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(DEFAULT ‘PRO TOOLS’ PLUG-IN)
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*REFERENCE GUIDE* —>
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-CHAPTER 36-
(“MIDI EDITING”)
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-CREATE [INSTRUMENT TRACK] NAMED [FRAMES]–
[SHIFT] + [COMMAND] + [ n ]
*stereo*
*ticks*
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*TO SHOW HIDE ‘TRACK/GROUP LIST’ IN ‘MIDI EDITOR’, CLICK THIS BUTTON IN ‘BOTTOM LEFT CORNER’* —>
(can you assign a keyboard shortcut like you did in ‘edit window’?)
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*is there no way to view ‘clips list’ from the ‘MIDI editor’?*
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*to set ‘MIDI note duration’ in ‘MIDI EDITOR’ —>
*TOP PANEL* —>
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*you must set your desired ‘MIDI note duration’ in BOTH ‘edit window’ + ‘MIDI window’*
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*to import MIDI file* –>
[COMMAND] + [OPTION] + [ i ]
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(choose a MIDI file from your computer and double-click it)
(it will open in the ‘MIDI editor’)
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-IF YOU IMPORT A [MIDI SCORE] INTO YOUR [CLIPS LIST], ALL [MIDI TRACKS] ARE LISTED* —>
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*in MIDI EDITOR*
*THE BASIX* –>
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*in ‘top left corner’, customize your ‘MIDI editor layout’* –>
(just like the ‘time controls’ in your normal non-MIDI workflow)
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*the top half of the ‘MIDI editor panel’ is the ‘piano roll’* –>
(click on the ‘upside down triangle button’ at bottom of the left ‘blue bar’ to re-size your piano roll*)
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*the ‘bottom half’ has ‘automation playlists’ + MIDI CC data*
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*if you have both ‘normal timeline’ + ‘MIDI timeline’ panels open, you can tell which 1 is ‘activated’ (in terms of corresponding ‘keyboard shortcuts’) by a yellow border that will be around the ‘top tools panel’ of the active window*
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*”active normal timeline”* –>
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*active MIDI timeline* –>
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*[MIDI EDITOR] TOOLS* –>
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In this article of our Pro Tools series, we’ll show you how to edit MIDI tracks and clips.
If you’re a beginner, this will speed up your editing workflow, but if you haven’t done so yet or need to, check out our guide on how to create a session, and also how to create MIDI tracks.
MIDI Clips
MIDI Editor
Quantization
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MIDI Clips
MIDI clips contain all of the MIDI data that’s contained within it, so before you can edit anything, you need to create a clip.
It can be created in a few different ways, so follow the steps below to create your MIDI clip and access the MIDI Editor
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Creating Clips and Accessing the MIDI Editor
Record on your MIDI or Virtual Instrument track.
You can also import a MIDI file by clicking File > Import > MIDI and navigating to the file location.
In the upper taskbar, click the Grabber tool.
Double-click the MIDI clip to open the MIDI Editor
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Viewing the MIDI Editor Window
As long as you have a MIDI or Virtual Instrument track in your project, you will be able to open the MIDI Editor window
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Pro Tools MIDI Editor
The Piano Roll and Automation Playlist
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MIDI Editor
Once you open the MIDI Editor, you will see a split screen.
The top half of the screen is the Piano Roll section which shows you all of your MIDI notes in the clip.
The bottom half has automation playlists and MIDI CC (‘continuous controller’) data.
In other words, this is where you can change the velocity (attack), and other parameters of your MIDI notes
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Piano Roll
If you accidentally hit a wrong note, or if you need to make a few quick edits, use the Piano Roll to make these changes
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you can edit MIDI data in 2 ways…
(fn F8)
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[COMMAND] + [3]
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(fn F10)
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[COMMAND] + [6]
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Related Videos
Now that you’ve learned what the MIDI Editor does and how to use it, check out these videos from Avid to some other great MIDI functions!
Deeper Control of your MIDI
Retrospective MIDI Recording
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