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<p>
The visible note range in a MIDI track can be controlled in two
principle ways: the note scroomer, or the scroll wheel of your
mouse.
<p>
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<h2 id="controlling-note-range-defaults">Setting the defaults</h2>
<p>
The default note range shown in new MIDI tracks is controllable in
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<kbd class="menu">Edit &gt; Preferences &gt; MIDI</kbd>
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<figure>
<img style="width:75%" src="/images/midi-note-range-prefs.png" alt="MIDI note range prefs">
<figcaption>MIDI note range defaults in Preferences</figcaption>
</figure>
<h2 id="controlling-note-range-using-the-mouse">Using the scroomer</h2>
<p>
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The scroomer offers two kinds of control.
</p>
<h3>Shift the note range</h3>
<p>
"Grab" the scroomer in the middle and move it up or down - this adjusts the
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absolute note range displayed up or down.
</p>
<h3>Expand or shrink the note range</h3>
<p>
"Grab" the top or bottom handle of the scroomer, and move that up or
down - this adjusts the extent of the note range displayed.
</p>
<figure>
<img style="width:75%" src="/images/midi-scroomer.png" alt="MIDI scroomer">
<figcaption>MIDI scroomer</figcaption>
</figure>
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<h2 id="controlling-note-range-using-scroll">Using your scroll wheel</h2>
<p>
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While in internal edit mode (used for editing MIDI), several scroll operations can be used to control the visible note
range:
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<li>With <em>no notes selected</em>, unmodified
scrolling will move the visible range up and down.</li>
<li><kbd class="mod1">scroll</kbd> will increase and decrease the
visible range (zoom out and in)</li>
<li><kbd class="mod13">scroll</kbd> will expand either the top or
bottom of the visible note range (depending on scroll
direction). Think of this as "show me higher pitches" or "show me
lower pitches".
</p>