MIDI List Editor¶
The [List Editor]{.dfn} is a way to look at the MIDI data of a region, not graphically as they are displayed in the Editor, but in a tabular form. This way of seeing the MIDI data allows for quicker “debugging” of a MIDI region, and for fast non-graphical (i.e. no mouse involved) editing. The list has a vertical flow, i.e. the first events (in time) are at the top of the window, and the last are at the bottom.
It is accessed by selecting the [Region > MIDI > List Editor…]{.kbd .menu} menu while having one MIDI region selected, or by [Right]{.kbd .mouse} clicking the MIDI region and choosing [Name_Of_The_Region > MIDI > List Editor…]{.kbd .menu}.
The window displays the following MIDI data:
Start |
the timestamp of the start of the note |
Channel |
the MIDI channel of the event |
Num |
The MIDI number of the note |
Name |
The MIDI name of the note, made of its English name and octave (e.g. “C4”) |
Vel |
the velocity of the note, i.e. its volume, between 0 (silent) and 127 (full) |
Length |
duration of the note, either expressed as a number (in ticks, related to the tempo) or as a text (fraction of a beat, also related to the tempo) |
At the top of the window is a [Sound Selected MIDI Notes]{.kbd .menu} button, which toggles playing a note as it is selected.
Each value can be manually modified, by [left]{.kbd .mouse} clicking it. However, the Name field is derived from the Number field, and cannot be edited. To change a note, its number must be changed, which will be reflected in the Name field.