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MIDI Objects 101
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Clicking on this button opens the Event list (view page 110). In this
list
you can view all MIDI data of a MIDI object, including those that
cannot be edited in the piano roll or controller editor. You can use
the Event List to remove unwanted commands included with
imported MIDI files.
Use this button to switch to Drum Editor (view page 116) mode.
You can use this to leave the Drum Editor and return to the Piano
Roll section.
Clicking on this button opens the Controller Editor (view page 108)
in the
bottom area. This allows you to edit features such as the
note velocity, pitchwheel, and controller data.
Deletes all MIDI data from the object. Now you can begin from the
start again...
Of course, "Undo/Redo" is also available for all changes you make
in the MIDI Editor.
Along the top edge, you will also find the buttons for selecting the editing tools
(view page 105), for quantization (More information
can be found in the section
"Quantization settings" on page 112), and for the output (view page 101) used
by
the MIDI object (MIDI out or VST instrument).
Select sounds
The sound of vir
tual instruments (VST plug-ins), is produced by the synthesizer
chip of the sound card or by external MIDI synthesizers. Each MIDI object can
produce as many sounds as the corresponding synthesizer offers. The sounds
themselves can be specified in the instrument – regardless whether its a virtual
VST Instrument or a hardware device.
If there is no VST instrument loaded, the MIDI object uses the MIDI output for
the external synthesizer or for the Microsoft™ Windows® supplied synthesizer.
The MIDI output can be adjusted in the "Program settings" window in the
"Audio/MIDI" tab (P key or via "File" menu > Settings > Program settings"
Select the desired VST instrument from the menu. You can test the same MIDI
object with various VST synthesizers. You can set the sound of VST
instruments in the VST instrument editor (view page 154). You can open the
instrument
editor with a right-click on the VSTi name or a left mouse click on
the cogwheel symbol.