Summary
In this chapter, we learned that the piano roll is used to compose melodies. We learned the steps to follow to create chord progressions from scratch.
The piano roll makes it easy to compare melodies played by accompanying instruments and to copy notes from one instrument to another. The piano roll also allows you to import and export MIDI notes and sheet music.
If you can learn to play the piano roll, it means you can play any plugin that plays MIDI notes. This is a big deal as it allows you to compose melodies for any instrument.
The piano roll will mean different things to you depending on the stage you are at in your music career. In the beginning, it will be a challenge figuring out how to use the tools. Once you understand the tools, you’ll compose simple melodies. At some point, you’ll realize that your melodies are bland and look to other people’s music and tutorials to figure out how to make your composition more interesting. You may...