Activate multiple items in MIDI editor (for editing)

Since some versions of Reaper we have the "open all items in one Midi editor" function, which is cool. At the current state one Midi item at a time is active and editable and the others are kept as secondary (non-editable). Now what would I do if I wanted to edit multiple Midi items at once ? For example drum editing, I have a verse part and the chorus part as seperate Midi items open in the same Midi editor and I want to alter the velocity on selected notes on both of them at the same time the same amount. Unless I miss something, at the moment I can't do this. The only option would be glueing the two parts before editing but then I'd lose the option to copy and trim them seperately. So how about: Clicking on a note in Midi editor activates a Midi item for editing (current state) and ctrl+clicking on a note in a secondary item activates additional items without making the others inactive. Anyone else find this useful or have I overlooked something ? Vote here:

Hi. Looks like a good catch to me, nofish. :) It would be great to be able to manipulate multiple MIDI items in that way; Ctrl-clicking and/or Ctrl-right-dragging seems a logical implementation.

Thanks. Put it in the FR tracker here: please vote if you find it useful...

why so quite in here? (only 20 voted so far?) this is a Massive FR!! IMO the only logical way forward from the current method the midi editor has come a long way since i tested V2 lets get it up there with the very best of them all!!! Subz

Question - what would happen if MIDI items overlap in time?

Hmm...good question. Haven't thought about that actually. I think the simplest thing would be preventing them from editing at once if they overlap in time (be it either crossfading/placed in FIPM on top of each other or from different tracks within the same time). I would be fine with that. My typical use case scenario for this would be drum editing where you have say a 4 bars item for verse, than one for chorus and so on and want to edit them at once.

My suggestion for items that overlap in time - ghosting the other item (that's not currently being edited). So, similar to what Reaper can already do, but WITHOUT freaking annoying click-on-the-note-switch-to-the-other-item behavior!

Buuuump! ;)

Are you talking about this ? That's cool (never used Sonar).

@ hopi Great post, thumbs up ! Nothing more to add.