How to make midi notes look big

[musicman691]

Originally Posted by Samba

I've just wiped my laptop.

New specs: Big Sur 11.6 & Pro Tools 2021.7

The problem still exists. Midi notes always look small when in full screen.

Does Avid actually provide a way to set this so it's able to be set? Or is it a luck of the draw?

As I said before - once I set a size it stays there. There's no setting that says 'keep this note size'. Can you adjust the note size at all and if so does it stay that size when you save and close the session and reopen said session? Does it stay the set size when you quit and restart PT?

[Ben Jenssen]

Silly question from one who doesn't edit midi in PT that much; Is it a matter of one of you talking about midi in the edit window, and the other about the midi editor window?

[midnightrambler]

If we're talking about the main edit window (not the MIDI editor), mine doesn't "remember" the size either. It doesn't even remember it from track to track.

[Eric Lambert]

PT 2021.7.0 w/ OS 11.6. If I enlarge MIDI notes using **** + command + ] and then hit E for full screen, the size is consistent between both zoom levels. From memory, it has always operated that way.

I'll check with some of the other guys I work with and see how their rigs behave. This would be frustrating. It doesn't feel like a bug per se, it feels like there's a setting that got tripped, or your PT preferences file has gone corrupt. You reinstalled PT but I'm not certain that your old preference file isn't still being accessed.

If it were me, I'd clear out that pref file and start a new session (the behavior might be saved with your old, existing old session) then retest. This is fixable.

Also, how do you have your Preferences set in the Editing/Zoom Toggle tab? There are a few adjustments in there that could be complicating things if not properly set.

[musicman691]

Originally Posted by Ben Jenssen

Silly question from one who doesn't edit midi in PT that much; Is it a matter of one of you talking about midi in the edit window, and the other about the midi editor window?

That could be. I never edit MIDI in the edit window but in the MIDI editor window.

[Samba]

I'm on Big Sur 11.6 & PT 2021.

When going full screen, midi notes are too small to edit. I have to manually make them bigger. This wastes time.

I've asked this question before, but no-one seems to know if Avid has provided a definite way to ensure midi notes are always an editable size when going full screen.

I can't see an option in preferences. Surely it's possible?

[Eric Lambert]

You already have an ongoing thread about this.

https://duc.avid.com/showthread.php?t=416872

[Samba]

Originally Posted by Eric Lambert

You already have an ongoing thread about this.

https://duc.avid.com/showthread.php?t=416872

I know. I'm still waiting for an answer. I thought this would be a pretty basic question.

[Eric Lambert]

Originally Posted by Eric Lambert

PT 2021.7.0 w/ OS 11.6. If I enlarge MIDI notes using **** + command + ] and then hit E for full screen, the size is consistent between both zoom levels. From memory, it has always operated that way.

I'll check with some of the other guys I work with and see how their rigs behave. This would be frustrating. It doesn't feel like a bug per se, it feels like there's a setting that got tripped, or your PT preferences file has gone corrupt. You reinstalled PT but I'm not certain that your old preference file isn't still being accessed.

If it were me, I'd clear out that pref file and start a new session (the behavior might be saved with your old, existing old session) then retest. This is fixable.

Also, how do you have your Preferences set in the Editing/Zoom Toggle tab? There are a few adjustments in there that could be complicating things if not properly set.

No response to the post above so the thread has gone dead. FWIW I was able to adequately adjust MIDI note size behavior by adjusting Preferences.