Transport Panel

Excerpts for the MIDI Sequencing - Made Easy Book

Transport Panel

The transport functions allow you to move around the file like a CD player and a lot of the buttons on the transport bar should be familiar. The transport bar can be grabbed & moved to allow you to position it elsewhere.

 

Play & Stop                     These buttons start & stop the playback

Fast Forward and Rewind  These buttons take you to different parts of the file

Record                            This button starts the recording of MIDI data

Return to zero                 This button takes you to the beginning of bar 1

Go to end                        This button takes you to the last bar of the sequence

Tempo                             This controls the speed of the playback and is measured in BPM (Beats per Minute). It displays the tempo changes you make in the tempo track.

Click                                This button enables the metronome, or constant ‘click’ sound which keeps the beat whilst recording & is used to count you in before the recording starts

Left & Right Locators        These little windows tell you where you will begin & end a recording of MIDI notes.

Loop/drop in/out modes   These buttons choose between the sequencer playing between the Left & Right locators in a continuous loop, or drop in and out mode for automatic start /stop recording

Song Position                   This shows you where you are in the piece

Master                            This switches on & off control of the tempo track, which contains settings that affect the entire MIDI file, such as time signature & tempo changes