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MIDI Controls
Countoff
Metronome Click
Wait for Note
Tempo Ruler
Enable
Tempo Resolution
(Beat Value)
pop-up menu
Tempo slider
Transport window showing MIDI controls
To view the MIDI controls in the Transport, do one
of the following:
Select View > Transport > MIDI Controls.
■
– or –
Control-click (Windows) or Command-click
■
(Mac) the Expand/Collapse "+" button in the
Transport window to display the MIDI controls.
Expand/Collapse "+" button
Transport Window with MIDI Controls
Wait for Note When selected, recording does not
begin until a MIDI event is received. This en-
sures that you begin recording when you're
ready to play, and that the first note, or other
MIDI data, is recorded precisely at the beginning
of the record range.
You can press F11 to turn on Wait for Note,
unless the MIDI preference for "Disable F11
for Wait for Note" is selected.
MIDI Merge
Current Meter
Current Tempo
Metronome Click When selected, Pro Tools will
generate a metronome pulse that can be set to
trigger built-in sounds or MIDI instruments dur-
ing playback and recording.
The Pro Tools metronome is configured in the
Click/Countoff Options dialog. Double-click the
Metronome Click button to open the
Click/Countoff Options dialog.
With the Numeric Keypad mode set to
Transport, you can press 7 to enable the
Metronome Click.
Countoff When selected, Pro Tools counts off a
specified number of measures (indicated in the
button) before playback or recording begins.
Double-click the Countoff button, to open the
Click/Countoff Options dialog.
With the Numeric Keypad mode set to
Transport, you can press 8 to enable the
Countoff.
MIDI Merge When selected (Merge mode), re-
corded MIDI data is merged with existing track
material. When deselected (Replace mode), re-
corded MIDI data replaces existing track mate-
rial.
With the Numeric Keypad mode set to
Transport, you can press 9 to enable MIDI
Merge.
Tempo Ruler Enable (Conductor) When selected,
Pro Tools uses the tempo map defined in the
Tempo ruler. When deselected, Pro Tools
switches to Manual Tempo mode and ignores
the Tempo ruler.
In Manual Tempo mode, you can enter a BPM
value in the tempo field, or tap in the tempo by
clicking the T key on your QWERTY keyboard.
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