Instruction Manual

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Adding and Editing Controllers in the Piano Roll
Editing MIDI Events and Controllers
The MIDI Event Type dialog appears.
2. Choose options from the following fields:
• Type—choose the type of controller you want to add (for example,
choose Control if you want to edit volume).
• Value—this field is greyed-out if you choose Wheel or ChanAft in
the Type field. If you choose Control, RPN, or NRPN in the Type
field, choose which Control, RPN, or NRPN you want to add. For
example, to edit volume, choose 7-Volume in this field if you chose
Control in the Type field.
• Channel—choose a MIDI channel for the controller if you want. If
your track has a MIDI channel listed in the Ch field, all MIDI data in
your track uses the listed MIDI channel.
3. Click OK to close the dialog.
4. Activate the Draw tool in either the Piano Roll view toolbar or the Inline
Piano Roll toolbar (depending on which view you’re working in), and
add your controller values by using one of the following methods:
• Depress the mouse at the point where you want your controller
messages to start, and drag the Draw tool to draw the kind of curve
you want your controller messages to follow. A tooltip appears
when you depress the mouse, and constantly reports the controller
name, channel, value, and location of the controller value that you
are entering. Release the mouse where you want your curve to
end.
Tip: to draw a straight line, hold the Shift key down while you draw.
• To add one controller event at a time, click each place that you
want to add a controller value. A tooltip appears when you click,
and reports the controller name, channel, value, and location of the
controller value that you are entering.
The controller events you added appear as vertical lines, each with an edit
handle at the top that you can drag. Each different type of controller event
appears with a different color (see Adding and Editing Controllers in the
Piano Roll for more information).
When you use the Draw tool, the speed with which you drag the mouse
determines the density of controller events. To insert a larger number of
controller events with relatively small changes in value, move the mouse
slowly. To insert a smaller number of controller events with relatively large
changes in value, drag the mouse quickly.