5Editing MIDI
Much of the power and flexibility of MIDI exists in the ability to edit and manipulate its data. DAWs offer a wide variety of tools and functions designed for working with MIDI.
There are four general areas to consider when discussing MIDI editing and these are explored in depth in this chapter.
Basic Tools and Manual Editing
DAWs provide comprehensive MIDI editing capabilities and there are some common features that are universal. In this section we’ll focus on the basics of MIDI editing and will explore some practical scenarios that you will likely encounter.
Quantization
Quantization is an option that is used to clean up or purposely change the timing of recorded notes and when used appropriately can make your MIDI performances ...
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