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Editing MIDI Events and Continuous Controllers (CC)
Adding and Editing Controllers in the Piano Roll
2. Drag the edit handle of each controller event that you want to edit vertically and/or horizontally. 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 editing. Release the mouse where
you want your controller value to be.
3. To delete controller events, select them, and press the DELETE key.
To Edit or Delete Controller Events with the Draw Tool
1. Select the type of controller events you want to edit by clicking the Edit MIDI Event Type menu,
and choosing the controller type from the pop-up menu.
Or
1. Click an edit handle on the type of controller events you want to edit. This automatically chooses
the controller in the Edit MIDI Event Type menu.
The tails of the controller events you choose change to the same color as their edit handles to
show that you can edit them.
2. Edit the controller by using any of the following methods:
• To edit a single event, drag an edit handle vertically.
• Redraw a series of controller events by dragging a new curve through the events.
• Delete a single controller event by activating the Erase button, and clicking a controller’s edit
handle. You can override the Erase button (temporarily reverse its current state) by holding
down the ALT key while you click.
See:
Working with Multiple Tracks in the Piano Roll View
Piano Roll Microscope mode
The Piano Roll Microscope mode makes it much easier to edit MIDI data without constantly needing
to change zoom settings. This is especially useful in the inline Piano Roll where track heights are
typically sized such that MIDI notes become very small.
When Microscope mode is enabled, a transparent rounded square centered on the mouse cursor
shows a zoomed in region of the Piano Roll data underneath it:
Only the work area under the mouse is zoomed in while the rest of the data retains its normal size.
Here is an example of dense MIDI data that is difficult to edit at the current zoom level: