9.5

MIDI Functions
Dissolve Part
NOTE
This option is not available when Dissolve to Lanes is activated.
Dissolve to Lanes
Dissolves the part to lanes.
Dissolving Parts into Separate Channels
You can dissolve MIDI parts that contain events on different MIDI channels and distribute the
events into new parts on new tracks, one for each MIDI channel found.
PROCEDURE
1. Select the parts that contain MIDI events on different channels.
2. Select MIDI> Dissolve Part.
3. Activate Separate Channels.
4. Click OK.
RESULT
For each MIDI channel used in the selected parts, a new MIDI track is created and set to
the corresponding MIDI channel. Each event is copied into the part on the track with the
corresponding MIDI channel, and the original parts are muted.
MIDI Channel Setting
Setting a track to MIDI channel Any causes each MIDI event to play back on its original MIDI
channel, rather than a channel set for the whole track.
There are two main situations when Any channel tracks are useful:
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When you record several MIDI channels at the same time.
You may for example have a MIDI keyboard with several keyboard zones, where each zone
sends MIDI on a separate channel. Setting the channel to Any allows you to play back the
recording with different sounds for each zone (since the different MIDI notes play back on
separate MIDI channels).
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When you have imported a MIDI file of Type 0.
MIDI files of Type 0 contain only one track, with notes on up to 16 different MIDI channels.
If you were to set this track to a specific MIDI channel, all notes in the MIDI file would be
played back with the same sound; setting the track to Any will cause the imported file to
play back as intended.
Dissolving Parts into Separate Pitches
You can dissolve MIDI parts that contain events of different pitches and distribute the events into
new parts on new tracks, one for each MIDI pitch found. This is useful when the different pitches
are used for separating different sounds such as MIDI drum tracks or sampler sound FX tracks.
By dissolving such parts, you can work with each sound individually, on a separate track.
PROCEDURE
1. Select the parts that contain MIDI events of different pitches.
2. Select MIDI> Dissolve Part.
3. Activate Separate Pitches.
4. Click OK.
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