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MIDI processing
An example:
This part contains events on MIDI channels 1, 2, and 3.
Selecting “Dissolve Part” creates new parts on new tracks, set to chan-
nels 1, 2, and 3. Each new part contains only the events on the respec-
tive MIDI channel. The original MIDI part is muted.
Dissolving parts into separate pitches
The Dissolve Part function can also scan MIDI parts for
events of different pitches, and distribute the events into
new parts on new tracks, one for each pitch. This is useful
when the different pitches are not used in a melodic con
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text, but rather for separating different sounds (e. g. MIDI
drum tracks or sampler sound FX tracks). By dissolving
such parts, you can work with each sound individually, on
a separate track.
Proceed as follows:
1. Select the parts containing MIDI data.
2. Select “Dissolve Part” from the MIDI menu.
3. In the dialog that opens, select the “Separate Pitches”
option.
A new MIDI track is created for each used pitch in the selected parts.
The events are then copied into the parts on the track for the corres
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ponding pitch. Finally, the original parts are muted.
Dissolving to lanes
In the lower right section of the Dissolve Part dialog, you will
find the “Dissolve to Lanes” option. When this is activated,
the part will not be dissolved onto different tracks but onto
different lanes of the original track, allowing for a better
management of MIDI material that “belongs together”.
This is useful when working with drums for example, as it al-
lows you to split up a part into different drum sounds and
edit these independently. When you have made the desired
modifications, you can reassemble all your drums into one
part using the Bounce MIDI command, see below.
This option is especially handy when working with instru-
ment parts on instrument tracks. “Normal” dissolving
would lead to a number of different tracks each routed to a
separate instance of the connected VST instrument.
When dissolving parts to lanes, the parts will still reside on
the same track, with all parts using the same VST instru
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ment instance.
Bounce MIDI
With this function, you can combine MIDI parts on several
lanes to a single MIDI part. This can be used to reassem
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ble a drum part that you dissolved onto several lanes for
editing, see above. Simply select the MIDI parts on the dif-
ferent lanes that you want to combine and select “Bounce
MIDI” on the MIDI menu.
During the bounce process, any muted parts will be re-
moved. If transpose and velocity values were specified for
the parts, these are taken into account as well.
Repeat Loop
With this function, the events inside the independent track
loops will be repeated until the end of the part, i. e. the
notes that were previously only played repeatedly are now
actual notes on the MIDI track. Events to the right of the
independent track loop (within the same part) will be re
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placed by this function. For more information about inde-
pendent track loops, see “The independent track loop” on
page 381.