Being a bit of a perfectionist and not always having a midi controller handy, I often find myself using the note editor to tweek midi files. For the most part, I love the way the editor works and know of nothing quite as simple to use. However, I have one, major problem with it.
If at any time I try to adjust a note to something that would conflict with another note of the same value, it refuses to move. By adjust, I'm referring to use of the f5 through f8 keys. I hear the widows default sound, and the note doesn't change values at all. This makes sense in principle, because of course nobody wants to have conflicting notes. But what if I want to change the pitch of a note, to a b, past a c, and to a c sharp, and there happens to be a c in the way? Instead of pressing the f6 key twice and being done with it, I have to press it, hear the ding, realize there's a note in the way and then enter that value manually, sometimes looking at the octave first to make sure I have it right. I'm not sure how many others do this, but I'm imagining the number is low. QWS still remains one of the programs I know better than the back of my hand, so I get things done in what I think is the most efficient way possible. I'd very much like to see an option to disable note conflict checking. After all, that is what the clean up option is for, in my opinion. Perhaps, as a substitute, a clean-up could optionally be performed on the selected track after the note editor is closed. Thoughts? Simon
