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This is something Pro Tools does really really well. I want the ability to edit multiple instruments MIDI data simultaneously in one window. It works like this:

1. Every track has a different main color, separate from the clip colors, or Live could even use the clip colors if it wants to.
2. When I select multiple regions in the Session or arrange views, the MIDI contents of every selected clip show up together in the Detail view, and can be edited together.
3. Each different instrument would be colored based on the color choice from number 1 above, so that they are easily identifiable. Velocity would work like it does now, fading out as it gets softer, but the track/clip color would be used for each instrument, rather than all red, so as to differentiate the instruments contents from each other. These colors would be utilized in the velocity lane below the notes as well.

The reason I want this is such. Sometimes I wanna see if I have clashing notes in different parts, or I am editing a horn section or something and want to see the trumpets and trombones, etc... all at once, rather than one at a time, which would speed up my writing process a lot!

Here's another related feature that would be awesome. The ability to move MIDI notes from one clip to the next inside the detail view! The note would change color and be part of the other region then. This would be fan freaking-tastic to be able to do! I shit you not! This would be awesome. Write a horn section in one VI then break it out manually super quickly, rather than having to copy the clip to every instrument, then delete all the notes that I don't want in every clip! This takes forever and is very annoying to do! Simply select the notes I want in the trombone, right click the notes and say move to trombone clip, and there they go!

This would all be based on selection, which I think is a great way to add functionality without adding complexity. I can select only the area I want to work on, or entire tracks as well. Pro Tools is a bit clumsy in this regard, because you can only select whole tracks in the the track selection window on the left of the GUI. Not as easy as I'd like it to be.

That's all for now, I believe.

MP

yes, yes, yes!

3rd'd. cubase has had this for years now, why is this not the standard? I see why most ableton users work on a mac, fisher price toys for fanboys.

sounds pretty cool!

Yes yes yes!!! +1

Yes about time now as this feature is something that makes me turn to Logic rather than stick with Ableton when I need this option.

YES, logic had that forever and its one of the coolest feature, seeing all notes on all tracks and editing layer by layer, so much easier than always double click on another clip to see notes, then back at clip 1 to edit, especially since live always mess up the zoom between 2 clips so its never the same from clip to clip

Something like this?

What kind of sorcery is this?

alb13 wrote:Something like this?

yes something like this BUT there are many helpful features are missing like for unisono editing: midi source as shadows in the background and a clip based multiple midi editing.

Bump, this feature would be such a workflow enhancer!

This is the #1 reason I can't use Live and stick with Studio One. Almost every DAW can do this. Come on Ableton!

+1 for this too. Hopefully it does not require a rewrite

+1 this feature is strongly needed: please ableton implement it ASAP.

Sorely needed for Midi devices that record muliple channels at the same time. E.g. midi guitar.

I dont know what this screenshot is but I hope it's in the dev backlog.