Reaper's MIDI Editor needs more improvements urgently.

Here we go, Reflected's monthly cryout post! :D

I think you OP is a load of bollox for the most part of it... so much for 'truth' :p

As a newbie to Reaper and someone who has only occasional need for MIDI, I can't imagine how it could be easier to use; really..

He's probably asking for swipe-delete action through a modifier. Pretty much the same behavior when you Alt+right-click drag the CCs and they get deleted, but for notes. This could (and should) be done as an extension of the property "Alt+right mouse drag marquee selects CC events, right mouse drag deletes" - only "CC events" should be renamed to "MIDI events". And about velocity tools, I think he meant on a clever randomizer of some sorts, probably the kind which FL Studio has :D

Then he shoulda said that. ;)

Discussion of Reaper's midi, (generally speaking, not trying paint with a broad brush as there are exceptions) more often than not, becomes an exercise in rationalization. There are lots of things that would extend/improve the functionality of Reaper's midi and list editors and most of them have been covered in depth multiple times.

daw midi editors in general pale in comparison to something like the MPC with jjos2xl. less is more.

FR's for the list editor... 1. I'd like to be able to reorder the columns in the list editor, that kind of customization is expected in many cases. Developers shouldn't assume that the column order that seems logical to them is best for everyone. That's why many grids like these in various applications have re-order-able columns so you can (cough) "make it whatever you want". 2. There is no column that tells you where the note actually ends, just a reference to length. I would like to see (expect to see) the note end position in bars and beats. Much like with an audio event where you have start, end and length data. In the key editor you can see it, the note end position. In the list editor it doesn't exist (afaik). 3. You can't (afaict) draw velocity or notes in the list editor. I'm sure most of those FR's have been made in the past by someone.

i use the editor everyday and love it. im about 80% midi.