27. MIDI Track Effects

MIDI track effects allow you to transform MIDI events in a track in real-time, without changing how the events were originally recorded. In other words, a MIDI effect processes the track’s events on their way out to the MIDI output port. It’s the same way a funhouse mirror transforms your reflection; you do not actually have a big head, small neck, big belly, and small legs; that’s just the way your image is processed. MIDI track effects work the same way, leaving the original MIDI image intact while reflecting the processing choices you’ve applied.

This chapter discusses MIDI effects applied via the MIDI Inserts and MIDI Sends sections of the Inspector area. Because MIDI track effects don’t affect the source MIDI events in the track, these modifications do not appear in the MIDI editors—although they do affect all the parts on a track.