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When using a MIDI instrument to record into Composer the recording will faithfully capture:
•the notes that you play, including their pitch, velocity (loudness), and durations
•Program changes
•all MIDI cc events
•System Exclusive (SysEx) events
•keyboard sound settings
and store them in the song file when you save it.
If you record MIDI cc events and then want to change them in any way you can use Composer's GraphOverNotes feature to edit them. You can also record selected MIDI cc events using the GraphOverNotes feature to select just the particular MIDI cc and then record that "on top" of other already recorded data.
SysEx event editing is not directly supported in Composer. You can turn off recording or playback of these events using the settings in Setup/MIDI Device Configuration/Properties for your current Device:
You can also set the buffer count and size for SysEx recording and playback. You should check your device manual (eg. keyboard or synth) for the recommended settings to enter here.
Please note that many of these types of events will affect the audio sound of your song files differently depending on what MIDI device you use for playback. Even different soundfonts used in the Notation Software Synth can have altered audio sound depending on the events in the file. Experiment and have fun, but be aware that some controllers that sound great on one MIDI playback device (eg. a keyboard synthesizer) may not have the same effect on another device, such as a different keyboard or sound library, and can cause issues.
One common example is the Mod Wheel, which is used as a dynamic controller for some sound libraries. This setting, when used with specific sound libraries, gives very excellent control over the dynamics. However, if the same song file is then played on a different device, the sound can be terrible. If you have a file that sounds really bad, use the GraphOverNotes to see what kind of MIDI controllers are present and try deleting them one type at a time to see if the sound gets better.