Uploaded June 2023 | Updated September 2026, 3 days ago
In this video, AIVA's Music Supervisor Howard Ouyang takes us on a tour through the new, updated piano roll editor on our online music engine.
0:00 - Introduction
0:35 - Zoom-in/out
0:49 - View the ruler and chord names
1:22 - Change the tempo
1:53 - Layer basics
2:30 - Pitched layer vs. Percussive layer
3:02 - Add a new layer
3:17 - Overview of the new piano roll
4:11 - Edit notes in Select Mode
4:55 - Edit notes in Pencil Mode
5:42 - Shortcut for switching between Select and Pencil Mode
5:56 - Percussion pattern basics
6:30 - Browse & select percussion patterns
7:00 - Create new percussion patterns
7:24 - Change the resolution and the length of a pattern
7:48 - Duplicate a percussion pattern
8:17 - Rename and delete a percussion pattern
8:26 - Draw percussion patterns in Pencil Mode
9:05 - Loop percussion patterns
9:33 - Overview of audio effects
10:09 - Edit the parameters for audio effects
10:30 - Draw automation curves
11:04 - Copy automation data to other layers
11:14 - Add a new instrument track
11:37 - Select a different instrument
11:59 - Channel strip settings (levels, panning, transposition, octave, mute/solo)
12:28 - Instrument block basics
13:23 - Edit instrument blocks in both Select and Pencil Mode
14:18 - Auto-mixing settings
14:51 - Customize effects: Bass Boost & Vinyl Effect
15:24 - Follow/Unfollow playhead
16:09 - Edit sections
17:44 - Change the save location for instruments
AIVA (Artificial Intelligence Virtual Artist) is an AI composing soundtrack music. You can learn more about the Music Engine that we have built for composers at aiva.ai
Join us on Discord: discord.gg/ypDnFXN
In this video, AIVA's Music Supervisor Howard Ouyang takes us on a tour through the new, updated piano roll editor on our online music engine.
0:00 - Introduction
0:35 - Zoom-in/out
0:49 - View the ruler and chord names
1:22 - Change the tempo
1:53 - Layer basics
2:30 - Pitched layer vs. Percussive layer
3:02 - Add a new layer
3:17 - Overview of the new piano roll
4:11 - Edit notes in Select Mode
4:55 - Edit notes in Pencil Mode
5:42 - Shortcut for switching between Select and Pencil Mode
5:56 - Percussion pattern basics
6:30 - Browse & select percussion patterns
7:00 - Create new percussion patterns
7:24 - Change the resolution and the length of a pattern
7:48 - Duplicate a percussion pattern
8:17 - Rename and delete a percussion pattern
8:26 - Draw percussion patterns in Pencil Mode
9:05 - Loop percussion patterns
9:33 - Overview of audio effects
10:09 - Edit the parameters for audio effects
10:30 - Draw automation curves
11:04 - Copy automation data to other layers
11:14 - Add a new instrument track
11:37 - Select a different instrument
11:59 - Channel strip settings (levels, panning, transposition, octave, mute/solo)
12:28 - Instrument block basics
13:23 - Edit instrument blocks in both Select and Pencil Mode
14:18 - Auto-mixing settings
14:51 - Customize effects: Bass Boost & Vinyl Effect
15:24 - Follow/Unfollow playhead
16:09 - Edit sections
17:44 - Change the save location for instruments
AIVA (Artificial Intelligence Virtual Artist) is an AI composing soundtrack music. You can learn more about the Music Engine that we have built for composers at aiva.ai
Join us on Discord: discord.gg/ypDnFXN
