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Recording MIDI tracks
Just as with the routing settings of audio tracks, you can also tell the program which MIDI
input to use.
Open the track settings dialog by right clicking on the field that contains the track name (track info box).
In the "MIDI" section of the track settings, select the "MIDI recording device" which your keyboard or
external sequencer is connected to. Select the MIDI playback device you use as the "Playback device"
or MIDI output device, e.g. "MIDI out" of your sound card or a VST instrument. In the same dialog,
activate the "MIDI" button in the "Recording" section.
Note: You can activate the MIDI section of the track editor ("Menu
window -> Track editor") by clicking the "MIDI" button in the track box. Now right click "Rec" to
select the MIDI input device as well as the instrument outputs of each selected playback device. You
should also check the instrument outputs if the MIDI signal in the level display can be seen but no sound
can be heard, and then adjust this to the MIDI output device (VST instrument).
The following MIDI record modes are available: "Normal", "Overdub", "Multi-overdub", and "Replace".
These decide which of the newly recorded MIDI files will be added to the VIP
.
You can specify the settings for MIDI record modes in the transport control. Click on the arrow on the
left beside the "Close" button in the transport control to display this section.
You can also select the MIDI recording modes from "MIDI record mode" in the "MIDI" menu.
Normal:
This recording mode corresponds to that of the audio recording, i.e. for each recording process a new
MIDI object is created over the existing object. The old object remains intact. This way you can record
multiple takes of a passage and then compare them in the take manager later on.
Overdub:
The data is recorded into an already existing object; available and newly recorded MIDI data is mixed
together. If you record over several objects, then these are combined into a single new object.
Multi-overdub:
The data is recorded into an already existing object; available and newly recorded MIDI data are mixed
together, but existing objects remain the same. This mode makes sense for recording MIDI controller
changes over several objects sequentially.
Replace:
The data is recorded to an existing object, and any MIDI data is overwritten. Several existing objects
are combined into a single object.
After selecting the mode, make sure that the recording is activated for the track. The record button,
which is set to standby, changes to violet to signal that this MIDI track should record MIDI data.
Now you can start the MIDI recording by pressing "R". After recording, you will be asked whether you
want to keep or delete the recording. You also have the chance to change the record mode for the
recorded MIDI data. After confirming this with "OK", your newly recorded material will appear as a
"MIDI take" in the VIP
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Importing MIDI data
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