tightplatonic Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 Hi All for some reason the labels next to the midi keys are not showing anymore for me (like snare/kick etc)- I can't find the option to turn it on or off..below is a picture of it showing and not showing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solution Dr.Socrates Posted March 12 Solution Share Posted March 12 (edited) In the first picture above, what you have highlighted is the track called "Glassy Wobble Bass", which I assume is a bass instrument. Hence, it is correct to see only the piano keys (and no "labels"). Try opening the editor for the track of a drum instrument, and I think you will see the labels again. Edited March 12 by Dr.Socrates 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plowman Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 To see note labels in Piano Roll, the track object needs to be a Mapped Instrument. These are found in Environment. If you double-click on a Mapped instrument in Environment, you'll see where to enter the note labels. As @Dr.Socrates says, the first picture has a non-drum instrument selected in Tracks. But it's the Mapped instrument in Environment assigned to a track that actually causes labels to be seen. So any instrument -- not just drums -- can be mapped with labels. Some people use them in keyswitched orchestral patches as reminders of what note triggers what articulation. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Nahmani Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 7 hours ago, Plowman said: To see note labels in Piano Roll, the track object needs to be a Mapped Instrument. ... with the exception of drum kits, which do not require a Mapped Instrument - including Sampler, Drum Kit Designer, Drum Machine Designer, Ultrabeat, Drum Synth and Quick Sampler (not much to see except for the note pitch and the root key). When an instrument shows drum names, in the Piano Roll, you can choose View > Drum Names which confusingly does not toggle the drum names but MIDI note pitches next to the drum names themselves (instead of the vertical keyboard). 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tightplatonic Posted March 13 Author Share Posted March 13 gosh thank you all..i am new to programming drums and using midi in general so this was very confusing to me..I swear I saw some names just disappear randomly but I must have switched tracks.. I will play around more to get used to what is mapped with names and what isn't.. view > drum names is very useful thanks again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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