User`s guide

Chapter 13: Editing Basics 135
MIDI tracks can be set to Blocks, Regions,
Notes, Volume, Pan, Mute, Velocity, Pitch
Bend, After Touch, Program, Sys Ex, and any
continuous controller type. Except when
editing controller data, program changes,
or sysex events, MIDI tracks are usually set
to Notes or Regions, each of which displays
notes in a “piano roll” format. Use Notes
view for inserting, editing, and copying
and pasting MIDI notes; use Regions view
to arrange, capture, or consolidate regions.
With the Display Format set to Blocks,
audio and MIDI regions are displayed as
empty blocks bearing the region’s name.
This mode is most useful once you have
finished capturing and editing regions at
the waveform or MIDI event level and are
moving and rearranging them. Screen re-
draws are fastest with this format.
When an audio track is displayed as Vol-
ume, Pan, or another automated parame-
ter, or when a MIDI track is set to one of the
continuous controller types (Volume, Pitch
Bend, After Touch), the data for that track
appears in the form of a line graph with a
series of editable breakpoints. The break-
points can be dragged to modify the auto-
mation data, and new breakpoints can be
inserted with the Pencil or Grabber.
For details on inserting and editing con-
troller data for MIDI tracks, see “Continu-
ous Controller Events” on page 207. For
details on editing automation data for
audio tracks, see Chapter 21: Automation.
To set a track’s Display Format:
■ Click on the Display Format Selector for
the track and choose the format from the
pop-up menu.
The track displays the new format. If the
track is part of an Edit Group, all tracks in
the group are set to the new format.
The “Master” View Format
Audio and MIDI tracks have Display For-
mats that act as “master.” When a track is
displayed in its master format, any edits
performed apply to all data in the track. For
instance, when an audio track is set to
Waveform, copying and pasting affects not
just the waveform information, but all of
the automation data as well.
The display formats that act as master for
audio and MIDI tracks are:
• Audio tracks: Waveform and Blocks
• MIDI tracks: Regions, Blocks, and Notes
(when using the Selector)
✽ Auxiliary Input tracks and Master Fader
tracks do not have a master view.
Display Format set to Regions for MIDI track
Display Format set to Pan for audio track
Display Format Selector