Editing MIDI Objects

This section describes how to edit MIDI objects as a whole. For information on editing the content of MIDI objects, see the section MIDI Editor

Arrange MIDI objects

MIDI objects can be positioned exactly like audio objects in the project window, the volume may be modified (middle handle), or fades (in or out) may be added (top right and left handles). They can be split, copied and pasted, and trimmed.

The following differences to audio objects exist:

  • While Split objects creates two objects for audio objects whose object boundaries are shifted accordingly, the function creates two separate MIDI objects for MIDI objects that do not contain MIDI data outside the object boundaries. Also with the function Trim MIDI objects, which you will find in addition to the function Trim objects in the menu Object > Edit the selected objects will not only be trimmed to the current range limits, but all MIDI data outside these object limits will be deleted.

    This has the advantage that editing several MIDI objects at the same time in the MIDI Editor becomes clearer, since the MIDI events outside the object boundaries, which cannot be heard anyway, are no longer displayed in the MIDI Editor. The disadvantage is that the events outside the object boundaries can no longer be restored by moving the object boundaries.

    You can change the behavior of these two functions by activating the option Soft Split for MIDI objects under System options > MIDI. Then MIDI objects behave during trimming and splitting in the same way as you are used to with audio objects, i.e. the trimmed MIDI data can be restored by moving the object boundaries.

  • Changing the volume of MIDI objects with the middle object handle and fading in and out with the handles on the top right and left of the object is controlled by adjusting the velocity (MIDI note on velocity). Many synthesizers do not change the volume, but rather the sound in relation to the velocity level. If you do not want that, adjust the volume in the mixer instead or by using a controller curve (usually controller 7).

  • MIDI objects always control the synthesizer that is set as the output device in the track where it was placed. If you move or copy a MIDI object to another track, a different synthesizer will be controlled or none at all.

  • With MIDI Object Freeze via Menu Object > Freeze Object > Freeze Object, the audio return signal of a software instrument replaces the MIDI objects with audio objects.

    Note: For this, the audio return signal of your software instrument must be routed to the MIDI track.

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