0005186: Feature request about drum editing mode

ID	Project	Category	View Status	Date Submitted	Last Update

0005186	ardour	features	public	2012-11-24 10:12	2023-11-14 15:47

Reporter	aleks	Assigned To
Priority	normal	Severity	feature	Reproducibility	have not tried
Status	new	Resolution	open

Summary	0005186: Feature request about drum editing mode
Description	I know it has been suggested earlier in one form or another, but could you add a feature to Ardour3 where in the drum editing mode you could right click a key on the piano roll and assign a short two or three letters name to the key just like you assign a name to a track - for example - K.D. for kick drum, Sn.-snare, Cy-cymbal etc.? That way would be much easier to compose a drum track, when one could easily see the drum instruments, instead of clicking on the keys all the time or trying to remember all the sound placements on the piano roll. I've seen this feature in Reaper, and it doesn't look bad at all.
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skygge 2012-11-24 17:42 reporter ~0014295	+1 vote for this request!

paul 2023-11-14 15:47 administrator ~0028330	Unlike Reaper, we have chosen not to create our own file format for this information. This has pros and cons. If there is a MIDNAM file for the external instrument or plugin, you will already see note names/drum names (see screenshot). MIDNAM is a standard file format defined by the MIDI Manufacturers Association. However, the downside is that this format is extremely complex, and Ardour does not provide a way to edit what is (or is not) displayed. Creating MIDNAMs is not a simple process (though it can be done in any text editor. nn.png (56,526 bytes) nn.png (56,526 bytes)

Date Modified	Username	Field
2012-11-24 10:12	aleks	New Issue
2012-11-24 12:10	aleks	File Added: CaptureReaper.JPG
2012-11-24 17:42	skygge	Note Added: 0014295
2023-11-14 15:47	paul	Note Added: 0028330
2023-11-14 15:47	paul	File Added: nn.png