System Exclusive Events - DigiDesign Pro Tools 8.0 Reference Manual

System Exclusive Events

System Exclusive (Sysex) events can be recorded
to MIDI or Instrument tracks in Pro Tools (see
"MIDI Step Input" on page 402). Once the
events are recorded, they appear in the track's
playlist as blocks when the Track View is set to
Sysex or a Controller lane set to Sysex is shown.
Sysex event block, Sysex view shown
While the contents of recorded System Exclu-
sive events cannot be directly edited in
Pro Tools, the events can be moved or nudged,
copied and pasted, or deleted.
To record a Sysex event:
Create a new MIDI track.
1
Set the MIDI track Input to the MIDI port to
2
which your MIDI device is connected.
Configure your MIDI device to send Sysex
3
(such as a bulk dump).
Start recording in the Transport.
4
To begin recording the Sysex transfer from
your MIDI device at the Timeline insertion
point, enable Wait For Note.
Start the Sysex transfer from your MIDI de-
5
vice.
When the Sysex transfer from your MIDI de-
6
vice is complete, click Stop in the Transport.
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To move a Sysex event:
Do one of the following:
1
• Set the MIDI or Instrument track to Sysex
view.
– or –
• Reveal the Controller lane for the MIDI or
Instrument track and show Sysex.
With any Grabber tool, drag the Sysex event
2
left or right.
If the Edit mode is set to Grid, the dragged event
snaps to the nearest Grid boundary. If the Edit
mode is set to Spot, the Spot dialog opens.
The placement of Sysex event blocks can
also be adjusted with Shift (see "Shift Com-
mand" on page 730) or Nudge (see "Nudg-
ing Regions" on page 502).
To delete one or more Sysex events:
Do one of the following:
1
• Set the MIDI or Instrument track to Sysex
view.
– or –
• Reveal the Controller lane for the MIDI or
Instrument track and show Sysex.
Do one of the following:
2
• Choose Edit > Clear to remove the selected
events from the track.
– or –
• Press the Backspace (Windows) or Delete
(Mac).
Individual Sysex event blocks can also be
deleted by Alt-clicking (Windows) or Op-
tion-clicking (Mac) them with the Pencil
tool.