Opening the view

There are several ways to open the Piano Roll view:

In the Track view, select the track you want to see, then choose Views > Piano Roll View or press ALT+3

In the Track view, right-click on a track and choose Views > Piano Roll from the pop-up menu

Double-click on a MIDI clip in the Clips pane

Double-click empty space on a MIDI or Instrument track

In a soft synth’s property page, click the Open View button to open the default MIDI editing view.

Each selected track is displayed.

The Piano Roll view lets you edit notes and controllers during playback or recording, in real time. This means you can loop over a portion of your project and hear any change you make on the next loop. The Piano Roll view also shows notes on-screen as you record them.

 

Note: When you initially open the Piano Roll view, you can choose to show all tracks, or only the tracks that are selected at the time you open the Piano Roll view. To do so, click the Piano Roll view View menu and select Filter to Selection On Open.

 

See:

Working with multiple tracks in the Piano Roll view

Displaying notes and controllers (Piano Roll view only)

Adding and editing notes in the Piano Roll

Adding and editing controllers in the Piano Roll

Locking views