Reference Guide

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Adding and Editing Controllers in the Piano Roll
Editing MIDI Events and Continuous Controllers (CC)
When you add a new controller type to a track, the controller type is automatically chosen in the
Show/Hide MIDI Events menu, so that you can see it. For help showing and hiding all the other
MIDI data you may have in your track or tracks, see “Displaying Notes and Controllers in the Inline
Piano Roll View” on page 480, “Displaying Notes and Controllers (Piano Roll View Only)” on page
440, and “Working with Multiple Tracks in the Piano Roll View” on page 437.
To Add Controller Data with the Draw Tool
1. Click the Edit MIDI Event Type menu , and choose New Value Type from the pop-up
menu.
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.
• 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” on page 466 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.
Tip: To draw a straight line, hold the SHIFT key down while you draw.