MIDI Library & Live MIDI Capture
Every generation auto-saves with version history, ratings, tags, and search — and live MIDI capture turns your own playing into AI context.
DocumentationMIDI Library & Capture
Organization
MIDI Library
Every MIDI clip Aether generates is automatically saved to your local MIDI Library with full metadata. Think of it as a searchable history of every idea you've ever generated — nothing is lost.
Ideas & Version History
Refinements stay together. When you keep refining a generation in the same chat, Aether saves each take as a new version under a single library entry (an "idea") instead of scattering near-duplicate clips. The row shows the latest version; any entry with more than one version gets a disclosure arrow you can expand to browse the full history and reload an earlier version. Each version row has its own actions menu (its "…" button or a right-click): Add to Chat, Show in Finder, or Delete just that version.
Library Features
- ●Auto-save — every generation is saved as a .mid file the moment it's created
- ●Star ratings — rate clips from 0 to 5 stars with an interactive hover preview
- ●Favorites — mark clips as favorites and filter to show only favorites
- ●Tags — add custom tags to any clip for organization
- ●Search — search clips by name or tag
- ●Sort — by date (newest/oldest), name, rating, or duration
- ●Rating filter — show only clips above a certain star rating
Per-Clip Actions
Select a clip to reveal its actions; each button has a tooltip explaining what it does.
| Action | Description |
|---|---|
| Load | Click a clip to load it into the piano roll for preview and editing |
| Add to Chat | Load the clip into the chat and transport so you can keep refining it with the AI |
| Tag | Add or remove your own tags on the clip |
| Show in Finder | Reveal the clip's .mid file on disk |
| Rename | Click the clip name to rename it inline (also renames the .mid file) |
| Delete | Remove the clip and its .mid file from disk. Asks you to confirm first, since the file is deleted for good |
Input
Live MIDI Capture
Record MIDI from any connected controller or from your DAW's MIDI routing. Aether captures the incoming notes and automatically analyzes what you played.
Auto-Analysis
After capturing, Aether instantly analyzes your performance and detects:
- ●Key & scale — the most likely key and mode (e.g. "C major", "A minor")
- ●Chord roots — the harmonic content detected from the note data
- ●Texture & style — chordal vs. melodic, with arpeggio and syncopation detection
- ●Density & complexity — notes per second plus a 0–1 complexity score
- ●Range — lowest and highest note and the span in semitones
- ●Rhythm — average note spacing and whether the timing is steady
- ●Dynamics — average velocity and note duration
Send to Chat
After capturing, send the recorded MIDI directly to the chat as context. Ask the AI to harmonize it, add accompaniment, extend it, restyle it, or use it as a reference for generating something new.