected track.

Other options don’t set the target track: the patch selector changes a instrument, not which tool edits which track; enabling all tracks in preferences doesn’t choose a specific track to edit; dragging the pencil across the piano roll is the drawing action itself, not the method of selecting which track to affect.