Reference Manual

138 Editing MIDI Notes and Velocities
As you work with MIDI, you may find yourself needing extra screen space. You can click and
drag vertically on the window split between the Session or Arrangement View and the Clip View
to enlarge the MIDI Editor.
Enlarge the MIDI Editor by Dragging the Window Split Between Session and Clip Views.
10.4 Editing MIDI
10.4.1 Non-Destructive Editing
You can always return your MIDI clip to its previous state by using the Edit menu’s Undo com-
mand. Furthermore, if the MIDI clip being edited originated in a MIDI file on your hard drive,
none of your editing will alter the original MIDI file, as Live incorporates its contents into your
Live Set when importing.
10.4.2 Folding and Looping
An important feature of the MIDI Editor is the Fold button, located in the upper left corner. Acti-
vating this button will immediately hide all rows, or key tracks, that do not contain MIDI notes in
any clips in the track. This is very useful when working with percussion kits, for example, which
are oftentimes mapped out along a keyboard in sections corresponding to percussion type (e.g.,
snares grouped together two octaves down from hi-hat cymbals, etc.). When working with a
MIDI file created by such a mapping, sometimes only one or two of each type of percussion
sound is used, and it becomes unnecessary to view the entire keyboard range.