Resolution of MIDI Controller Data

When using the Pencil tool to draw MIDI automation, the data is drawn as a series of discrete steps. You can control the resolution (or density) of these steps to help manage the amount of MIDI data sent for a given MIDI controller move.

To set the resolution for the Pencil tool:

1 Choose Setup > Preferences and click MIDI.

2 Enter a value for Pencil Tool Resolution When Drawing Controller Data. The value can range from 1 to 100 milliseconds.

3 Click OK to close the Preferences window.

The illustrations below show the same MIDI controller automation drawn with different Pencil tool resolution settings.

 

MIDI Data drawn with resolution of 10 ms

 

MIDI Data drawn with resolution of 100 ms

For better performance, consider selecting a smaller value for MIDI controls that need higher resolution (such as MIDI volume), and a larger value for controls that may not require a high resolution (such as Pan).