DigiDesign Mbox 2 Pro Getting Started Manual page 62

Play some notes on your MIDI controller and
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look for the track's MIDI Velocity meter to
move. Remember, MIDI is not audio, and the
MIDI Velocity meter is not registering sound
output, but MIDI activity.
MIDI meter in Instrument track showing MIDI activity
Adjust the audio output level of the Instru-
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ment track with its Volume fader.
Adjusting the Volume fader on an Instrument track
To record MIDI on the Instrument track:
Verify that the Instrument track you want to
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record to is record-enabled and receiving MIDI.
In the Transport window, click Return to Zero
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to start recording from the beginning of the ses-
sion. You can also record to a selection in a track
or from the cursor location in the Edit window.
Click Record in the Transport window.
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Return to Zero
Rewind
Online
Transport window
Click Play in the Transport window or press
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the Spacebar to begin recording.
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MIDI Velocity meter
Volume fader
Fast Forward
Play Go to End
Stop
Record
Play your MIDI controller or input device.
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When you have finished recording, click Stop
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in the Transport window, or press the Spacebar.
The newly recorded MIDI data appears as a MIDI
region on the track in the Edit window, as well
as in the Region List.
MIDI data in an Instrument track
To play back recorded MIDI data:
Click the track's Record Enable button to take
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the Instrument track out of Record mode.
In the Transport window, click Return to Zero
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to play back from the beginning of the track.
Click Play in the Transport window to begin
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playback. The recorded MIDI data plays back
through the track's assigned instrument and
channel.