Pro Tools MIDI Lesson 2 - Windows for MIDI

Question 1

What are the four windows for MIDI?

Answer 1

• edit window
• MIDI editor
• score editor
• event list

Question 2

What are the 2 pros for the Edit window?

Answer 2

• good for tracking and working with MIDI in clip view

- clip editing is similar to audio

Question 3

What is the con for the Edit window?

Answer 3

not the best for editing in notes view (piano roll)

Question 4

What are 2 tips for detailed editing in the Edit window?

Answer 4

1. ) switch track to notes view

2. ) show velocity and automation with automation lanes

Question 5

What are the 4 pros of the MIDI Editor?

Answer 5

• larger/wider keyboard
• more MIDI tools
• notation view
• focus on one track, multiple tracks superimposed

Question 6

What are the 2 cons of the MIDI Editor?

Answer 6

• no clip view

- must go to different window

Question 7

What is important to understand about buttons in the MIDI Editor?

Answer 7

some buttons are independent from the edit window, others are not

Question 8

How do you open the docked MIDI editor?

Answer 8

click upward pointing arrow in the bottom left corner of the Edit Window or type opt+ctrl+shift+=

Question 9

How do you adjust track heights in edit window so you can see them all above the docked MIDI editor?

Answer 9

cmd+opt+ctrl+up arrow

Question 10

What are the two pros for the score editor?

Answer 10

• good for viewing notation

- good for printing music

Question 11

What is the con for the score editor?

Answer 11

not as intuitive for editing MIDI

Question 12

What is an advantage of the MIDI event list?

Answer 12

gives spreadsheet-like view of all events

Question 13

What is a disadvantage of the MIDI event list?

Answer 13

tedious for editing

Question 14

How do you scroll up and down the piano roll in the edit window?

Answer 14

cmd+opt+ctrl+mouse wheel

Question 15

How do you zoom into a clip in the edit window?

Answer 15

select a clip and type the E key

Question 16

How do you open the MIDI editor?

Answer 16

double click a clip

Question 17

What is the shortcut to open the MIDI editor?

Answer 17

ctrl+=

Question 18

You can show/hide tracks in the _____, or superimpose them.

Answer 18

tracks list of the MIDI editor

Question 19

How do you scroll up and down the keyboard of the MIDI editor?

Answer 19

mouse wheel

Question 20

How do you switch to notation view?

Answer 20

Notation Display Enable button (looks like two sixteenth notes)

Question 21

In the MIDI editor, other automation lanes that are not _____ can be _____ but are not _____.

Answer 21

velocity, added, superimposed

Question 22

After resizing velocity lane in the MIDI editor, use _____ to fix it.

Answer 22

cmd+opt+ctrl+up arrow

Question 23

Use _____ to show/hide the velocity/automation lane.

Answer 23

E key

Question 24

Use _____ to show all MIDI Notes.

Answer 24

cmd+shift+ctrl+[

Question 25

_____ selects all MIDI notes.

Answer 25

opt+A

Question 26

Use _____ to switch between all windows.

Answer 26

cmd+~

Question 27

The shortcut to open the score editor is _____.

Answer 27

ctrl+opt+=

Question 28

Tools are independent in the _____.

Answer 28

score editor

Question 29

Go to _____ to change clef and other things.

Answer 29

notation display track settings

Question 30

Click _____ to remove empty bars from end of score editor.

Answer 30

double barline

Question 31

Go to _____ to insert title and composer in the score editor.

Answer 31

score setup

Question 32

Insert chord symbols and diagrams with the _____ in the score editor.

Answer 32

right-click menu

Question 33

The shortcut to open the MIDI event list is _____.

Answer 33

opt+=

Question 34

You can use the _____ window to always see MIDI (be sure target button is on, keep window on top is selected).

Answer 34

MIDI event list

Question 35

You can view specific types of messages in the MIDI event list with the _____.

Answer 35

view filter

Question 36

Events (start, event, length) can be edited in the MIDI event list by _____.

Answer 36

double clicking on a cell