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3. Editing A Sequence 3.1. Graphical Mode 3.1.1. Tool Palette 1. Editing Tool: By using this popup menu, you can choose one of editing tools: Select, Draw, MIDI in or MIDI out. The "Select" tool is used to select or drag events. The "Draw" tool is used to create new events. The "MIDI in" tool is used to step recording incoming MIDI events. And the "MIDI out" tool is used to output MIDI events. If you click or drag with the Select tool pressing the [command] key, the editing tool is temporarily switched to the tool you last used (draw, MIDI in or MIDI out). If you click or drag with the draw tool, the MIDI in tool or the MIDI out tool pressing the [command] key, it operates as the select tool. You can toggle switch between the current editing tool and the last editing tool recently used by double clicking on this icon, or typing the [T] key. In the "Editing tool" popup menu, the current editing tool is displayed with a check mark, and the last used editing tool is displayed with a diamond mark. To use the MIDI in tool, you have to check the "MIDI thru on" in the "MIDI port setup" dialog. 2. Editing mode: With this popup menu, you can specify a parameter modification mode which is used to edit parameters of events by dragging or drawing. o Value: Parameters of target events will be set to same value as a parameter of the dragged event, or to values drawn with an envelope curve. o Scale: Parameters of target events will be scaled with dragged rate or with rates drawn with an envelope curve. o Add: Parameters of target events will be added or subtracted dragged difference or values drawn with an envelope curve. o Min: Parameters of target events will be clipped with a parameter of the dragged event, or values drawn with an envelope curve as lower limit. o Max: Parameters of target events will be clipped with a parameter of the dragged event, or values drawn with an envelope curve as upper limit. You can toggle switch between the current editing mode and the last by double clicking here or typing the [E] key. 3. Curve mode: By this popup menu, you can specify an envelope curve which is used to create or edit continuous events with the draw tool. You can toggle switch between the current curve and the last used by double clicking here or typing the [C] key. 4. Cursor quantize: By this popup menu, you can specify the time unit used to drag events. You can toggle switch between the current time unit and the last used by double clicking here or typing the [Q] key. 5. Event density: You can specify the density of continuous events when new events are created by drawing. 6. Zoom out: By clicking on this icon, you can zoom out window contents for the time axis. If you click and hold on this icon, a popup menu which allows you to specify the zooming rate will appear. 7. Zoom in: By clicking on this icon, you can zoom in window contents for the time axis. If you click and hold on this icon, a popup menu which allows you to specify the zooming rate will appear. 3.1.2. Editing Note Events on the Piano-roll 1. Creating: Clicking blank area on the piano-roll by the draw tool creates a new note event. By holding down the mouse button after creating, you can drag and place it to another point. For details about dragging operations, see the paragraph (3). 2. Selecting: Clicking a note event on the piano-roll selects the note event. Dragging on the piano-roll by the select tool selects all note events which are start in the rectangle you dragged. If you do these operation with pressing the [shift] key, these note events will be added to the selection. If you click one of selected note events with pressing the [shift] key, clicked note event will be de-selected. 3. Dragging: By dragging selected note events, you can edit timing or note number of selected events. If multiple events are selected, all selected events will be moved for same amounts. By dragging note events with pressing the [control] key, you can modify length (duration) of note evens. If you release the mouse button pressing the [option] key, dragged events will be duplicated and placed to the point you released the mouse button. If the [option] key is not pressed, dragged events will be just moved. 4. Step-recording: Note events incoming from the MIDI-in port while you drag piano-roll by the MIDI in tool will be placed into the dragged time range. 5. Sending to MIDI out: Scrubbing piano-roll by the MIDI out tool sends scrubbed note events to the MIDI-out port. 3.1.3. Editing Note Events on the Velocity chart 1. Creating: Note events are created on the piano-roll only. It is impossible to create a note event on the velocity chart. 2. Selecting: Clicking a velocity bar on the chart by the select tool selects the clicked note event. Dragging on the velocity chart by the select tool selects all note events which are start in the dragged time range. 3. Dragging: You can change timing or velocity parameter of selected events by dragging operation. In case multiple events are selected, the Editing mode you specified is applied to modifications of velocity parameters. If you drag with pressing the [control] key, you can get "fine" modification of velocity parameters. If you release mouse button pressing the [option] key, dragged events will be duplicated and placed to the release point. If the [option] key is not pressed, dragged events will be just moved. 