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Arrange Window
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In this context, please remember MAGIX midi studio gen-
eration 6’s sophisticated Mixer Automation features as de-
scribed in the mixer chapter.
The values of the Parameters Prg, Vol and Pan in the track
parameter box will not be updated every time such control
change events will be played back.
Sequences
Sequences are containers for the MIDI events within
them. Their purpose is to make things clearer and easier
to deal with. They also correspond to the musical conven-
tion of treating a phrase or a riff as a single unit. It is often
better to apply many operations (e.g. quantization) to
these units rather than to individual notes.
Sequences within a track can be partly or wholly over-
lapped, but for clarity’s sake this should generally be
avoided.
Remember that all the following operations with a plural
in the heading (sequences) apply just to selected se-
quences.
Creating a Sequence
Normally a sequence is created automatically when you
record on the selected track. It begins at the start of the bar
in which the first events were recorded and stops at the
end of the bar in which the last event was recorded.
Sequences can also be created by directly inserting events
from the clipboard into the Arrange window (see the sec-
tion Inserting events from page 131 onwards).
Creating an Empty Sequence: Click with the pencil at
the position in the Arrange area where you want the empty
sequence to begin. You can now enter the events manually
in one of the Editors.
Deleting Sequences
You can delete all the selected sequences by clicking them
with the eraser or by pressing delete. You can also delete
any non-selected sequence by clicking it with the eraser.
Of course if you accidentally delete a sequence you can re-
store it by choosing Edit > Undo (ctrl z) immediately after-
wards.
Moving Sequences
Sequences may be moved by grabbing them and dragging
them with the mouse pointer. You can move sequences
both along the timeline and from one track to another.