Editing MIDI (section)

====Workstations and hardware sequencers====
{{Further|Music workstation|Music sequencer}}
[[File:Tenori-on.jpg|thumb|alt=A button matrix MIDI controller|Yamaha's [[Tenori-on]] controller allows arrangements to be built by "drawing" on its array of lighted buttons. The resulting arrangements can be played back using its internal sounds or external sound sources, or recorded in a computer-based sequencer.]]

Sequencer technology predates MIDI. [[Analog sequencer]]s use [[CV/Gate]] signals to control pre-MIDI analog synthesizers. MIDI sequencers typically are operated by transport features modeled after those of [[tape deck]]s. They are capable of recording MIDI performances and arranging them into individual tracks using a [[multitrack recording]] paradigm. Music workstations combine controller keyboards with an internal sound generator and a sequencer. These can be used to build complete arrangements and play them back using their own internal sounds and function as self-contained music production studios. They commonly include file storage and transfer capabilities.<ref name="Huber 1991" />{{rp|103–4|date=November 2012}}