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The MIDI editors
• If you want another try, select the note again (e.g. by
pressing the left arrow key on the computer keyboard) and
again play a note on your MIDI instrument.
Step input
Step input, or step recording, is when you enter notes one
at a time (or one chord at a time) without worrying about
the exact timing. This is useful e.g. when you know the part
you want to record but are not able to play it exactly as you
want it.
Proceed as follows:
1. Click the Step Input button on the toolbar to activate
Step Input mode.
2. Use the note buttons to the right to decide which
properties should be included when you input the notes.
For example, you may not want to include the velocity and/or note-off ve-
locity of the played notes. It is also possible to turn off the pitch property,
in which case all notes will get the pitch C3, no matter what you play.
3. Click anywhere in the note display to set the start po-
sition (the desired position of the first note or chord).
The step input position is shown as a blue line in the note display, and in
the lower mouse pointer display in the toolbar.
4. Specify the desired note spacing and length with the
Quantize and Length Quantize pop-up menus.
The notes you input will be positioned according to the Quantize value
and have the length set with the Length Quantize value. For instance, if
you set Quantize to 1/8 notes and Length Quantize to 1/16 note, the
notes will be sixteenth notes, appearing on each eighth note position.
5. Play the first note or chord on your MIDI instrument.
The note or chord appears in the editor and the step input position ad-
vances one quantize value step.
Ö If Move Insert Mode is activated, all notes to the right
of the step input position will be moved to “make room” for
the inserted note or chord.
Move Insert Mode is activated.
6. Continue in the same way with the rest of the notes or
chords.
You can adjust the Quantize or Length Quantize value as you go along,
to change the timing or note lengths. You can also move the step input
position manually by clicking anywhere in the note display.
• To insert a “rest”, press the right arrow key on the com-
puter keyboard.
This advances the step input position one step.
7. When you are done, click the Step Input button again
to deactivate step input.
Editing in the controller display
About controller lanes
By default, the controller display has a single lane, show-
ing one event type at a time. However, you can add lanes
by clicking the plus button or by opening the context menu
and selecting “Create New Controller Lane”. The use of
several controller lanes allows you to view and edit differ-
ent controllers at the same time.
The controller display with three lanes set up
• To remove a lane, click on the minus sign or open the
context menu and select “Remove this Lane”.
This hides the lane from view – it does not affect the events in any way.