4. Modification by envelope curve: If you drag on the velocity chart by the draw tool, a specified Envelope curve will be drawn according to your dragging. Velocity parameters in the dragged time range will be modified by this envelope curve. The Editing mode you specified is applied to modifications. If you draw an envelope curve with pressing the [shift] key, only selected note events will be changed. Otherwise, all note events in dragged time range will be changed. 5. Step-recording: It works same as on the piano-roll. 6. Sending to MIDI out: It works same as on the piano-roll. 3.1.4. Editing Continuous Events 1. Creating: If you drag on a chart by the draw tool and the "Value" edit mode, an envelope curve you specified is drawn. After the dragging operation, new events will be created in accordance with the envelope curve, and inserted into the dragged time range. Note that if you draw an envelope with pressing the [shift] key, the operation will be a modification of existing selected events. 2. Selecting: Clicking the top of an event bar on the chart by the select tool selects the clicked continuous event. Dragging on the chart by the select tool selects all events in the dragged time range. 3. Dragging: You can change timing or parameter value of selected events by dragging operation with the select tool. In case multiple events are selected, the Editing mode you specified is applied to modifications of the parameter values. If you drag with pressing the [control] key, you can get fine modification. If you release the mouse button pressing the [option] key, dragged events will be duplicated and placed to the release point. If the [option] key is not pressed, dragged events will be just moved. 4. Modification by envelope curve: If you drag on a chart by the draw tool, a specified Envelope curve will appear according to your dragging. Parameters of events in the dragged time range will be modified in accordance with the envelope curve. The Editing mode you specified is applied to modifications. If you draw an envelope curve with pressing the [shift] key, only selected events will be changed. 5. Step-recording: Events incoming from the MIDI-in port while you hold the mouse button on a chart by the MIDI in tool will be placed into the clicked point. 6. Sending to MIDI out: Scrubbing a chart by the MIDI out tool sends scrubbed events to the MIDI-out port. 3.1.5. Editing Program Change Events 1. Creating: If you click on a chart by the draw tool, a popup menu which has program name items for the current channel will appear. Choose a program name you want to use in the current channel, then a new program change event is created and placed into the point you clicked. 2. Selecting: Clicking the program name displayed on the chart by the select tool selects the clicked program change event. Dragging on the chart by the select tool selects all program change events in the dragged time range. 3. Dragging: You can change timing of selected events by dragging operation with the select tool. If you release the mouse button pressing the [option] key, dragged events will be duplicated and placed to the release point. If the [option] key is not pressed, dragged events will be just moved. 4. Modification: By clicking a program change event using the draw tool, a program name popup will appear. Choose a program name you want to change. 5. Step-recording: Events incoming from the MIDI-in port while you click and hold the mouse button on a chart by the MIDI in tool will be placed into the clicked point. 6. Sending to MIDI out: Scrubbing a chart by the MIDI out tool sends scrubbed events to the MIDI-out port. 3.1.6. Editing System Exclusive Events 1. Creating: By clicking on a event chart using the draw tool, a dialog which allows you to input system exclusive data will appear. For details about inputting data, see the paragraph (4). 2. Selecting: Clicking the small rounded rectangle on the chart by the select tool selects the clicked system exclusive event. Dragging on the chart by the select tool selects all system exclusive events in the dragged time range. 3. Dragging: You can change timing of selected events by dragging operation with the select tool. If you release the mouse button pressing the [option] key, dragged events will be duplicated and placed to the release point. If the [option] key is not pressed, dragged events will be just moved. 4. Modification: By clicking an existing system exclusive event using the draw tool, a dialog which allows you to edit system exclusive data will appear. If contents of the system exclusive event are recognized by a "System exclusive filter" in Profiles, some input fields will be shown on the dialog. If no profile recognizes the editing system exclusive event, all hex-dumped data will be shown in one input field on the dialog. For a hex-dumped format, don't describe the leading F0 byte, but the F7 byte at the end is required. By the popup menu at the bottom of this dialog, you can switch a system exclusive filter used to edit. If editing system exclusive data doesn't match to the filter, data will be forced to default data for the filter. 5. Step-recording: Step-recording system exclusive events is not supported. 6. Sending to MIDI out: Sending system exclusive events with scrubbing on the chart is not supported. 3.1.7. Editing Text Type Meta Events 1. Creating: By clicking on a event chart using the draw tool, a dialog which allows you to input text will appear. For details about inputting data, see the paragraph (4). 2. Selecting: Clicking text on the chart by the select tool selects the clicked text type meta event. Dragging on the chart by the select tool selects all events in the dragged time range. 