Inserting real time section in existing composition

Hi,
I have a (piano) composition well under way and it has all been entered by hand (mouse). I would like to record a separate section in Real Time (ie play it in at the keyboard) and insert this midi recording within in the main work.

Are there any particular things I should be careful about when doing this - or maybe tips on a best way to do it? I guess I just open a new file, do the read-time recording, and cut n paste the result into the first file?

On an unrelated matter: is there a "randomize" function available that I can use to randomise the note velocities? The intention is humanise the playback. A really good need for this is in long (piano) trills where the machine gun effect stands out - mainly because of note velocities (but I guess such precision timing of each note too).
thanks
regards
-john

Thanks Sherry,
Method seems to work fine. One thing though - when I recording in real-time (midi piano input from technics keyboard), the recorded notes appear only on one of the staffs of the piano score I have set up. Although I can go through it afterwards and place the notes on correct staves - I wonder if there is there a way to have this happen automagically?
thank you.
regards
-John

Howdy John,

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I love the term! Can I borrow it sometime when telling Mark how things should happen in the software? ;)

Yes, you can have it happen "automagically" - just be sure to select both piano staves before you start recording, and the "split hands" logic should kick in to separate the notes between those two staves when it transcribes the recording. The logic is pretty good, but you may still want to shift a note or two here or there between the staves, depending on your tastes and technique.

ttfn,
Sherry

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automagically. love the term! Can I borrow it sometime when telling Mark how things should happen in the software? ;) <!-/quote-!><hr size=0></blockquote>

heh heh yes by all means. I can't claim credit for inventing it though (wish I had) :-)