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MIDI processing
Dissolve Part
5. Activate the desired options and click OK.
A new part is created between the locators on the destination track, containing the
processed MIDI events.
Ö If you only want to include events from a single track in the merge operation, you may
want to solo the track.
Applying effects to a single part
Normally, the MIDI modifiers and effects affect a whole MIDI track. This may not
always be what you want. For example, you may want to apply some MIDI effects to a
single part (without having to create a separate track for that part only). The “Merge
MIDI in Loop” function can help:
1. Set up your MIDI modifiers and MIDI effects the way you want them for the part.
This will of course affect the whole track, but focus on the part for now.
2. Set the locators to encompass the part.
An easy way to do this is to select the part and choose Locators to Selection from
the Transport menu (or use the corresponding key command, by default [P]).
3. Make sure that the track holding the part is selected in the track list.
4. On the MIDI menu, select “Merge MIDI in Loop…”.
The MIDI Merge Options dialog opens.
5. Activate the desired options, making sure that “Erase Destination” is activated, and
click OK.
A new part is created on the same track, containing the processed events. The
original part is deleted.
6. Turn off or reset all MIDI modifiers and effects, so that the track plays back as
before.
Dissolve Part
The Dissolve Part function on the MIDI menu allows you to separate MIDI events
according to channels or pitches:
• When you work with MIDI parts (on MIDI channel “Any”) containing events on
different MIDI channels, activate the “Separate Channels” option.
• To separate MIDI events according to pitch, activate the “Separate Pitches”
option.
Typical examples are drum and percussion tracks, where different pitches usually
correspond to separate drum sounds.
Ö When dissolving a part into either separate channels or separate pitches, you can
automatically remove the silent (empty) areas of the resulting parts by activating the
“Optimized Display” checkbox in the Dissolve Part dialog. This option is not available
when “Dissolve to Lanes” is activated, see
“Dissolving to lanes” on page 476.
Include Chase If this is activated, events placed outside the selected part but
relating to it will be included in the processing, e.
g. a Program
Change right before the left locator. For details about chase events,
see
“About Chase” on page 107.
Convert VST3 If this is activated, all VST 3 data within the selected area is
converted to MIDI data.
Option Description