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Old 12-07-2017, 12:13 PM   #4
juliansader
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Thanks to the thread Mouse modifier for extending item length (at loop points), I learned that it is possible to extend the length of a pooled MIDI item, but first the underlying *loop length* (MIDI source length) has to be changed.

Pooled items are somewhat finicky regarding source length:
* Changes in the underlying MIDI loop/source length are automatically propagated to all pooled items, but changes in the superficial displayed item length (the part that is visible onscreen and that will be played) are not.
* While the item length can be shortened as usual, they cannot extend past the source length, expect by looping.
* Pooling also overrides the setting in Preferences -> MIDI -> Allow trim of MIDI items when splitting".

So to create overlapping pooled MIDI items from existing looped items:
* "Item settings -> Loop item source" is checked ON
* Then, using the MIDI editor or inline editor, extend the item length as well as the loop length of one of the pooled items. The new loop length will propagate to all pooled items.
* Select all the other pooled items and extend their lengths as normal, so that they overlap.


Last edited by juliansader; 12-07-2017 at 01:43 PM.
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