Old 09-25-2017, 06:28 AM   #1
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Default Midi Actions I'd Like To See

I've recently started digging into using Reaper for midi after using it for quite a while for strictly audio.

Here are some actions I'd like to see added in the Midi Editor context:

Navigation
x - Go to next marker
X - Go to previous marker
X - Go forward 1 bar
X - Go back 1 bar
X - Add project marker at current edit location

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X - Enable/Disable metronome
7 - Bounce metronome into midi click track with assignable channel & notes
(default: Channel 10, A=kick B=snare)

In the TCP:
X - Open MIDI item as .MID file in external editor
(similar to the way audio can be done)

9 - [this, strictly speaking, isn't a single action]: Have Midi takes work as Audio takes do:
Say you have 5 takes of Midi in separate lanes on one track. If you split them up into smaller items, it should be possible to assemble a Comp from the various pieces. Right now I have to mute all the other takes at the item level, and leave just one take unmuted, for each item time slice. It would be a real time saver to allow just selecting one active take in each time slice which would leave the other takes muted. It would also provide a common paradigm for Comps (because it would work the same as audio comps do).

X - Scenario: Drumkit midi (all on Channel 10) is on one track. I routed the midi from there to separate midi tracks for kick, snare, etc., using the midi note filter to separate each piece. Ended up editing the Note Filter script, adding 3 new sliders, to allow filtering out instruments with interleaved note number (high hat closed, floor tom, hat hat loose, etc., up to high tom). Now I'd like to remix the drum levels. Mapping the faders to Midi doesn't work; pulling down one fader affects all the other Chan. 10 instruments.

>>> Is there a way to map the track faders to a velocity scaler instead of Midi volume? <<<
(A quiet drum is one that was hit softly, rather than a drum hit hit that was turned down)

Or do I need to split the kit up into 8 or so unique midi channels so each can have a separate independent volume control. (The actual instrument is a hardware synth, so I'd like to avoid having to go menu-diving into that to tweak individual drum levels.)



There will probably be others that occur to me as I continue working. I'll edit those into this post as they come up.

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Old 09-25-2017, 07:27 AM   #2
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You can have actions 1-5 accessible in the MIDI editor by using the "Pass-through" action in the MIDI editor action list...
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Old 09-25-2017, 08:05 AM   #3
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or by assigning main screen actions to MIDI notes or OSC rather than keyboard commands
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You can have actions 1-5 accessible in the MIDI editor by using the "Pass-through" action in the MIDI editor action list...
Thanks for replying.

I tried this, unsuccessfully. If you've gotten it to work, how is it done?

Ultimately I'd like to assign them each to a custom Midi toolbar button.
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Old 09-25-2017, 09:53 AM   #5
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or by assigning main screen actions to MIDI notes or OSC rather than keyboard commands
So can I make the last few far-right keys on my old midi keyboard do things like start and stop recording? Any link on How To would be appreciated.
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Old 09-25-2017, 10:08 AM   #6
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So can I make the last few far-right keys on my old midi keyboard do things like start and stop recording? Any link on How To would be appreciated.
Basically similar way as you assign keyboard shortcuts,



Choose action, click Add..., wiggle controller / press MDI keyboard key.

(In Preferences -> MIDI devices, controller must be set to "Enable input for control messages".)
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Old 09-25-2017, 10:16 AM   #7
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Basically similar way as you assign keyboard shortcuts,
It Works!
Thanks you so much!
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Old 09-25-2017, 10:45 AM   #8
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Thanks for replying.

I tried this, unsuccessfully. If you've gotten it to work, how is it done?

Ultimately I'd like to assign them each to a custom Midi toolbar button.

set keyboard buttons that are shortcuts in main window to "Misc: Pass through key to main window" and they will work. Cant find way to make it work with toolbar buttons,
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Old 09-25-2017, 10:48 AM   #9
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For open midi in external editor you must look for these settings
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Old 09-25-2017, 11:19 AM   #10
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It Works!
Thanks you so much!
You're welcome.
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Old 09-25-2017, 11:46 AM   #11
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set keyboard buttons that are shortcuts in main window to "Misc: Pass through key to main window" and they will work. Cant find way to make it work with toolbar buttons,
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For open midi in external editor you must look for these settings
Cool! Thanks so much. And I learned something, in spite of my usual best efforts to remain stupid...
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Old 09-25-2017, 11:59 AM   #12
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You're welcome.
You probably seen this question coming ...
I press piano key to stop record, but Reaper still records it and can be heard on playback, is there a way to not record that note, or do I have to manually remove/edit it?


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Old 09-25-2017, 12:07 PM   #13
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Ideally you'd use a MIDI controller for control only, not as a regular instrument MIDI input. Then it wouldn't get recorded on a track.
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Old 09-25-2017, 12:23 PM   #14
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Thanks, thats what I figured.
FWIW, I use old Casio keyboard, it can only send bender and notes with velocity at 64, I also have a Roland Pro-E, but most of the buttons are smashed and not working anymore about to throw that away.

EDIT, Scratch that! This Old Casio is sending all these pad buttons to Reaper too! Yippie!

Thanks Guys!
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Old 09-25-2017, 07:02 PM   #15
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You probably seen this question coming ...
I press piano key to stop record, but Reaper still records it and can be heard on playback, is there a way to not record that note, or do I have to manually remove/edit it?


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No problem! I learn stuff from every post.
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No problem! I learn stuff from every post.
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Old 09-26-2017, 07:19 AM   #17
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It took you almost 200 posts to figure that out???!!!

You Americans.....





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Old 09-28-2017, 06:31 PM   #18
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So, in case anybody's watching this thread, my unresolved FRs are:

-[Done - Using the MIDI Velocity Control plugin on each track, with Velocity Multiplier as a track control] Allow using channel faders to act as a midi velocity scalers, to make it possible to mix a number of midi drums in separate tracks, but on a single midi channel. (Needed for hardware synths; VSTi drums return multichannel audio already, but outboard synths typically have only 2 audio outputs and return a stereo mix that is strictly midi controlled).

- Have midi takes work like audio takes
-- Have all active midi takes appear on the piano roll.
-- Switching to a different take in the TCP would update the piano roll view to show the notes from that active take.
-- Inactive midi takes in the TCP would be auto-muted.

Anybody out there who could/would script this?

Thanks!

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Old 09-28-2017, 11:53 PM   #19
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set keyboard buttons that are shortcuts in main window to "Misc: Pass through key to main window" and they will work. Cant find way to make it work with toolbar buttons,
this is great! didn't know about that function.
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set keyboard buttons that are shortcuts in main window to "Misc: Pass through key to main window" and they will work. Cant find way to make it work with toolbar buttons,
To assign Main window action to MIDI editor toolbar buttons, you can use a short script like in this thread: Metronome in Midi piano roll toolbar.
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Old 10-01-2017, 06:23 PM   #21
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Thanks Julian
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Please...

Have Reaper auto-assign MIDI channels of SMF imports (that are exploded to separate tracks).

It makes no sense to have track channels in the name of the track, but the input/output settings left blank! Reaper knows what channel the data is on. It should set the track input and output accordingly. This is the default behavior for EVERY SINGLE SEQUENCER ever made!

Except Reaper...
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