All editing is done in-place, in-window. There is no separate piano roll
window or pane. Edit notes right where you see them.
</li>
+ <li>
+ 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 <kbd class="menu">e</kbd> key (by default)
+ toggles between region level and note level editing
+ </li>
+ <li>
+ 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.
+ </li>
<li>
All MIDI I/O is done via JACK for sample accurate timing and maximal
efficiency when communicating with external software synthesizers.
and the operation cannot be undone.
</li>
</ul>
-
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-
-<p>Ardour's MIDI editing is based on two basic principles:</p>
-<ol>
- <li>Editing should be done without having to enter a new window</li>
- <li>
- Editing should be able to carried out completely with the keyboard,
- or completely with the mouse, or with any combination of the two.
- </li>
-</ol>
-<p>
- Currently, MIDI editing is primarily restricted to note data. Other
- kinds of data (controller events, sysex data) are present and can be
- added and deleted, but not actually edited.
-</p>
-
-<h2>Fundamentals of MIDI Editing in Ardour 3</h2>
-<p>
- MIDI, just like audio, exists in <dfn>regions</dfn>. 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
- <kbd>e</kbd> key (by default) toggles between <dfn>region level</dfn>
- and <dfn>note level</dfn> editing, as will double-clicking on a MIDI region.
-</p>
-<p class="note">
- One very important thing to note: 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 you cannot select
- notes in several regions and then delete them all, nor can you copy-and-paste
- notes from one region to another. You can, of course, copy and paste the
- region(s), just as with audio.
-</p>
-