What makes a DAW's midi editor good?

[Kalamata Kid]

. . . IMO, the best DAW in what concerns MIDI is Digital Performer. There was only one that could beat it, and that was Studio Vision, which is no longer available. The DP event list is superb

I COMPLETELY agree, but sadly . . . there are drawbacks to DP. I wish MOTU created a streamlined version of DP that was like the old Performer . . . a killer MIDI Editor that could work within/alongside the DAW of choice.

Ah! the great midi editors of yesteryear!
Forgot the name of the Sequencer I briefly used back in the mid 90's but the midi editor elegant.
Very comprehensive and super easy to use.

[hlecram]

When it comes to good MIDI editors from the past, I hear a lot of talkin about Opcode Vision - Maybe that's the one you're thinking about?

[inkwarp]

wasn't that MAC only though?
i used it about 10 years ago.. )

[Robert Randolph]

I saw this pop up and I thought "Wow, this is an interesting thread concept!"

Turns out I started it... now I feel kinda dumb.

[Kalamata Kid]

When it comes to good MIDI editors from the past, I hear a lot of talkin about Opcode Vision - Maybe that's the one you're thinking about?

I did not have a Mac. Perhaps it was just a dream that I had
the Opcode Vision Sequencer. What was Passport iirc it was a
sequencer.

[kelldammit]

was it a voyetra job, by chance? i remember picking one up, and it had the midi adapter for a soundblaster card included.

oh wait, did i just date myself?

[mystran]

For me the big thing with FL's piano-roll is that for about 99% of all the composition and editing I do, there's no need to change the tools or access any of the menu options, 'cos all the basic editing works just fine with mouse and the default pencil tool, with keyboard modifiers for selection and temporarily disabling snapping and whatever you have. Then the other stuff is easily accessible from either the menu or using a keyboard shortcut if you ever feel like you need it... but I probably have dozens of projects where everything was written in the piano roll and all I ever used was the default pencil tool with keyboard modifiers.

[JoseC.]

When it comes to good MIDI editors from the past, I hear a lot of talkin about Opcode Vision - Maybe that's the one you're thinking about?

I did not have a Mac. Perhaps it was just a dream that I had
the Opcode Vision Sequencer. What was Passport iirc it was a
sequencer.

I used to have this one, aeons ago|

http://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/passport-trax/460

[Kalamata Kid]

When it comes to good MIDI editors from the past, I hear a lot of talkin about Opcode Vision - Maybe that's the one you're thinking about?

I did not have a Mac. Perhaps it was just a dream that I had
the Opcode Vision Sequencer. What was Passport iirc it was a
sequencer.

I used to have this one, aeons ago|

http://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/passport-trax/460

Yes, Master Tracks Pro
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passport_Designs
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Master_Tracks_Pro

[zzz00m]

was it a voyetra job, by chance? i remember picking one up, and it had the midi adapter for a soundblaster card included.

oh wait, did i just date myself?

Ha! Voyetra Digital Orchestrator was my first attempt at sequencing my hardware synths on a PC, back in the mid-90's. That was a pretty decent MIDI editor as I recall. The synths ran just fine.

Used a Creative Sound Blaster Live for an audio interface.

The whole thing fell apart though when I attempted an audio recording session of my buddy's guitar...