Enhancements for Piano Roll / MIDI Editor
under review
Gary Williams
Description:
Introduce a variety of improvements to the MIDI editor (piano roll) in Loopy Pro for better usability, control, and creative workflow.
Problem:
The current MIDI editing tools are limited in precision, customization, and usability, especially when handling larger arrangements or detailed MIDI programming.
Proposed Solution:
- Add zoom and scroll via pinch or keyboard/mouse (vertical and horizontal).
- Add velocity and other CC lanes with automation-like editing.
- Implement step input and MIDI note drawing tools.
- Allow custom grid sizes, including triplets and dotted rhythms.
- Add tools for selecting/editing multiple notes (e.g., marquee select, quantize).
- Snap options (absolute/relative), plus the ability to nudge notes by steps.
- Option to mute/unmute notes.
- Add ghost note view (e.g., display other MIDI clips faintly in the background).
- Add folding/collapsing of unused or empty note rows.
- Optional playback preview for selected notes or areas.
Benefits:
- Empowers users with a modern, flexible MIDI sequencing experience.
- Speeds up composition and editing for both simple loops and complex arrangements.
- Brings Loopy Pro closer to traditional DAW-level MIDI editing capabilities.
This summary was automatically generated by ChatGPT-4 on 2025-05-02.
AJ Kerezy
One Suggestion Here - add a "lane" (or several) that is NOT a MIDI NOTE but rather a MIDI Message. So let's say I have a 4/4 song and my Piano Roll for a MIDI loop has 16 "boxes" (4 for each beat); and on beat 8, I put or draw a box in the editor - just like you would do if it were a MIDI note, you place the box (or message box) where, or on which beat you want it to execute; but if you double click the box it lets you set what MIDI message (PC or CC or whatever) that gets executed when the MIDI loop gets to this beat. THIS ELIMINATES the need to convert MIDI notes to other MIDI messages in control profiles or other places in LP.
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