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Tutorial 2—Recording MIDI
2. Click the Output dropdown arrow to display the menu of available
outputs.
3. Select your sound card’s MIDI synthesizer (if you don’t see the outputs
you expect to see, use the Options-MIDI Devices command and
enable the correct outputs—see Preparing for Playback).
4. In the Ch field, click the dropdown arrow to select a MIDI channel, and
select an unused channel.
5. In the Patch field, select any patch.
6. Choose Views-Piano Roll to open the Piano Roll view.
7. Choose Views-Staff to open the Staff view.
8. Choose Views-Event List to open the Event List view.
9. Choose Window-Tile in Rows to tile the views.
10. To return to the start of the project, click the Rewind button, or press w.
11. Click Play or press the Spacebar.
It’s almost as easy to listen to your performance on your MIDI instrument.
For instructions on how to play a track on a MIDI keyboard, refer to Tutorial
1.
The Piano Roll, Staff, and Event List views all show the same basic
information—the notes that you recorded. The Piano Roll view displays the
track as a player-piano roll. The Staff view shows notes in traditional music
notation. The Event List view lists all MIDI events for the track. When you
need to edit a track, you can work in any of these views. On different
occasions you may have reason to use different views.
When you're ready to continue, close the Piano Roll, Staff, and Event List
views.
Recording Another Take
Maybe your first attempt at recording resulted in a perfect performance, but
maybe not. If you'd like to remove your first take and try again, do the
following:
1. Choose Edit-Undo Recording or press Ctrl+Z to undo your recording.
2. Click Rewind , or press w. The track is still armed for recording, so
you don't need to re-arm it.
3. Click Record , or press r.