Piano Roll Editor overview

The Piano Roll Editor shows the notes in a MIDI region as colored bars in a time grid. Horizontal lines show the time position, while vertical lines indicate pitch. A keyboard along the left edge of the Piano Roll Editor provides a reference for the pitches of notes. The Piano Roll inspector, to the left of the notes area, includes controls for editing MIDI regions and notes.

Figure. Piano Roll Editor, pointing out MIDI note event.

Open the Piano Roll Editor

Do one of the following:

The Piano Roll Editor opens below the Tracks area. On the left are controls for quantizing the timing and pitch of MIDI regions, adjusting their pitch, and editing the velocity of MIDI notes. Along the top of the Piano Roll Editor is a ruler showing time divisions, and a menu bar with MIDI Draw, Catch, and zoom controls. The header shows the name of the selected region (or the number of regions, if more than one is selected).

Vertically resize the Piano Roll Editor

Close the Piano Roll Editor

When one or more regions are selected, the Region tab is highlighted and the following controls appear in the Piano Roll Editor inspector:

When individual notes in a region are selected, the Notes tab is highlighted and the following controls appear in the Piano Roll Editor inspector: