MX

MIDI Objects 95
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MIDI Objects
Arrange MIDI objects
MIDI objects may be moved, the volume may be modified (middle handle), or
fades (in/out) may be added (top right and left handles) in the same way as
audio, video, or synthesizer objects. Use the lower handles to "stretch out"
individual MIDI loops so that they easily fit onto a whole track.
Pay attention to the following:
 Volume changes in MIDI objects (central handle or fades in/out) are controlled
by adjusting the velocity level (MIDI velocity). Many synthesizers do not change
the volume, but rather the sound in relation to the velocity level. In this case,
use the effects curve automation (view page 257) function.
 MIDI
objects always control a single synthesizer per track. If you move a MIDI
object onto another track, then a different synthesizer will be controlled and
the sound of the arrangement changes accordingly.
Transpose MIDI
This
function in the the context-menu is used to change the pitch of a MIDI
object. Simply enter the number of half tone steps by which the playback is to
be transposed up or down! The transposition is shown in the MIDI Object in
the arranger with "+n" and "-n" (n is the number of halftones).
Load MIDI files
Proceed as follows to integrate MIDI files into an arrangement:
1. Open a directory containing MIDI files using the Media Pool.
2. Click a MIDI file and it will be played back immediately; this makes it easy to
load audio files without guessing.
3. Now drag the desired file into the arrangement and that's it!
4. An MIDI object will appear in which the MIDI notes are shown by dots; the
high notes are dots in the upper section, and the lower notes are the dots
further down in the lower section. You can even see the velocity of the
notes: the louder the note is played, the darker it appears on the screen.
MAGIX Music Maker MX Production Suite uses the external MIDI device (view
page 98) to preview a MIDI file in the Media Pool without using software
instruments. If
you can't hear the MIDI file, then there may be different reasons
for this: