-as of [6 OCTOBER 2026]-
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*REFERENCE GUIDE* —>
-7 CHAPTERS-
-137 PAGES-
(CHAPTERS [10 / 27 / [36 – 39] / [47])
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-CHAPTER 10-
(“CONFIGURING MIDI”)
[270] – [277]
-8 PAGES-
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-CHAPTER 27-
(“MIDI RECORDING”)
[743] – [762]
-20 PAGES-
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-PART 6-
-MIDI-
(4 CHAPTERS)
[952] – [1055]
-104 PAGES-
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-CHAPTER 36-
(MIDI EDITING)
[952] – [1000]
-49 PAGES-
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-CHAPTER 37-
(MIDI EDITOR)
[1001] – [1021]
-21 PAGES-
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-CHAPTER 38-
(SCORE EDITOR)
[1022] – [1045]
-24 PAGES-
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-CHAPTER 39-
(MIDI EVENT LIST)
[1046] – [1055]
-10 PAGES-
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-CHAPTER 47-
(“MELODYNE EDITING” + “AUDIO —> MIDI”)
[1240] – [1244]
-5 PAGES-
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(YOU CANNOT IMPORT [.SIB FILES] INTO [PRO TOOLS])
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*hovering pointer over left column of ‘piano roll’ will change highlighted key to ‘pale red’ (?) from standard white/black* —>
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*it will not display ‘note/octave’*
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*to do this, hover in ‘main MIDI window’* and the note will be displayed (along with your cursor time location) near the ‘top center’* –>
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‘octave’ will appear in ‘dark gray box’ in ‘bottom right corner’ of ‘root note’*
(notes/octaves get LOWER as you proceed down piano roll ‘left column’)
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*default ‘root note’ is C*
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*RANGE* —>
C(-2)
TO
G(+8)
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*OVER 10 OCTAVES*
*each ‘octave’ contains 12 notes*
*10 full octaves*
(7 notes left over)
C-2 – C8
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C#8 D8 D#8 E8 F8 F#8 G
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“INSERTING MIDI NOTES”
(PAGE 820)
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-CREATE [INSTRUMENT TRACK] IN [EDIT WINDOW]-
-SELECT [INSTRUMENT TRACK]-
-NAVIGATE TO [MIDI EDITOR WINDOW]-
-YOU CAN CHOOSE A DIFFERENT [EDIT MODE] IN [MIDI EDITOR WINDOW] THAN THE CURRENT [EDIT MODE] IN YOUR [EDIT WINDOW]-
*THE [EDIT MODES] ARE LISTED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE [MIDI EDITOR WINDOW] TOP PANEL* —>
-ALL [INSTRUMENT TRAX] IN [CURRENT SESSION] WILL BE LISTED IN THE [MIDI EDITOR TRACK LIST]-
(whether or not they are selected in the [edit window])
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-THE [KS] TO SHOW/HIDE [TRAX LIST] IN [EDIT WINDOW] DOES NOT WORK IN [MIDI EDIT WINDOW]-
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*you have to click this button in [bottom left corner] to show/hide [track list]* —>
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-YOU CANNOT VIEW THE [CLIPS LIST] FROM THE [MIDI EDIT WINDOW]-
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-AN [INSTRUMENT TRACK] MUST BE SELECTED IN [EDIT WINDOW] TO EDIT IT IN [MIDI EDIT WINDOW]-
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*GO TO THE [TOP PANEL] TO SWITCH BETWEEN [INSTRUMENT TRAX]* —>
(SELECTING THE [INSTRUMENT TRAX] IN [TRAX LIST] DOES NOT DISPLAY THEM IN THE [MIDI TIMELINE])
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-THE [MIDI KEYBOARD] RANGES FROM (C -2) TO (G8)-
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-WHEN YOU HOVER POINTER IN [MIDI EDITOR TIMELINE], THE CURRENT [(KEYBOARD NOTE) / (TIMESTAMP)] IS DISPLAYED IN [TOP RIGHT CORNER]* —>
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*TO SELECT [MIDI INPUT NOTE LENGTH]* —>
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-LONGEST DURATION* —>
[1 BAR]
[4 BEATS]
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-SHORTEST DURATION* —>
[1/64 NOTES]
[1/16 OF A BEAT]
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*YOU CAN USE [DOTTED NOTES] FOR ANY [NOTE DURATION] EXCEPT [1 BAR]*
*YOU CAN USE [TRIPLET NOTES] FOR ANY [NOTE DURATION] EXCEPT [1 BAR]*
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*IF YOU SELECT “FOLLOW GRID”, [INSERTED MIDI NOTE DURATIONS] WILL MATCH THE [NOTE DURATION] OF THE GRID*
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*SET THE [GRID NOTE DURATION] HERE* —>
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-HIT [RETURN] TO MOVE [PLAYHEAD] TO BEGINNING OF [MIDI TIMELINE]-
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-SCROLL TO BOTTOM-
(THE “C NEGATIVE 2” NOTE)
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*SELECT [PENCIL TOOL]* —>
[COMMAND] + [ 6 ]
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*CLICK A [GRID LOCATION] TO INPUT A NOTE* —>
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*WHEN YOU INSERT A NOTE, THE [TIMELINE SELECTION ARROW] MOVES TO THE BEGINNING OF THE [MIDI NOTE]* —>
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-HIT [RETURN] TO MOVE THE [TIMELINE SELECTION ARROW] TO BEGINNING OF [MIDI TIMELINE]-
(THE [MIDI NOTE] IS [DE-SELECTED])
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*selected MIDI note* —>
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*unselected MIDI note* —>
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-TO SELECT A [MIDI NOTE], CLICK IT-
(THE “PENCIL TOOL” BECOMES A “GRABBER” WHEN YOU HOVER OVER [MIDI NOTE])
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*WHEN YOU SELECT A [MIDI NOTE], THE [PLAYHEAD] MOVES TO THE BEGINNING OF [SELECTED NOTE]-
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*TO [DE-SELECT] MIDI NOTE WITHOUT MOVING [PLAYHEAD]* —>
[LEFT/RIGHT ARROW KEY]
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*TO [RE-SELECT] MIDI NOTE WITHOUT MOVING [PLAYHEAD]* —>
[RIGHT ARROW KEY]
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*TO DELETE [SELECTED NOTE]* —>
[DELETE]
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*TO DELETE [UNSELECTED NOTE]* —>
[DOUBLE-CLICK]
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*TO SELECT MULTIPLE [MIDI NOTES]* —>
[SHIFT-CLICK]
(“COMMAND-CLICK” DOESN’T WORK)
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*TO SELECT A RANGE OF [MIDI NOTES]* —>
*select [grabber tool]* —>
[COMMAND] + [ 4 ]
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*WHEN YOU HOVER POINTER OVER [MIDI TIMELINE], YOUR POINTER BECOMES A “MARQUEE”*
*CLICK-DRAG TO SELECT A RANGE OF [MIDI NOTES]*
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*TO SELECT ALL [MIDI NOTES]* —>
(THE ENTIRE [MIDI TIMELINE] IS ALSO SELECTED)
[COMMAND] + [ a ]
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*TO DE-SELECT A SINGLE [MIDI NOTE]* —>
[SHIFT-CLICK]
(THE [TIMELINE] WILL ALSO BE [DE-SELECTED])
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*TO DE-SELECT ALL [MIDI NOTES] WITHOUT DE-SELECTING THE [TIMELINE]* —>
[LEFT ARROW KEY]
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*TO DE-SELECT ALL [MIDI NOTES] + [TIMELINE], SELECT [GRABBER TOOL] + CLICK ANY [EMPTY SPACE] IN THE [MIDI TIMELINE]* —>
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*TO DELETE ALL SELECTED NOTES* —>
[DELETE]
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*EVERY [MIDI NOTE] IS LISTED AS A [CLIP] IN THE [EDIT WINDOW] CLIPS LIST* —>
(THERE ARE NAMED AUTOMATICALLY BASED ON “TRACK NAME” + “SEQUENCE”)
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-DELETING [MIDI NOTES] FROM [TIMELINE] DOES NOT DELETE [MIDI NOTES] IN [CLIPS LIST]-
(BUT HITTING “UNDO” AFTER DELETION DOES)
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-DELETE [CLIP] FROM [CLIPS LIST]-
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*IF YOU CREATE NEW [MIDI NOTES], THEY WILL USE THE SAME NAMES AS THEY ONES YOU REMOVED FROM [CLIPS LIST]*
(AKA “FRAME 1 / FRAME 2 / ETC”)
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-MOVING A [MIDI NOTE] VERTICALLY DOES NOT CREATE A NEW [CLIP]-
-MOVING A [MIDI NOTE] HORIZONTALLY PAST ITS ORIGINAL BOUNDARIES CREATES A NEW CLIP-
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*TO RE-SIZE A [MIDI NOTE], HOVER [PENCIL TOOL] OVER TO [FAR LEFT/RIGHT] OF [MIDI NOTE] SO THAT POINTER CHANGES TO A [TRIM TOOL]*
(CLICK/DRAG TO RE-SIZE)
(IN [GRID MODE], YOU WILL RE-SIZE CLIP INCREMENTALLY)
(IN ANY OTHER [EDIT MODE], YOU [SPECTRUM RE-SIZE CLIP])
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*TO COPY SELECTED [MIDI NOTE]* —>
[COMMAND] + [ c ]
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*TO MOVE [MIDI TIMELINE PLAYHEAD] BACKWARD/FORWARD BY 1 BAR* —>
[NUMERIC 1/2]
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[TAB]
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(THIS ALSO DE-SELECTS MIDI NOTES)
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*TO PASTE [MIDI NOTE] BEGINNING AT [PLAYHEAD]* —>
[COMMAND] + [ v ]
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-MOVE [PLAYHEAD] FORWARD 1 BAR-
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*RIINSE/REPEAT*
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