Change start time of multiple MIDI events

[cwiggins999]

I have a MIDI file with a 2 measure leadin, and during measure 1 there are a variety of MIDI control events - chorus, expression, etc. I'd like to move the start MBT of ALL of these events to 2:04:00. Is there a built-in way to do this in Cakewalk, besides editing each event individually? I'm considering a CAL script, but haven't used CAL before.

[David Baay]

- Select the controllers in the Event list by swiping down the left edge of the list.

- Switch to the Track View and enable Snap at a 1/4.

- Drag the partial clip highlight in that track to 2:04 and drop it.

[Promidi]

I would simply write a CAL script to do this. 

Personally, I would write the script to move all of the MIDI events to be close to a given time, but with a random shift of the the time position of the events.  That way you do not risk overloading the synth with dense MIDI data.

I would write the CAL script to move selected events so they randomly congregate around NOW.

As you have never used CAL before, you might not know how to do this.

Here is a script that shifts all selected controller event to a random position within 50 ticks of the NOW cursor.

(do
    (forEachEvent
        (if (== Event.Kind CONTROL)
            (do
                (= Event.Time Now)
                (+= Event.Time (random -50 50))  :this line can be removed if you do want the events at the exact time rather than randomly shifted
            )
        )
    )
)

[57Gregy]

Have you tried Project>Insert Time/Measures?
I don't do a lot of controlling, but a song I have with some modulation in it, the mods were moved along with all the other events in the track.

[Wookiee]

@cwiggins999 are you moving everything including the note data?

If so then.

1. Place the play head at 1:01:000

2. Enable ripple edit all. 

3. Under Project menu use insert time and measures as noted by @57Gregy

4. In the pop-up box make sure all tick boxes are selected, select ticks.

5. Assuming things start at 1:01:000, enter 6720 ticks. Click OK. 

6. Disabled ripple edit all or despair 

 

If you just want to insert/move the data then.

1. Select the region in the time rule.

2. Ctrl X to cut it.

3. Enable ripple edit all

4. Put the play head at 2:04:000

5. From the edit menu select insert. All your existing data will slide over by however much the cut section is and the cut section will be inserted at 2:04:000.

6. Disable ripple edit all or despair.

[Glenn Stanton]

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---- yoda

Edited September 24, 2023 by Glenn Stanton