3. Dragging: You can change timing of selected events by dragging operation with the select tool. If you release the mouse button pressing the [option] key, dragged events will be duplicated and placed to the release point. If the [option] key is not pressed, dragged events will be just moved. 4. Modification: By clicking an existing text type meta event using the draw tool, a dialog which allows you to edit text will appear. 3.1.8. Editing Other Meta Events 1. Creating: By clicking on a event chart using the draw tool, a dialog which allows you to input parameters corresponding to the meta event type will appear. For details about inputting parameters, see the paragraph (4). 2. Selecting: Clicking the small rounded rectangle on the chart by the select tool selects the clicked meta event. Dragging on the chart by the select tool selects all meta events in the dragged time range. 3. Dragging: You can change timing of selected events by dragging operation with the select tool. If you release the mouse button pressing the [option] key, dragged events will be duplicated and placed to the release point. If the [option] key is not pressed, dragged events will be just moved. 4. Modification: By clicking an existing meta event using the draw tool, a dialog which allows you to modify parameters of the meta event will appear. Parameters for each meta event type are described below: o Sequence number meta event: Specify the Sequence number parameter by typing numeric keys or clicking small arrow buttons at the right of the number field. o MIDI channel prefix: Specify the MIDI channel parameter by typing numeric keys or clicking arrow buttons. o Select port: Specify the port number by typing numeric keys or clicking arrow buttons. o SMPTE offset: Specify the Format parameter by clicking radio buttons 24, 25, 30 drop frame or 30. And specify parameters the Hour, the Minute, the Second, the Frame and the Flexional Frame by typing numeric keys or clicking arrow buttons. o Time signature: Specify parameters the Numerator, the Denominator, the MIDI clock/beat and the Noted 32nd-notes/MIDI quarter note by typing numeric keys or clicking arrow buttons. o Key signature: Specify the Key parameter by choosing from a popup menu, and whether or not it is a minor scale by the Minor check box. 3.1.9. Others Editing this type of events is not supported at the current version. 3.1.10. Function of Meta Events 1. Sequence number: It is not used to MIDIGraphy's own function. You can only view or edit this meta event type. 2. Text: It may be used for a track name. MIDIGraphy searches a meta event which will be used to a track name for each track in accordance with following rules: At first, MIDIGraphy searches a Sequence/Track name meta event. If it is found, MIDIGraphy uses it to a track name. If no Sequence/Tack name meta event is found, MIDIGraphy searches an Instrument meta event and uses it to a track name if found. At last, if no Instrument meta event is found, MIDIGraphy searches a Text meta event. Text meta event may be used for XF or KAR lyrics display on the mixer console mode window. 3. Copyright: It is not used to MIDIGraphy's own function. You can only view or edit this meta event type. 4. Sequence/Track name: It may be used for a track name. For details, refer the paragraph (2). 5. Instrument: It may be used for track names. For details, refer the paragraph (2). 6. Lyric: It may be used for XF or KAR lyrics display on the mixer console mode window. 7. Marker: Text enclosed in this meta event will appear in the "Edit > Jump to marker >" sub-menu. If you choose one of these items, you can scroll the window to display the point of the marker meta event you chosen. 8. Cue point: It is not used to MIDIGraphy's own function. You can only view or edit this meta event type. 9. MIDI channel prefix: It is not used to MIDIGraphy's own function. You can only view or edit this meta event type. 10. Select port: It is not used to MIDIGraphy's own function. You can only view or edit this meta event type. 11. End of track: It never appears on any window. MIDIGraphy uses this meta event type only to internal processing. 12. Set tempo: It is used to control tempo for playback and recording. 13. SMPTE offset: It is not used to MIDIGraphy's own function. You can only view or edit this meta event type. 14. Time signature: It is used to display bar or beat lines and to calculate bar/beat numbers. You can create a sequence in triple time or any other time pattern by inserting this meta event. You can also change the time pattern at the middle of your sequence. If a Time signature meta event is found at the middle of the sequence, the event time will be forced to the start of a new bar. This meta event type has following parameters: o Numerator: shows the numerator of the time signature. o Denominator: shows the denominator of the signature. This parameter must be a power of 2. o MIDI clock/Beat: shows the number of MIDI clocks per metronome click. MIDIGraphy displays beat grid lines based on the value of this parameter. Generally, specify this parameter to 24. o Noted 32nd-notes/MIDI quarter note: shows the number of 32nd notes per quarter note in MIDI (24MIDI clock). MIDIGraphy doesn't use this parameter for its own function. Generally, specify this parameter to 8. 15. Key signature: It is not used to MIDIGraphy's own function. You can only view or edit this meta event type. 16. Sequencer-specific: It is not used to MIDIGraphy's own function. You can only view or edit this meta event type. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ MIDIGraphy / User's Manual (English Edition) Copyright (c) 1993-98 M. Maeda (TONTATA).