I know what you mean. Bitwig and Ableton does this. I’ll put this to my todo.
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can your tool import/load midi files? that would be a great solution for the bad midi-import natively!
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Nope, it’s just a pattern editor now. I think we as users should ask @taktik to improve midi import in future updates.
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bummer. we’re asking this for 5 years now.
What are your wishes for a midi import? I currently dont need midi import at all.
com.duftetools.SimplePianoroll V3.4 (for Renoise 3.3 / 3.4)
Small update with some fixes and basic midi in support for playing. No midi in recording yet, but its working with the step sequencing feature.
Full changelog:
- feature: add basic midi in support for keyboard playing (no recording yet)
- improved: better secondary dominants detection
- fix: some cases of hidden notes
- fix: wrong scale, when instrument scale highlighting is used or changed
- fix: nil error when instrument scale highlighting is enabled
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This is really awesome. But my mouse keeps reverting to the bottom left corner of the piano roll window every time I click anything, any way to fix this?
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You have to disable mouse warping in Renoise’s GUI preferences.
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Thank you!
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Or you can enable mouse warping compatibility mode in the Piano Roll Preferences. 
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I heard new version of Piano Roll will be released soon. Piano Roll in Piano Roll.
i got an issue
- when painting, moving, right click, left click a note, the cursor jumps to bottom left everytime
- the sensitivity of the mouse i too high inside the roll
suggestion
- would be nice to loop a region, and the loop also fill up a pattern
- and if this works when can set up a start point also, without touch other ideas in the roll or move notes
It’s mouse warping. When you need mouse warping, you need to enable the compatibility mode in the piano roll preferences, but sensitivity can’t be changed here. If you don’t need mouse warping, then it works best when you disable it in the Renoise preferences. This should solve your mouse jumping issue.
About looping, it uses Renoise inbuild looping shortcuts (block looping / numpad enter). User defined loop regions is currently not possible, but on todo. About starting point, I’ll add an option for it, so it can be changed.
com.duftetools.SimplePianoroll V3.5 (for Renoise 3.3 / 3.4)
Small update with some fixes and new features.
Chord stamping
With the chord stamping you can easily draw chords into the piano roll. The selected chord can be extended by further notes or chord inversion can be performed. If the note preview has been activated, the drawing in of chords can also be done via step sequencing. In addition, it is possible that the drawn chords are always aligned to the currently active scale. Finally, ChordGun chord templates can be read and used, too.
To open pen settings, just double click the pen tool button, or hold alt or control and click on the button. You can also use ctrl+f2 as keyboard shortcut.
Small twitter video showing chord stamping: https://twitter.com/xoonx/status/1545411280705654784
Histogram ASC modifier group notes
With this feature, you can easily do strums on your chords:
Full changelog:
- feature: add chord stamping with many useful options
- improved: add group option for ASC modifier of histogram for easier strums of multiple chords
- fix: only detect second dominants on full major or major7 chords
Download: Simple Pianoroll | Renoise
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Im having a issue using this tool with my midi keyboard / piano. Works great with the computer keyboard just not the midi keyboard / piano
-The simple piano roll is not registering releasing the notes / note off from the midi keyboard / piano
-This is primarily an issue when using the midi keyboard / piano to select notes with the step sequencing feature
-Works as expected from the computer keyboard
-This may be a bug ?
I’ve tested it with my midi keystation, works as expected. What midi device do you use? What OS do you have?
Edit: It seems i can reproduce your issue. I’ll check this.
Edit 2: It looks like a Renoise API bug. My midi in callback stop receiving midi events after some time. No error, nothing. Can someone else confirm this?
Edit 3: Also happens with the inbuild midi in support. It stops receiving midi events. @knockknock could you test this too? Just go to Midi in Renoise, set you midi keyboard as input device, play some note, use pitchbend and modwheel. Does it stop working after some time for you, too?
Hello,
Im using the Akai LPK25 and running Windows 10 ( I have the same issue with my LinnStrument )
Renoise is registering the note off as expected ie. note off is loged and the sound stops but the simple pianoroll’s “virtual piano keyboard” is not registering the note off.
Let me know if you need more info.
Thanks
Does it happen even when you just press one note? Fresh start, Open Piano roll, press one note and it stuck?
Edit: Oh i see. Your AKAI use Hex 80 for Note Off. My M-Audio use Hex 90 with Velocity 0 for Note-Off. I’ll check this.
Yes sir, cycled power / fresh start and each and every additional note is latched on.
Edit: Looks like you may have found it. This is my LinnStrument transmiting basic click clack note on / off as well
