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MIDI Processing
This chapter describes the various MIDI processing functions available on the MIDI 
menu. They offer various ways to edit MIDI notes and other events, either in the 
Project window or from within a MIDI editor.
MIDI functions vs. MIDI modifiers
In some cases, the result of a MIDI function can also be obtained by using MIDI 
modifiers. For example, the operations “Transpose” and “Quantize” are available 
both as MIDI modifiers and as MIDI functions.
The main difference is that MIDI...

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What is affected by the MIDI functions?
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What is affected by the MIDI functions?
Which events are affected when you use a MIDI function depends on the function, 
the active window and the current selection:
• Some MIDI functions only apply to MIDI events of a certain type.
For example, quantization only affects notes, while the Delete Controllers 
function only applies to MIDI controller events.
• In the Project window, the MIDI functions apply to all selected parts, affecting 
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Making your settings permanent
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• Select a root note and scale type for the new scale from the lower 
pop-up menus.
Make sure to select the correct root note if you want to keep the result 
in the same key as the original notes, or select an entirely different key 
if you want to experiment.
Use Range
When this is activated, transposed notes will remain within the limit that you 
specify with the Low and High values.
If a note would end up outside this limit after transposition, it is...

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Merge MIDI in Loop
The “Merge MIDI in Loop” function combines all unmuted MIDI events on all 
unmuted tracks, applies MIDI modifiers, and generates a new MIDI part, containing 
all the events as you would hear them during playback.
PROCEDURE
1. Mute all the tracks that you do not want to include in the merge.
Instead of muting whole tracks, you can also mute individual parts.
2. Set up the left and right locators to encompass the area that you want to...

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Applying effects to a single part
Normally, the MIDI modifiers affect a whole MIDI track. This may not always be what 
you want. For example, you may want to apply some MIDI modifiers to a single part 
(without having to create a separate track for that part only). The “Merge MIDI in 
Loop” function can help:
PROCEDURE
1. Set up your MIDI modifiers the way you want them for the part.
This will of course affect the whole track, but focus on the part for now.
2. Set the...

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Dissolving parts into separate channels
Setting a track to MIDI channel “Any” will cause each MIDI event to play back on its 
original MIDI channel, rather than a channel set for the whole track. There are two 
main situations when “Any” channel tracks are useful:
• When you record several MIDI channels at the same time.
You may for example have a MIDI keyboard with several keyboard zones, 
where each zone sends MIDI on a separate channel. Recording on an “Any” 
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Dissolving parts into separate pitches
The Dissolve Part function can also scan MIDI parts for events of different pitches, 
and distribute the events into new parts on new tracks, one for each pitch. This is 
useful when the different pitches are not used in a melodic context, but rather for 
separating different sounds (e.
 g. MIDI dru m tr ac ks or  sampler  so und F X tr ac ks) . By 
dissolving such parts, you can work with each sound individually, on a separate...

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You can specify a gap or overlap for this function with the “Legato Overlap” setting 
in the Preferences dialog (Editing–MIDI page).
When using Legato with this setting, each note will be extended to end 5 ticks before the 
next note.
When you activate “Legato Mode: Between Selected Notes Only”, the length of the 
note will be adjusted so that it reaches the next selected note, allowing you to apply 
Legato only to your bass line, for example.
NOTE
You can also...

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Velocity
This function opens a dialog that allows you to manipulate the velocity of notes in 
various ways.
The following types of velocity processing are available:
Add/Subtract
This simply adds a fixed number to the existing velocity values. You set the 
value (positive or negative) with the Amount parameter.
Compress/Expand
Compresses or expands the “dynamic range” of MIDI notes by scaling the 
velocity values according to the Ratio setting (0 to 300
 %). The...

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Delete Doubles
This function removes double notes, i. e. notes of the same pitch on the exact same 
position from the selected MIDI parts. Double notes can occur when recording in 
Cycle mode, after Quantizing, etc.
Delete Notes
Allows you to delete very short or weak notes. This is useful for automatically 
removing unwanted “ghost notes” after recording. Selecting “Delete Notes…” 
opens a dialog in which you set up the criteria for the function.
The parameters...