Is it possible to do this?

[DonaldM]

Originally Posted by SomeOtherGuy

Thanks -- good to know it's a known issue, will hope for a fix.

I don't know if its an issue or not. Just going to note view from clip view makes the editing of individual notes possible. To me it seems logical this way. What if I don't want to edit ALL the notes in a clip...I'd still have go into note mode. Either way, you can't have one size fits all.

[musicman691]

Originally Posted by TOM@METRO

Shane is spot on. It would be great if the MIDI editing paradigm was consistent with audio.

You'll get no argument here. I deal a lot with MIDI and while I've found ways to get my work done anything to make it easier I won't sneeze at.

[Shan]

Originally Posted by SomeOtherGuy

Thanks Shane. In the main Edit window, in Notes View I can't seem to find a way to select an area in the middle of a long sustained MIDI note, within the note as you said. I can do it in the MIDI Editor window, but not in the main Edit window. Maybe I'm wrongly trying to get it to work like Logic, where you can drag across MIDI notes (and audio at the same time), and cut, paste, whatever.

Use the Selector Tool.

Shane

[SomeOtherGuy]

Originally Posted by Shan

Use the Selector Tool.

Shane

Thank you, and to the others. That did it. I was trying to do it with the Smart Tool, that was part of the problem. And here is the other part where I had it wrong:

If you have any MIDI tracks in the main Edit window that are not in NOTES view, even just one, then it won't work. I was putting say 4 MIDI tracks into NOTES view and trying the edits, but it just wasn't working. Put them all into NOTES view, even the ones you may not need to edit, and it works.

Similarly, if you select any audio tracks at the same time as the MIDI tracks, it also doesn't work. This is where it differs from Logic. All good though, one more step, but at least it's doable.

[DonaldM]

Originally Posted by SomeOtherGuy

If you have any MIDI tracks in the main Edit window that are not in NOTES view, even just one, then it won't work. I was putting say 4 MIDI tracks into NOTES view and trying the edits, but it just wasn't working. Put them all into NOTES view, even the ones you may not need to edit, and it works.

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This should NOT be the case. I do this kind of midi editing frequently and I only need to have the midi or instrument track I'm editing in note view and it doesn't matter what view the other midi/inst tracks are in. That is very odd!

[SomeOtherGuy]

Originally Posted by DonaldM

This should NOT be the case. I do this kind of midi editing frequently and I only need to have the midi or instrument track I'm editing in note view and it doesn't matter what view the other midi/inst tracks are in. That is very odd!

Hmmm...I'll take another look, thx.

[Stig Eliassen]

I usually switch to notes view, place the cursor (no selection), and hit "A" to trim the start, or "S" to trim the end. This is in Keyboard Commands Focus (a...z).

[ronwasserman]

Originally Posted by TOM@METRO

Shane is spot on. It would be great if the MIDI editing paradigm was consistent with audio.

Boy would I love this!

[SomeOtherGuy]

Originally Posted by PT Lover

I usually switch to notes view, place the cursor (no selection), and hit "A" to trim the start, or "S" to trim the end. This is in Keyboard Commands Focus (a...z).

Thanks! (Another obvious thing I should have known!!!)

[Shan]

Originally Posted by ronwasserman

Boy would I love this!

So would I and everyone else, so you're not alone. The MIDI editing really needs to mirror the audio editing. The current MIDI editing modus operandi really falls apart when using both audio and MIDI in Clip Groups and Edit Groups. I hope we see some big changes in the MIDI editing soon.

Shane