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MIDI Editors
Key Editor
To change the size of the part, drag the part borders.
The part borders display the name of the active part.
NOTE
If the part that you open for editing is a shared copy, any editing that you perform affects all
shared copies of this part. In the Project window, shared copies are indicated by an equal sign in
the top right corner of the part.
Looping MIDI Parts
The Independent Track Loop function allows you to loop a MIDI part independent of the project
playback.
When you activate the loop, the MIDI events within the loop are repeated continuously while
other events on other tracks are played back as usual. Every time the cycle restarts, the
independent track loop also restarts.
PROCEDURE
1. Activate Independent Track Loop on the toolbar.
If the button is not visible, right-click the toolbar and select Independent Track Loop from
the menu.
If you have set up a loop range in the Project window, it is hidden from the ruler in the
MIDI editor.
2. Ctrl/Cmd-click in the ruler to specify the start of the independent track loop.
3. Alt-click in the ruler to specify the end of the independent track loop.
RESULT
The independent loop range is indicated in a different color.
The start and end of the loop range are displayed on the status line.
AFTER COMPLETING THIS TASK
To repeat the events of the loop range and fill up the active MIDI part, select MIDI> Repeat
Loop.
Key Editor
The Key Editor is the default MIDI editor. It displays notes graphically in a piano roll-style
grid. The Key Editor allows for detailed editing of notes and non-note events, such as MIDI
controllers.
You can open the Key Editor in a separate window or in the lower zone of the Project window.
Opening the Key Editor in the lower zone of the Project window is useful if you want to access
the Key Editor functions from within a fixed zone of the Project window.
To open a MIDI part in the Key Editor, do one of the following:
Double-click a MIDI part in the Project window.
Select a MIDI part in the Project window and press Return or Ctrl/Cmd-E.
Select a MIDI part in the Project window and select MIDI> Open Key Editor.
In the Key Commands dialog in the Editors category, assign a key command for Open
Key Editor. Select a MIDI part in the Project window and use the key command.
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