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The Piano Roll View
Editing MIDI Events and Continuous Controllers (CC)
Track List Pane
The Track List pane is home to a list of all tracks currently displayed in the Piano Roll view. In this
pane you can enable and disable editing of a track’s data; mute, solo and arm a track; and show or
hide the track’s data in the Notes pane or Drum Grid pane. Track numbers, names and output ports
appear in the Track List pane. You can show or hide the Track List pane by clicking the Show/Hide
Track Pane button in the Piano Roll view toolbar.
If you see an error message saying that you have masked the active track, it means that the active
track is not visible at the moment. To unmask the track click the track’s Show/Hide Track button
in the Track List pane so that the button appears in color.
See also:
Working with Multiple Tracks in the Piano Roll View
Opening the View
There are several ways to open the Piano Roll view:
• In the Track view, select the track you want to see, then choose Views > Piano Roll or press
ALT+5
• In the Track view, right-click on a track and choose Views > Piano Roll from the pop-up menu
• Double-click on a MIDI clip in the Clips pane
Each selected track is displayed. You can always switch to a different track or tracks—simply click
the button (or press T) and choose the track you want.
The Piano Roll view lets you edit notes and controllers during playback or recording, in real time.
This means you can loop over a portion of your project and hear any change you make on the next
loop. The Piano Roll view also shows notes on-screen as you record them.
Like the Track view, the Piano Roll view includes zoom tools that let you change the vertical and
horizontal scale of the view. The Piano Roll view also has a Snap to Grid button. For more
information about this feature, see “Defining and Using the Snap Grid” on page 316.
See:
Working with Multiple Tracks in the Piano Roll View
Displaying Notes and Controllers (Piano Roll View Only)
Adding and Editing Notes in the Piano Roll
Adding and Editing Controllers in the Piano Roll
Working with Multiple Tracks in the Piano Roll View