Reference Guide

1932 View reference
Piano Roll view
Piano Roll view
You can open the Piano Roll view by any of these methods:
• Select the track you want to edit and use the Views > Piano Roll View command or press
ALT+3.
• Double-click a MIDI clip in the Clips pane (you can change this option with the Track view
Options > Click Behavior > Double-Click > MIDI Clips command).
The Piano Roll view displays all MIDI notes and events from one or more tracks in either the Drum
Grid pane or the Notes pane. The Notes pane is a grid format that looks much like a player piano
roll. The Drum Grid pane is also laid out in a grid, but the sound of these drum notes are determined
by the settings in the Drum Map pane. In both the Drum Grid pane and the Notes pane, notes are
displayed as horizontal bars.
In the Notes pane, pitch runs from bottom to top, with the left vertical margin indicating the pitches as
piano keys or note names. Time is displayed running left to right with vertical measure and beat
boundaries.
In the Drum Grid pane, the drum sounds are mapped according to the current drum map in the Note
Map pane. Like the Notes pane, time is displayed running left to right with vertical measure and beat
boundaries.
The Piano Roll view makes it easy to add, edit, and delete MIDI events from a track.
The Piano Roll view consists of the “Notes pane” on page 1935, “Note Map pane” on page 1934,
“Drum Grid pane” on page 1935, the “Controller pane” on page 726, and the “Track List pane” on
page 1936.
For more information, see:
“Opening the view” on page 727
“Displaying notes and controllers (Piano Roll view only)” on page 731
“Adding and editing notes in the Piano Roll” on page 732
“Piano Roll view snap resolution” on page 740
“Adding and editing controllers in the Piano Roll” on page 743
“Working with multiple tracks in the Piano Roll view” on page 728
“Piano Roll view menu” on page 1933
“Note Map pane” on page 1934
“Drum Grid pane” on page 1935
“Notes pane” on page 1935
“Controller pane” on page 1936
“Track List pane” on page 1936