Pianoroll and time signature or subdivision changes

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#1

Hello everyone.

I have an issue with piano roll. Its grid doesn’t seem to respond to time signature change in my piece. First part is in 4/4 and then it changes into 7/8, but the grid in piano roll still counts to 4. Similar thing is happening when I try to change the subdivision of grid to triplets or quintuplets. Grid doesn’t change but I can place notes within selected subdivisions. I’m still new to this program so maybe I’m missing something obvious.

Thanks for any help

#2

The piano roll is not a zoomed in section of the timeline. It is a dedicated and focused tool for working on a single (or multiple) MIDI regions. Consequently it does not follow the main timeline’s tempo map but instead uses the tempo map defined for the region itself. Another reason that this distinction matters is that a single midi region could occur multiple times on the timeline in sections with different tempo and even meter.

So you should not think of the funeral as a way to zoom in on the region on the timeline but rather as a way to edit the region in a standalone fashion.

#3

Is there a way to change parameters of a region instead? It would be really helpful in programming drums.

#4

Err, what?

Cheers,

Keith

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#5

funeral
:slight_smile: hahah

it’s most likely just a typo
but, if you know how Paul feels about the whole dedicated-piano-roll thing, it actualy makes total sense
:slight_smile:

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#6

I completely see your point about why the distinction matters, especially for reused regions and independent tempo maps!

That said, it would be amazing if we could have the best of both worlds with a simple toggle switch. Imagine being able to choose your view based on what you need at that moment:

  • A “Timeline Link” Mode: This would let the piano roll act like a true zoomed-in view, automatically matching the project’s global tempo map and context. It would be incredibly helpful when you are trying to fit a specific performance into a complex tempo change.
  • A “Standalone” Mode: This would keep the current behavior you described, treating the MIDI clip as an isolated asset for quick note cleaning or editing loops.

Offering a quick way to switch between a contextual zoom and a standalone editor would be a massive workflow win for me.

#7

You get the first thing on the timeline, by selecting a region and pressing “z” (later, use Shift-z to return to the non-zoomed in state).

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