Stopping a sustain

Is there a way of cutting/stopping notes that sustain for too long? I can do it via an automation fade but I'm wondering if it can be done via midi or some other method.
THANKS

Yes with midi but I can't see a way of doing this with the piano roll. I have an instance of a Jupiter 8V in Logic Pro X. When my track finishes, the sustain from the final note on the Jupiter goes on for too long. This is what I need to try to cut down.
So I'm in the piano roll, I can see the lines indicating each note from the Jupiter. Now what..? If I click on midi draw, there is no sustain data to adjust.
Thanks
P.s. I'm not talking about changing the actual length of a note, just its sustain value.

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