Hello all,
 
Can someone please help by telling me how I can change the volume of one
note in a drumtrack in MC 5?
 
For example: I have a MIDI file that sounds good but the B2 note (bassdrum)
in the drumtrack sounds to loud or to quiet in the whole track?
 
Is there a way to select only all the B2 notes in the drumtrack piano roll view
and adjust the volume of only the selected  B2 notes?
 
I now that I can select all the B2 notes and delete them in the PRV.
But how can I change the volume, or other parameters of the
selected notes?
 
Thank you all in advance,
 
Salleke.

It might be easier to do that "editing" in the synth itself. 

In the drum synth, IF, the synth allows control of the individual parts of the kit, you could simply go in to that kick drum and turn it down. 

I don't use any of the drums that come with MC as a general rule, but I do know that in Jamstix, which I do use, I have complete control of the volume of each part of the kit.   Most drum synths will allow this level of control.

If you are using SI-Drums I believe you can control the volume in the GUI of the synth.... not in the midi track. 

Watch this>>>  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UquKaN5Ruio



As a side note here: In the midi track you can edit the volume, velocity, and other parameters of the notes. I'm not sure if there is an easy way to lasso all the kick drum notes in a midi track (percussion format). One thing you really don't want to do is to set them all to the same exact volume and velocity. No live human plays that perfectly. 

However,,,,, to edit on a note by note basis.... in the midi track you can left click on a note to open that note's Note Properties Window. You have access to all the note's properties.... start time, end time, duration, volume, velocity, pitch...... using this on an entire track would be tedious. I don't know if copy & paste would save a bunch of time.... it's easier in the synth to set a maximum level. 

hope this helps you a bit

If you're using a drum soft synth, you should be able to adjust each drum's volume in the synth GUI, as Herb wrote.
You can also use the Event List view to change just about any MIDI parameter you want to change in the track.
You can open the drum track's PRV, click on the bass drum line, hit Ctrl-C, which will copy the bass drum notes, paste them into another MIDI track so you can control the volume of that single instrument.
Then go back to the original track, select the bass drum line again and press the Delete key on the computer keyboard to remove the bass notes from the original drum track.
Then you can adjust the volume of the bass drum track with a MIDI Volume Envelope, or edit selected notes, or bounce the bass drum track to audio and insert a Volume Envelope (if you're using a soft synth).

I wonder if the normal Windows procedure Ctrl-click works in piano roll? I don't remember ever trying it myself.
That way you could select only the notes that are too loud or low and edit their velocity in "Scale velocity". That would propably still leave enough "live-variation" in the dynamics.

Thank you all for the advise and info.
 
I will test them all and report back.
 
Thanks again and good luck.
 
Salleke.

I don't work in PRV but..... correct me if I'm wrong (those that do)....

Can't you also lasso the notes and then insert/draw a velocity envelope for those notes to give them some variety?