The clip properties dialog is directly accessible for audio clips, either via F4 our double-clicking on the clip. Your case is re. MIDI clips for which the clip editor (piano-roll) opens first and then F4 for the clip properties dialog. It's a nag, yes :) but you should not need to go so often there for MIDI clips anyway. Or so I think ;)
The clip properties dialog is directly accessible for audio clips, either via F4 our double-clicking on the clip. Your case is re. MIDI clips for which the clip editor (piano-roll) opens first and then F4 for the clip properties dialog. It's a nag, yes :) but you should not need to go so often there for MIDI clips anyway. Or so I think ;)
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