M-Audio Pro Tools M-Powered 7 Quick Start Manual page 52

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 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.
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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Do one of the following:
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• Click Play in the Transport window or press
the Spacebar to begin recording.
• If you are using Wait for Note, the Play,
Record, and Wait for Note buttons flash.
Recording begins when the first MIDI
event is received.
• If you are using Countoff, click Play. The
Record and Play buttons flash during the
Countoff, then recording begins.
Play your MIDI controller or input device.
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MIDI Velocity meter
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 the Instrument track
To play back recorded MIDI data:
Click the Record Enable button to take the In-
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strument 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.