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Option to hide Event Boundaries in Note Editor

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asked Jan 30, 2022 in MIDI Editing by Lukas Ruschitzka (256,840 points)

Many composers prefer to work in a continuous view without seeing event boundaries in the editor. An option to hide event boundaries could help.

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answered Jan 30, 2022 by Lukas Ruschitzka (256,840 points)
 
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answered Apr 7, 2023 by Michael1985 (12,890 points)

A mode where you can edit all the MIDI events of a track at once like within Pro Tools would be nice, so no clicking on it. There you see all the midi events like you see it within the arrange view, but with piano roll. The event borders should be JUST visible, but you can edit whereever you want, even there is no event. The paino roll grid should be also visible in between. (if you edit in between two MIDI events, a new event is generated with the lenght of the editing, which you can merge however you want, but please please no overlapping, this would make this interrupting)

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answered Jun 30, 2023 by gh.productions (2,860 points)

You’ve got my vote! I’ve also got a feature request that I need your vote on: https://answers.presonus.com/76617/midi-notation-mute-automation-request

My request is designed to simplify the process of editing the notation used for VST instrument arrangements. Once implemented, there would be no need for manual splitting of MIDI events or note-by-note muting of MIDI notation on the piano roll. This feature is especially handy for repetitive music like EDM, rap, and other electronica, but can be used in any genre where VST instruments are used.

Instead of being limited to manually splitting MIDI events and/or having to go into the piano roll of each individual instrument track to edit MIDI notation, users will have the additional option to automate the “MIDI Mute” Button that already exists on each VST Instrument Track: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fC7Bktj8XS3--Ys8jNHb9U1w6Irej14M/view?usp=sharing

I put together a short video of me attempting to mimic what the process would look like in real time. Please share the above short and simple video with anyone else you know that would like to get Studio One to work faster and better. Bear in mind, we are all currently unable to recall or save ANY of the MIDI Mute button activity shown in this example…because the “MIDI Mute” button is currently not automatable for whatever reason:

After watching this video, think about how much time it would save to be able to automate “MIDI Mute” compared to having to manually split and mute MIDI events and/or notation from the piano roll to accomplish this same task! Even if you don’t see yourself using this feature, it deserves your vote by virtue of it being a button in a DAW that can’t be automated!?! This is a DAW… all buttons should be automatable, right!?!

The first part of the video also highlights the audible difference between “MIDI Mute” and “Audio Mute”, as the two parameters serve entirely different functions. “MIDI Mute” controls the reading of VST Instrument notation, while “Audio Mute” is effectively a sound man, turning your microphone on and off.

In summary, the current workflow of having to manually split and mute MIDI events parts and/or notation just doesn’t feel natural and takes forever. Having the option to automate the VST Instrument Track “MIDI Mute” button to bring different parts in and out in one take on-the-fly for multiple instrument parts simultaneously will not only be more intuitive, it will also be an exponential time saver!

Add your vote for this exponentially time saving feature on the Presonus feature request page:

https://answers.presonus.com/76617/midi-notation-mute-automation-request

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