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The MIDI editors
Key Editor operations
Playing back
You can play back your music as usual when working in a MIDI editor. There are
several features designed to make editing easier during playback.
The Solo Editor button
If you activate the Solo Editor button, only the edited MIDI parts will be heard during
regular playback.
Auto-Scroll
As described in the section “Auto-Scroll” on page 54, the Auto-Scroll function makes
the window “follow” the project cursor during playback, so that the current play
position is visible at all times. However, when you are working in a MIDI editor, you
may want to deactivate Auto-Scroll – this way, the events you are working with will
stay visible.
The Auto-Scroll buttons in each MIDI editor are independent of the Project window
Auto-Scroll setting, which means that Auto-Scroll can be activated in the Project
window and deactivated in the MIDI editor you are working in.
The independent track loop
The independent track loop is a sort of “mini-cycle”, affecting only the MIDI part being
edited. When the loop is activated, the MIDI events within the loop will be repeated
continuously and completely independent – other events (on other tracks) will be
played back as usual. The only “interaction” between the loop and the “regular
playback” is that every time the cycle starts over again, so does the loop.
To set up the independent track loop, proceed as follows:
1. Activate the “Independent Track Loop” button on the toolbar.
If it is not visible, right-click the toolbar and add the Independent Track Loop
Settings section – see
“Using the Setup options” on page 700.
Ö If you have previously set up a loop range in the Project window, this is now hidden
from the ruler in the MIDI editor.
2. Specify the length of the independent track loop by [Ctrl]/[Command]-clicking and
[Alt]/[Option]-clicking in the ruler to set the start and end of the loop, respectively.
Alternatively, you can click and drag in the upper part of the ruler to move the
locators to the desired positions.
The independent track loop is indicated in purple in the ruler. When the
corresponding options are activated on the context menu, the track loop start and end
are also displayed on the status line.
The MIDI events will be looped as long as the “Independent Track Loop” button is
activated and the MIDI editor is open.
• To turn the loop into actual MIDI notes, use the Repeat Loop function on the MIDI
menu, see
“Repeat Loop” on page 476.