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MIDI recordings
MIDI recordings are created for operating VST instruments or external synthesizers
with the help of a MIDI keyboard. The instruments will not be recorded as audio data,
but rather remote controlled via the MIDI data format. Every detail of this remote
control - i.e. every button press, every note, every velocity level - can be corrected and
edited retroactively via the MIDI editor. Please read more on this in the section
"Editing MIDI (view page 42)".
What is MIDI?
A few words about MIDI: MIDI files do not contain the actual sound like audio files,
but only the note control information. This data is interpreted and played back by the
VST instrument or synthesizer. MIDI is thus a kind of remote control for synthesizers.
This has some advantages:
• MIDI files need a lot less memory than wave files.
• MIDI files can be adapted to any tempo (BPM) without affecting the sound. The
playback tempo is simply changed.
• Transposition of MIDI files to other pitches is also easy. As a result, a section in a
song does not have to be saved in several different keys. The version in C major is
perfectly sufficient. It can then be transposed to any key easily.
The disadvantage of MIDI files: The audio is not yet determined and is only produced
during playback.
Preparing a MIDI recording
Prepare an empty track in your VIP for recording.
• To do so, click on the red "Record" button in the track head.
• Then open the "Track Editor" if necessary via the "View" menu to be able to make
adjustments for the track.