DigiDesign Pro Tools 8.0 Reference Manual page 320

There are two types of Standard MIDI Files, both
of which are supported by Pro Tools:
• Type 0 MIDI files store data for all MIDI chan-
nels in a single track. When importing these
files, Pro Tools separates the data by channel
and places each track's data in separate re-
gions and tracks.
• Type 1 MIDI files, sometimes referred to as
multitrack MIDI files, contain multiple tracks
of MIDI data. When importing these files,
each track's data is placed on its own new
MIDI track in the Pro Tools session.
Importing MIDI Files Using
Pro Tools Menu Commands
Pro Tools provides menu commands to import
MIDI files.
To import Standard MIDI files into a session using
the Pro Tools File menu:
Choose File > Import > MIDI and select the file
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you want to import.
In the MIDI Import Options dialog, choose
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where the imported file will go:
New Track Creates a new track where the file will
be imported.
Region List Imports the file into the Region List,
where it will be available to place into tracks.
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MIDI Import Options dialog
If you chose to create a new track, choose a lo-
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cation for the imported file in the track:
Session Start Places the file or region at the start
of the session.
Song Start Aligns the beginning of the file to the
Song Start point.
Selection Aligns the beginning of the file to the
edit cursor or to the beginning of a selection in
the Timeline.
Spot Displays the Spot dialog, which lets you
spot the file to a precise location based on any of
the Time Scales.
Select any of the following Import options:
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Import Tempo Map From MIDI File When se-
lected, overwrites any existing tempo and meter
map with tempo and meter information read
from the MIDI file.
Import Key Signature From MIDI File When se-
lected, overwrites any existing key signatures
with key signature information read from the
MIDI file.