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The Drum Editor
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Event Definitions
The event definition of a drum edit line determines which
events it displays. This selection usually affects the status
byte and the first data byte of the event. The second data
byte then contains the adjustable value, which is repre-
sented by the height of the beam. For example, in an event
definition line, the value of a controller or the velocity
value of a note is shown as a beam. Don’t worry if this
seems a bit confusing at first: when setting up these para-
meters, MAGIX midi studio generation 6 helps you by
providing pull-down menus containing written defini-
tions of the status byte and (to the furthest extent possible)
the first data byte. There is an even simpler way: you can
automatically create event definitions for selected events.
Example: In a given drum edit line the Velocity values of a
note are displayed as bars.
There are many ways of altering the way the beams are dis-
played, and adjusting them to the particular event types.
You can also use a grid to align the display of existing
events, and add new events. This grid can be set separately
for each event definition. The height of the lines is ad-
justed using the Drum Edit window’s vertical zoom func-
tion.
Selecting the Event Definition: As with tracks in the Ar-
range window, you can select an event definition by click-
ing on the name column. This allows you to view its para-
meters in the event definition parameter box. Unlike with
arrange tracks, however, it is possible to make a multiple
selection.
Creating an Event Definition: When you choose Drum >
Create Event Definition a new event definition is added, at
the position of the currently selected event definition. Ini-
tially, it has the same parameters. The event definitions
beneath it are moved downwards.
Automatically Creating Event Definitions: If you select an
event in another opened editor window you can automati-
cally create an equivalent event definition by checking the
Auto Define checkbox.If an event definition exists which
corresponds to the type of the selected event, MAGIX midi
studio generation 6 does not create a superfluous double
definition. Instead this event definition is moved to the
visible area.
Don’t forget to switch off Auto Define immediately after
completing the input.
Deleting an Event Definition: Choose Drum > Delete
Event Definition to remove the selected event definition.