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A typical MIDI track header looks like this:

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+ A MIDI track header +
+ A MIDI track header +
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- 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 show the full set of MIDI track controls, the track height + must be increased 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 - its visibility. + A MIDI track has the same basic controls as an audio track, + with the addition of two extra elements:

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  1. Some meters for the track's outputs (MIDI in red, + Audio in green)
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  2. The Scroomer, a zoom and scroll controller for the midi notes range.
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- 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.
- 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. + The Scroomer performs a couple of functions:

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- To edit the contents of a MIDI track see Edit - MIDI. + 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. In the context menu (right click), + the Channel Selector allows to control the MIDI channel(s) + that will be visible in the editor. +

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+ To edit the contents of a MIDI track see MIDI Editing.

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