The MIDI scale

MIDI tracks have a control called the MIDI Scale. This control displays a vertical ruler labeled with MIDI values (in 7bit Values mode) or MIDI notes (in Notes mode), giving you a visual guide for editing notes and controllers. The MIDI Scale is also a vertical zoom control. If a track uses a Drum Map, the MIDI Scale for that track displays the Drum Map’s note names on the track’s MIDI Scale (in Notes mode).

Figure 357. MIDI Scale in Notes mode.

A. MIDI Scale

To zoom vertically with the MIDI scale

1.	Put the MIDI Scale into notes mode by right-clicking the MIDI Scale and choosing Notes from the pop-up menu.

2.	Hold the mouse over the MIDI Scale so that the cursor changes to a small vertical keyboard, and drag upward to zoom in. The Inline Piano Roll view zooms in.

Note: In Notes mode, if the track is zoomed-out too far, there is not enough room in the MIDI Scale to display the keyboard. To see the keyboard, you need to zoom in far enough to display the keyboard.

3.	To zoom out, drag downward on the keyboard display.

You can also zoom by using the Track view zoom controls.

To scroll vertically with the MIDI scale

Right-click the MIDI Scale and drag up or down to scroll.

To fit a single track’s content into its Inline Piano Roll view

Right-click the MIDI Scale and choose Fit Content from the pop-up menu.

Or

CTRL-double-click the MIDI Scale.

To audition and select notes

To audition and select a note, SHIFT-click the note’s pitch in the MIDI Scale.

To audition and select all notes within a certain range, SHIFT-drag through the notes’ range of pitches in the MIDI Scale.

To change the MIDI scale’s display mode

Right-click the MIDI Scale to display the pop-up menu, and choose either 7bit Values (this displays MIDI values), or Notes (this displays the keyboard).

 

See also:

Displaying the Inline Piano Roll view

Displaying notes and controllers in the Inline Piano Roll view