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-
All editing is done in-place, in-window. There is no separate piano roll
- window or pane. Edit notes right where you see them.
+ window or pane. Edit notes right where they appear.
-
MIDI, just like audio, exists in regions. MIDI regions behave like audio
- regions: they can be moved, trimmed, copied (cloned), or deleted. Ardour allows
- either editing MIDI (or audio) regions, or MIDI region content (the notes), but
- never both at the same time. The key (by default)
- toggles between region level and note level editing
+ regions: they can be moved, trimmed, copied (cloned), or deleted. Ardour
+ allows either editing MIDI (or audio) regions, or MIDI region content (the
+ notes), but never both at the same time. The key
+ (by default) toggles between region level and note level editing
-
- Editing note information in Ardour occurs in only a single region. There is no
- way currently to edit in note data for multiple regions at the same time, so for
- example notes cannot be selected in several regions and then all deleted, nor
- can they be copied-and-pasted from one region to another. Region(s), though, can
- be copy-pasted just as with audio.
+ Editing note information in Ardour occurs in only a single region. There is
+ no way currently to edit in note data for multiple regions at the same time,
+ so for example notes cannot be selected in several regions and then all
+ deleted, nor can they be copied-and-pasted from one region to another.
+ Region(s), though, can be copy-pasted just as with audio.
-
- All MIDI I/O is done via JACK for sample accurate timing and maximal
- efficiency when communicating with external software synthesizers.
+ When using jackd as the audio server for Ardour, all MIDI I/O is done
+ via JACK for sample accurate timing and maximal efficiency when communicating
+ with external software synthesizers. Otherwise, Ardour connects to midi
+ via the existing OS MIDI system.
-
- Every MIDI track has its own JACK MIDI port for input; it may have an
+ Every MIDI track has its own MIDI port for input; it may have an
arbitrary combination of audio and MIDI outputs, depending on the signal
- processing in the track; the full flexibility of JACK connectivity is
- present for MIDI just as it is for audio.
+ processing in the track.
-
Full automation for MIDI tracks, integrated with the handling of all MIDI
@@ -44,7 +45,7 @@
data).
-
- There is a Normal and a Percussive mode for note data editing.
+ There is a Normal and a Percussive mode for note data editing.
-
The scroomer is a combination scroll/zoom tool for altering
@@ -55,21 +56,21 @@
Notable Differences
-
- Fader (volume) control currently operates on transmitted MIDI data, not by sending CC
- #7.
+ Fader (volume) control currently operates on transmitted MIDI data, not by
+ sending CC #7.
-
- All note/data editing is per-region. There are no cross-region operations at this
- time.
+ All note/data editing is per-region. There are no cross-region operations at
+ this time.
-
By default, copying a MIDI region creates a deep link—both
- regions share the same data source, and edits to the contents of
- one will affect the other. To break this link, select
- from the region
+ regions share the same data source, and edits to the contents of one will
+ affect the other. Breaking this link is done by selecting from the region
context menu, after which the selected region(s) will have their own copies
- of only the data that they visually display on screen. You will not
- be able to trim the region back its original length after an Unlink operation,
- and the operation cannot be undone.
+ of only the data that they visually display on screen. The region
+ will no longer be trimmable back to its original length after an Unlink
+ operation, and the operation cannot be undone.