-<p>Adding pitch bending or aftertouch can add a lot of subtlety to an otherwise plain sounding midi region and help humanize it.</p>
+<p>
+ Adding pitch bending or aftertouch can add a lot of subtlety to an otherwise
+ plain sounding midi region and help humanize it.
+</p>
-<img src="/images/MIDI_pitch_bending.png" alt="Automation : pitch bending" />
+<figure>
+ <img src="/images/MIDI_pitch_bending.png" alt="Automation: pitch bending">
+ <figcaption>Automation: pitch bending</figcaption>
+</figure>
-<p>Pitch bending and aftertouch both work the same way, through automation. Right click the MIDI track's header > Automation > Bender <em>(or Pressure)</em> > <em>choose the channel you want to bend</em>.</p>
+<p>
+ Pitch bending and aftertouch both work the same way, through automation, by <kbd class="mouse">right</kbd>
+ clicking the MIDI track's header <kbd class="menu">> Automation > Bender (or
+ Pressure) > the channel to bend</kbd>.
+</p>
-<p>Using the Draw tool, as for all the automation, allows to create a gradual change from one drawn point to another. A line in the center produces no change to the pitch, while a line above the center will bend the pitch to a higher note (up to 4 semitones) and a line going under the middle will bend the pitch to a lower note.</p>
+<p>
+ Using the Draw tool, as for all the automation, allows to create a gradual
+ change from one drawn point to another. A line in the center produces no
+ change to the pitch, while a line above the center will bend the pitch to a
+ higher note and a line going under the middle will bend the pitch to a lower note.
+</p>
-<p>The values can be anything between 0 (-4 semitones) to 16383 (+4 semitones). No automation or a value of 8192 means no pitch shifting.</p>
-
-<p>Aftertouch works very similarly, though the values are between 0 and 127. It should be noted that aftertouch differs from velocity, as aftertouch allows to slightly change the timbre or create a vibrato, while the velocity sets the power with which the note is played (e.g. on a keyboard, the key is hit).</p>
+<p>
+ The pitch change depends on the synth-plugin used. Common ranges are an
+ change of either ± 1, ± 2 or ± 4 semitones
+ for the range 0 to 16383. The range is usually defined by the soundfont
+ for each instrument.
+ A value of 8192, which is also the default, means no pitch change.
+</p>
+<p>
+ Aftertouch works very similarly, though the values are between 0 and 127. It
+ should be noted that aftertouch differs from velocity, as aftertouch allows to
+ slightly change the timbre or create a vibrato, while the velocity sets the
+ power with which the note is played (e.g. on a keyboard, the key is hit).
+</p>