ABSTRACT
This chapter explores how to use a notation editor to work with musical instrument digital interface (MIDI). Editing can provide excellent results but requires additional time and effort. Copying and pasting MIDI is another basic editing technique that is used to repeat phrases of melodies, bass lines, and general rhythm section parts. Pitch bend information is rarely editable without opening an additional view. A common quantization parameter is swing, which allows users to apply a specified timing setting to selected MIDI events. While the editing capabilities of the piano roll and the notation editor are very similar, there are some marked differences. There are three phases when working with notation: note entry, editing, and output. Listen for the changes that happen to the sound as it starts, sustains, and then releases. The changing over time is a set of parameters that are referred to as its envelope.
