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Tutorial 45
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Tip: The object editor can be opened permanently; it adjusts its settings
depending on the object which is currently selected.
MIDI recordings
MIDI recordings are created for operating VST instruments or external
synthesizers with the help of a MIDI keyboard. The instruments will not be
recorded as audio data, but rather remote controlled via the MIDI data format.
Every detail of this remote control - i.e. every button press, every note, every
velocity level - can be corrected and edited retroactively via the MIDI editor.
Please read more on this in the section "Editing MIDI (view page 48)".
What is MIDI?
A few words about MIDI: MIDI files do not contain the actual sound like audio
files, but only the note control information. This data is interpreted and played
back by the VST instrument or synthesizer. MIDI is thus a kind of remote
control for synthesizers. This has some advantages:
MIDI files need a lot less memory than wave files.
MIDI files can be adapted to any tempo (BPM) without affecting the sound.
The playback tempo is simply changed.
Transposition of MIDI files to other pitches is also easy. As a result, a section
in a song does not have to be saved in several different keys. The version in C
major is perfectly sufficient. It can then be transposed to any key easily.
The disadvantage of MIDI files: The audio is not yet determined and is only
produced during playback.