A MIDI track has the same basic controls as an audio track,
- with the addition of two extra elements:
+ with the addition of three extra elements:
Some meters for the track's outputs (MIDI in red,
Audio in green)
-
The Scroomer, a zoom and scroll controller for the midi notes range.
+
The Scroomer, a zoom and scroll controller for the midi notes range
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When the track is tall enough, the External MIDI Device selection dropdown appears.
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+ Also, right clicking the ●
+ (record) button shows the Step Entry dialog instead of
+ controlling the rec-safe.
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The Scroomer
+
The Scroomer performs a couple of functions:
The scrollbar controls the range of pitches that are visible on the
- track, as visualized by the piano keyboard. Drag the body of the scrollbar up
- and down to display higher or lower pitches.
-
Drag the scrollbar handles to zooms in and out and increase and decrease the
- range of visible pitches.
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clicking on the piano plays the corresponding MIDI note for reference.
+ track, as visualized by the piano keyboard. Dragging the body of the scrollbar up
+ and down displays higher or lower pitches.
+
Dragging the scrollbar handles zooms in and out and increases or decreases the
+ range of visible pitches.
+
Double clicking the scrollbar auto-adjusts the zooms to make the range of
+ visible pitches fit the actual content of the track.
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Clicking on the piano plays the corresponding MIDI note for reference.
+
left clicking on a note adds the note to the
+ selection (for all regions on the track). See Note
+ Selection.
+
middle clicking a note clears the selection, selects
+ only the note.
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+
Channel and patch selection
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The Channel Selector
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+ The MIDI channel control window
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A MIDI track's data may span any number of the 16 available MIDI channels, and sometimes it is
useful to view only a subset of those channels; different instruments may,
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the Channel Selector allows to control the MIDI channel(s)
that will be visible in the editor.
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+ This window also gives control over which channel(s) will be recorded, and which will be played back, choosing between:
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All channels
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Only selected channels —Ardour then proposes to choose amongst the 16 channels which are to be recorded/played
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Force all to one channel —Ardour then 'routes' all the channels to one user selectable channel.
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The Patch Selector
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+ The Patch Selector window
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+ The Patch Selector window is an easy way to set which instrument will be used on any of the MIDI channels.
+ Although patches can be changed at any time using a patch change, this dialog
+ provides an easy and convenient way to preview patches in software and hardware instruments. It
+ integrates fully with Ardour's support for MIDNAM (patch definition files), so Ardour can display named programs/patches
+ for both General MIDI synths and those with MIDNAM files.
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+
+ The window itself makes it easy to choose a channel, a bank number, optionally choosing a bank number through its MSB
+ and LSB numbers (CC#00 and CC#32) for large banks, then choosing an instrument.
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+ The keyboard at the bottom of the window allows for a quick preview of the selected instrument, either automatically
+ (using the buttons on top of the keyboard) or manually by either clicking a note or using the computer keyboard as a
+ piano keyboard.
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+
To edit the contents of a MIDI track see MIDI Editing.
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