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The Piano Roll view
Editing MIDI events and continuous controllers (CC)
Track List pane
The Track List pane is home to a list of all tracks currently displayed in the Piano Roll view. In this
pane you can enable and disable editing of a track’s data; mute, solo and arm a track; and show or
hide the track’s data in the Notes pane or Drum Grid pane. Track numbers, names and output ports
appear in the Track List pane. To show or hide the Track List pane, click the Piano Roll view View
menu and choose Show/Hide Track Pane.
If you see an error message saying that you have masked the active track, it means that the active
track is not visible at the moment. To unmask the track click the track’s Show/Hide Track button
in the Track List pane so that the button appears in color.
See also:
“Working with multiple tracks in the Piano Roll view” on page 728
Opening the view
There are several ways to open the Piano Roll view:
• In the Track view, select the track you want to see, then choose Views > Piano Roll View or
press ALT+3
• In the Track view, right-click on a track and choose Views > Piano Roll from the pop-up menu
• Double-click on a MIDI clip in the Clips pane
• In a soft synth’s property page, click the Open View button to open the default MIDI editing view.
Each selected track is displayed. To switch to different tracks, click the Piano Roll view Tracks menu
and choose the track you want.
The Piano Roll view lets you edit notes and controllers during playback or recording, in real time.
This means you can loop over a portion of your project and hear any change you make on the next
loop. The Piano Roll view also shows notes on-screen as you record them.
See:
“Working with multiple tracks in the Piano Roll view” on page 728
“Displaying notes and controllers (Piano Roll view only)” on page 731
“Adding and editing notes in the Piano Roll” on page 732
“Adding and editing controllers in the Piano Roll” on page 743