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MIDI Processing
This chapter describes the various MIDI processing functions available on the MIDI
menu. They offer various ways to edit MIDI notes and other events, either in the
Project window or from within a MIDI editor.
MIDI functions vs. MIDI modifiers
In some cases, the result of a MIDI function can also be obtained by using MIDI
modifiers. For example, the operations “Transpose” and “Quantize” are available
both as MIDI modifiers and as MIDI functions.
The main difference is that MIDI modifiers do not affect the actual MIDI events on
the track in any way, while MIDI functions change the events “permanently”
(although recent changes can be undone).
Use the following guidelines to decide which path to choose for operations that are
available both as modifiers and as functions:
• If you want to adjust a few parts or events only, use MIDI functions. The MIDI
modifiers affect the output of the whole track (although they can be made
permanent in a specific area with the Merge MIDI in Loop function).
• If you want to experiment with different settings, use MIDI modifiers.
• MIDI modifiers settings are not reflected in the MIDI editors, since the actual
MIDI events are not affected.
This can be potentially confusing; if you have transposed notes using
modifiers for example, the MIDI editors will still show the notes with their
original pitch (but they will play back at their transposed pitch). Therefore,
MIDI functions are a better solution if you want to see the effects of your
editing in the MIDI editors.
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MIDI realtime parameters on page 404