Learn Studio One 3 | The Editor - Working with MIDI | Part III

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[@guidokstworshipmusic]

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[@quantaaudio]

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[@guidokstworshipmusic]

Quanta is it possible to transform the Mp3 track in multitrack with Studio one. In way to mix it?

[@barth960]

I have not seen in this video transpose notes directly dragging them from the mouse. I want to think that it can be done, because it is the simplest way for me. Another question: Can I copy a group of MIDI notes, and paste them elsewhere, keeping the same configuration of after touch, pich bend, modulation, mute events, etc. ? Thank you for such illustrative videos.

[@quantaaudio]

Yes, you can drag your MIDI notes with the mouse to transpose/move them. You can also copy a group of notes and paste them elsewhere. Keep in mind though that while any muted MIDI notes will keep that setting once pasted, things like aftertouch, pitch bend , etc. are not "married" to the individual notes so these will not follow... You would need to slice the event that contains the notes, modulation, etc., copy that, and then paste that whole event.

[@barth960]

Thank you very much Quanta for you fast aswer.

[@GarryKnight]

If you go to 9'20", where you discuss transposition, you'll see that Transpose is already at the top of the right-click menu, before you go to Musical Functions. And you can also edit Velocity there, too. I've only watched to the end of Part III but so far you haven't mentioned recording MIDI live and, more importantly, the Step Editor which a lot of people might use rather than recording or drawing their instrument parts. Perhaps a short video on step editing MIDI as Part V? Excellent work, by the way. I've recommended you on the Studio One forums.

[@quantaaudio]

Thanks for the heads up regarding the Transpose feature at 9:20. It's certainly helpful for us all to learn if someone catches these things! As far as recording MIDI is concerned, I had planned to discuss this in a tutorial I'm working on which covers the Record Panel. This should actually be up in the next couple of days. The "Step Editor", which I'm assuming you mean the Step Record feature, I was also planning on covering in it's own separate tutorial, as well. Though I may just combine these two features together in to one tutorial. Lastly, thanks so much for recommending the channel to folks in the S1 forums. This means a great deal to me and I'm flattered that you find the tutorials done well enough to do so. I hope to continue to improve their quality and presentation as time goes by. Thanks for watching, Garry. Best.

[@GarryKnight]

You're very welcome. You cover the features of S1 in so much depth that they're ideal for newcomers to the software, IMO.

[@themarcos150591]

Thank you so much!

[@WiggleWoggle945]

Another helpful tutorial, thanks so much. One thing that confused me is the track transpose function. Not sure what the purpose is. Thanks to this tutorial l learned I can set that transpose down and play along to a song in A# on the white keys - cool! But is there a way to have the pitches appear in the piano roll in A# instead of C? Ie. Press C and it appears at A# in piano roll. And it just seems it would make more sense for the notes to move as the transpose value is changed, as in the piano roll editor, but that just proves I don't really understand the purpose of track transpose...

[@WiggleWoggle945]

FWIW, to answer my own question. The Chorder can be set up mapping notes to other notes to enable constraint from the midi controller such that, playing in one key such as C Major can output pitches in the new key such as F#. Hope this make sense.

[@quantaaudio]

Hey, Monty. Yeah, I'm not quite sure what the practical application would be for the track transpose feature as it functions in the Inspector. It must be useful for some folks out there if they've made it a feature, though. The only thing I can immediately think of is perhaps it allows for experimentation with different transpositions for those who don't want to alter the recorded notes? I have not seen anything in the manual regarding the pitch changes in the piano roll as you mentioned, nor with any of my experimentation with it. Also, keep in mind that if you want to change the actual note positions of all notes, in all parts, on a track, just hold [shift] on your keyboard and double-click on any MIDI part. This will then select all MIDI parts on your track and you could then right-click on one of them, then go to the "Musical Functions" and then transpose the notes from there. Using this method will change the actual note positions. Anyhow, thanks for watching and the comment!

[@quantaaudio]

Haha, I think I was typing my response to your question as you were typing this. Yes, yes, I recently did a tut on the Chorder so I know exactly what you mean! Best.

[@GarryKnight]

The track Transpose function can be useful if you're creating electronica "in the box" and you're not sure what key your piece is going to end up in. And some people are familiar with the scale of C (all white notes) but not others, so they could enter notes in C knowing they'd play back in the 'right' key, D say. Not everyone is a wizard at keyboard playing. In the past, I've used track Transpose for both these reasons.

[@ipitch]

Please how do I transpose midi input before playing? I can only transpose after. Help!!!

[@adrianmutimer5022]

Once again, a really good video. I learned considerably. May I make a request?.... Midi editing is the most important aspect of S1 for me because I am always in the situation where I need to make instrument parts sound real and as if they were played by a really good player (which I am not!). To do this I find I am constantly minutely editing the timing of notes in phrases. I currently do this by (1) selecting a note (2) moving the mouse to the very last digit on the (tiny) start time box in the event editor (3) rolling the mouse wheel. I have become pretty good at it, but I can think of a better method. Essentially what I want to be able to do is merely hover over a note and move the mouse wheel and thereby move the note in time. This may sound like a very small difference to you, but it isn't if you have to do it literally hundreds, sometimes thousands, of times. I am aware that S1 has the ability to make macros - but (i) I do not know if any macro will deliver the result I want and (ii) I don't know how to make a macro. Can you show us how this is done?

[@quantaaudio]

Yeah, that does sound like a nice feature that your talking about to be able to hover and use the mouse wheel to adjust position of individual MIDI notes. Maybe a method that would improve the speed in your work would be to use nudging. So, select one MIDI note, hold "Alt" and while holding, use your left/right arrow keys to move the note left or right in milliseconds ("snap to grid" must be off!). Release the alt key, and then use the left/right arrow key to move on to the next note(s), and repeat the process. You can also use this method with snap to grid turned on, but in this instance it will move the notes based on your current quantize value. I'm leaving these methods with the assumption that you do not want to use the quantize function in S1. Also, I do plan on getting something up on how to create macros in S1, in the near future. Hope this helps!

[@guidokstworshipmusic]

You are the best

[@quantaaudio]

Appreciate it, SL. Glad you find the tutorials helpful!

[@djdrwatson]

7:26 You forgot to mention that midi notes can be shifted up and down using the arrow keys. They can be shifted with up or down octaves by holding down the Shift key. www.studio-one.expert/studio-one-blog//how-to-quickly-transpose-midi-notes-in-studio-one I currently use Ableton and FL Studio. I am using your tutorials to check out Studio One. Ableton's midi editor is *terrible* which is why I use the one in FL Studio. Studio One's midi editor seems better than FL Studio's in some areas (eg. ghost notes across different channels). FL Studio is better than Studio One's midi editor in other areas (eg. FL Studio can guess the scale based on some notes used in the midi clip; full list of scales and chords to choose from in the menu).