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A typical MIDI track header looks like this:

midi track controls - +

- To see the full set of MIDI track controls, you need to increase the - track height - beyond the default. MIDI tracks show only a few of the control elements + To see the full set of MIDI track controls, you need to increase the + track height + beyond the default. MIDI tracks show only a few of the control elements when there is insufficient vertical space.

A MIDI track has the same basic - controls as an audio track, - with the addition of two extra elements. The set of buttons below the main track - controls the MIDI channel(s) that will be visible in the editor. 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, - for example, be put on different channels. Clicking on a channel number toggles + controls as an audio track, + with the addition of two extra elements. The set of buttons below the main track + controls the MIDI channel(s) that will be visible in the editor. 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, + for example, be put on different channels. Clicking on a channel number toggles its visibility.

- To the right of the MIDI track controls is a representation of a piano keyboard - called the scroomer. This performs a couple of functions. + To the right of the MIDI track controls is a representation of a piano keyboard + called the scroomer. This performs a couple of functions. The scrollbar controls the range of pitches that are visible on the - track, as visualized by the piano keyboard.
+ 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.
- clicking on the piano plays the corresponding MIDI note for reference. + pitches.
+ Drag the scrollbar handles to zooms in and out and increase and decrease the + range of visible pitches.
+ clicking on the piano plays the corresponding MIDI note for reference.

- To edit the contents of a MIDI track see Edit + To edit the contents of a MIDI track see Edit MIDI.