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1.10 : MIDI Item Properties
When a MIDI item is selected, its properties are displayed in the properties panel (Fig. 1.10.1). Vari-
ous tools and options related to the MIDI item can be found on this panel.
Name: This eld shows the MIDI item name, as seen in the items list. You can also alter the name here;
this does not necessarily affect the MIDI clip’s le name, however. See Chapter 2.6 for details on item re-
naming behaviour.
Project: This eld shows the project to which this MIDI item belongs.
File: This eld shows the location of the MIDI le on your hard-drive. The button to the right displays a
pop-up menu (Fig. 1.10.2) with the following options:
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Choose a different le for this clip to refer to...: This option allows you to change the underly-
ing le for the MIDI item. This can be useful if the le has been moved, and Tracktion cannot nd
it. In this case, you can use this option to locate the MIDI le and re-associate it with the item.
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Rename this le...: You can rename the MIDI le.
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Open the folder containing this le..: Typically your edits and recordings will all reside in the
project folder. This option is therefore a handy way of looking to see which les are physically
present in the project folder.
Description: This eld allows you to enter a description of the MIDI clip, or make notes for future ref-
erence. Bear in mind that this eld is scanned by the search tool. By inserting simple keywords into
descriptions, you can make it very easy to locate material later.
Delete source le: Click this button to delete the source MIDI le. Be aware, this operation cannot be
undone! Once the source le has been deleted, you can use the nd missing le option to associate
the item with an alternate le.
Delete item: Click this button to remove the item from the project. You will be prompted to choose
whether you want to remove the source le as well.
Keyboard shortcut: DELETE or BACKSPACE.
Add marker: This option allows you to mark points of interest in MIDI clips. Drag the arrow to point at
the region to which you wish attention to be drawn.
Preview: Click this to preview the MIDI le. The preview will be played through the default output MIDI de-
vice.
Preview level: Use this option to adjust the velocity level at which previews will be played. Note, be-
cause different MIDI instruments, and even programs on those instruments, react differently to velocity
level changes, this option is not guaranteed to adjust the volume.
Figure 1.10.2
Figure 1.10.1