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Choose File > New Track and specify 1 MIDI
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Track, then click Create.
In the Mix window, click on the track's MIDI
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Device/Channel Selector and choose the desti-
nation (assignment) for that MIDI track by
choosing a MIDI interface port, a channel, or a
device from the pop-up menu (choices vary de-
pending on the operating system and Pro Tools
version).
MIDI Device/Channel Selector (Macintosh shown)
You can assign a default program change to
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the track by clicking on the Program button in
the Mix window and making the necessary se-
lections for program and bank select, and then
clicking Done. Default program changes are
sent when playing a track.
In the Mix Window, record-enable the MIDI
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track.
Make sure MIDI > MIDI Thru is selected, then
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play some notes on your MIDI controller. The
MIDI instrument assigned to the track should
sound, and the track's meters should register
MIDI activity.
To record onto a MIDI track:
Verify that the MIDI track you want to record
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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 according to a selec-
tion or from the cursor location in the Edit
window.
Click Record in the Transport window.
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Click Play in the Transport window or press
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the Spacebar to begin recording.
– or –
If using Wait for Note, the Play, Record, and
Wait for Note buttons flash. Recording begins
when the first MIDI event is received.
– or –
If using Countoff, click Play. The Record and
Play buttons flash during the Countoff, then re-
cording begins.
Play your MIDI instrument.
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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 MIDI Regions List.
To play back a recorded MIDI track:
Click the Record Enable button to take the
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MIDI 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.
You can also play back according to a selection
or from the cursor location in the Edit window.
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.
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