Specifications

Welcome to Pro Tools LE & Eleven Rack 15
6 Click the Librarian menu and choose a preset sound from the Drums sub-menu.
7 Select Options > MIDI Thru. (Verify that MIDI Thru is checked, if not select it to “check” it.)
8 Click the Record Enable button to enable the Instrument track for MIDI recording.
9 Now play your MIDI controller/keyboard and hear the drum sound. Pick another drum sound if
you want by choosing a new patch from the Drum sub-menu.
10 In the Transport window, click Return to Zero to start recording from the beginning of the session.
You can also record to a selection in a track or from the cursor location in the Edit window.
11 If you want to record to the metronome or click track included with this session, configure the
Click and session tempo (see “Using a Click (Metronome)” on page 12).
12 When you are ready to start recording, click Play or press the Spacebar. To stop, press the Spacebar
or click Stop.
13 Click the track Record button again to take it out of record enable and play back what you just
recorded.
If this sort of composition interests you, see the Pro Tools Reference Guide (Help > Pro Tools
Reference Guide) to learn more about virtual instruments and composition in Pro Tools, including
Loop Playback, and how you can apply all sorts of other musical treatments to your rhythms, sounds,
and patterns.
Instrument track with MIDI data (the drum line)