Is there a way to select notes like every 8th, or every other note in a midi clip? I found nothing in the manual, so my guess is there isn't but maybe there's a m4l device somewhere that improves the piano roll?

 

If anyone is curious how to accomplish this in Logic, you can shorten the selecting process by just highlighting the notes you want in one bar and pressing Shift+P (Select Subposition). It will then select the exact position (so it only works on quantized notes) for every bar in the midi clip/region.

I hope an Ableton user will be able to give you your answer/workaround OP.

 

My only concern is maintaining the timing of the notes without doing too much. Doubling or hitting x2 sometimes messes that up unless i export & mess with the grooves. Your method is probably the best way. It works well most of the time unless the midi note starts before the clip. In that case it deletes it.

Still better than doing it in the piano roll though.

Can't speak on logic, I only use it at the apple store. Clone's method works for the most part so I'll set that to correct answer, but with so many m4l devices out there who knows.

I Appreciate ya'll!

 

Another Stupid Producer "trick" I will do to maintain timing between spaces is to just add a note with the duration of the pattern, copy both, repeat X times, and then delete "jig" notes. If they are two different notes, you will find options like " Select All Following" more helpful. That can be useful for sitations like drum patterns. Where your snare and kick are on different notes.

the "jig" trick works with audio just as well.

 

Nice tricks and tips @clone