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I’ve updated the guide with the new features coming in 2.35:

The “Browser Window” chapter is updated with MIDI file audition. Sorry about the Spanish translation LiquidProj3ct 😳 . You can see the changes I’ve made with the “Old revisions” button.

I also updated the Note Sequence chapter with info on MIDI file drop + new improved multiple selection Insert key behaviour. The Insert key behaviour described below is also implemented in the arrangement editor.

Note events can be added by dragging MIDI files directly onto the note editor timeline. This will merge the notes from the MIDI file into the current sequence, in contrast to dropping the MIDI file on a track, which will create a new sequence object. Dropping MIDI files onto the note editor timeline enables you to build a sequence using simple elements, such as chords, arpeggios, single drum patterns, and so on. You can create your library of MIDI file elements by using the **Export to MIDI File** command in the note editor **File** menu. When you move a MIDI file over the timeline, you’ll notice that the drop highlight is cut at the note under the mouse cursor. This indicates that all the notes in the MIDI file will be offset to this root note. For example, if you have a MIDI file containing a C major chord, dropping the file on a D note will create a D major chord. Holding the Alt key will override the root note offset. Holding Shift will override snap mode.

The Insert key can be used as a quick shortcut to append duplicates of selected events. The duplicates will be placed starting at the end of the last selected event. The original events will be deselected and the duplicated events will be selected, so that pressing the Insert key repeatedly will continue to append duplicates. A duplicate event will not be created if an existing event is already positioned at the place where the duplicate should be placed. If snap mode is enabled, pressing Insert will snap the duplicates relative to the next editor grid line. Press Shift+Insert to override snap. Press Ctrl+Insert to snap to the next bar, no matter what the editor snap settings are.

@thcilnnahoj wrote:

@Zynewave wrote:

If it’s okay, I’d like to have a go at the Loop-Recording and Composite Tracks section, which looks like it needs screenshots as well.

The page is all yours. The current text and screenshots were contributed by Mike G a long time ago, so that’s why the formatting may appear different.

I see – I hope he won’t mind, then!

I took the liberty of giving the recording chapter an overhaul – phew!
As I’m still not entirely sure what’s supposed to go where, there may be some redundant information present.

Excellent 🙂 Nicely written.

I’ve added the following text about multiple take selection, which wasn’t included in the old chapter either:

If you have selected multiple composite events, and select a take on one of the selected composite events, any similar named takes in the other selected composite events will also be selected. If the **Use timestamp as name for new take events** option in **Preferences** is enabled, it is easy to simultaneously change takes on multiple composite tracks. If you for example have recorded multiple takes of a band rehearsal using multiple audio inputs, you can select all the composite events, and switch the takes for all tracks simultaneously. Since the takes are named with a timestamp of the recording start, the selected takes will always be from the same recording, even if you reorganize the take tracks.

I don’t know what to do with the paragraph surrounded by “fixme” tags…

I’ve parked it at the end of the chapter under a new “Recording MIDI parameters” section. I removed the FIXME. Even if the text do need fixing, I’m not keen on creating the installer pdf guide with FIXMEs included. 😳

I also wonder if recording plug-in & mixer parameters via the mixer faders should go here or someplace else (for now, I’ve put a reference to the parameter automation chapter up)?

That’s fine.

Plus, after this thread, I’m not certain anymore about some terms – for example, is it ‘device mapping’ now, or ‘device object’?
Some others (composite event, take selection bar), I couldn’t find an official name for, so I had to make them up! 😛

I use “device object” as a general term for any of the device mapping, device definition, preset and parameter object types.

I see you removed the “bounce recording” section that was in the old page. Was that just too out of date, redundant, or do you have other plans for that text?

I took a break from the guide today, and implemented a couple of small yet cool features:

MIDI file audition in the browser (this one has been requested many times).

Dragging of MIDI files directly into the timeline of the note editor, to insert the notes from the MIDI file into the current sequence. Holding the Alt key allows you to position the mouse vertically to drop the MIDI file on a specific root note. This can be useful if you have a library of simple MIDI files that for example contains chords or arpeggio patterns. Thus you can drop them on any starting note.

@LiquidProj3ct wrote:

Frits, there is an small conflict deleting files from file explorer, if the file is playing (browser preview) and you try to delete it you get the tipical windows error that file is in use. Maybe you can change this behavior in two minutes, stoping the playback once you select ‘Delete’ 🙂

Fixed.