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Set all incoming note velocities to full: Select this option to force all Incoming note velocities to full
(velocity value 127).
Time adjust: If you nd that your recorded MIDI is a little early or late in relation to everything else, try
adjusting this value to compensate.
Allow controller remapping: Controller remapping allows MIDI controllers, such as a modulation
wheel, to control parameters of VST plug-ins. When this option is disabled, no remapping will be al-
lowed for this input.
Enable end-to-end: When end-to-end is active on an input, MIDI will be received during playback, and
not just when recording. Generally you will want to leave this option enabled, since you can silence in-
puts within the edit page at any time.
MIDI Output Device Properties
When a MIDI output device is selected, its various conguration options will be displayed in the prop-
erties-panel (Fig. 2.2.3).
Pre-delay: If you nd that your external MIDI equipment tends to trigger its sound a little early, or late,
in relation to everything else, try adjusting this value to compensate. The pre-delay value is given in mil-
liseconds.
Send midi timecode: When this option is selected, this MIDI output will send MIDI timecode to any at-
tached devices.
MIDI timecode is a very powerful synchronisation tool that shares much in common with SMPTE.
MIDI timecode carries time-of-day information that allows for a degree of error recovery if timing mes-
sages are lost; this makes it a very robust method by which to synchronise two or more MIDI devices.
Midi timecode will be sent at the frame rate of the edit. This is set from the timecode menu on the edit
page.
Send midi clock: When this option is selected, this MIDI output will send a MIDI clock signal to any
attached devices. MIDI clock is the most simple form of synchronisation between two MIDI devices. Un-
like MIDI timecode, it carries no time information, just a pulse that effectively stamps out a metronome.
Other MIDI devices can then use the pulse to keep time with the master device.
Alias: This option allows you to provide an alternate name for the MIDI output device. This alias will be
shown in menus and options where output devices can be selected. This is useful if you have a number
of MIDI devices, as you could, for example, name each MIDI output device for the hardware that is con-
nected to it. In this way you would not need to remember which MIDI output is attached to a given MIDI
instrument when selecting an output.
Program Names: This option, and the three buttons to the right of it are used to set up MIDI program
names for this output. This means that you can select MIDI programs on a MIDI instrument by name
when inserting program changes into clips. Default factory pre-set program names are included for vari-
ous a number of MIDI instruments, and custom program name sets can be created too. Chapter 4.3
provides more detail on conguring programs.
Figure 2.2.3