How to activate Piano roll functionality?

[onken (Hermann Onken)]

Hi,
I used Logic Pro Mac OS. In two hours you’ ve got a basic song with a lot of software instruments. Put the notes in for each track via a piano roll and so on…

Since days I am just looking for the piano roll function. Nothing in the manuals, exept “This manual will not contain the midi stuff”.
It must be easy!

So, what do I have to do after creating a midi bus with a Synth or Drum etc.
Thanks for your help.
PS
Ardour 6.5 Linux/Debian AMD64

[Piergi]

@onken

So, what do I have to do after creating a midi bus with a Synth or Drum etc.

1. Make a new MIDI Track (as opposed to Bus) [The Ardour Manual]

2. Press “D”, with the mouse draw a new region in the newly created MIDI track (a couple of bars, you can always modify it afterwards) [The Ardour Manual]

3. Click inside the newly created region to “draw” a note [The Ardour Manual]

Have fun!

[onken (Hermann Onken)]

Hi Piergi,

thanks. I got it. Now it’s simple.
Next step-> I will find out how good the available drums are.
Regards Hermann

[x42 (Robin Gareus)]

@onken

Next step-> I will find out how good the available drums are.

The following recent thread on this forum may be helpful:

Best drums for linux

Hi there! I have been using Ardou for about 3 or 4 years. I have recorded a few songs and I have some experiencie. I have some practice in mastering and mixing learning in a autodidact way. The question is that my drums not sound very real… At the beginning I used the hydrogen software, and in my last compositions I used drumgizmo plugins to use the drums. There are a better (and realistic way) to use drums in ardour (in linux) that this two softwares? Must I buy drumkits for it (where?) The…

Also right-click on the MIDI track header (see screenshot), and pick Note Mode → Percussive

[Headwar (Edouard S.)]

I don’t know where you saw in the manual that MIDI stuff wouldn’t be documented. Here it is : The Ardour Manual