Specifications

Pro Tools Reference Guide352
Importing MIDI Files
You can import Standard MIDI Files (SMF) into
your Pro Tools sessions.
Pro Tools provides several ways to import MIDI
files into an open session.
• “Importing MIDI Files Using Pro Tools Menu
Commands” on page 352.
• “Importing MIDI Files with Drag and Drop” on
page 353.
Pro Tools does not import proprietary sequence
files. To use sequences from other MIDI applica-
tions in a Pro Tools session, you will need to first
save them as Standard MIDI Files. See the manu-
facturer’s documentation for details on saving
Standard MIDI Files.
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 clips and
tracks.
• Type 1 MIDI files, sometimes referred to as mul-
titrack 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 commands to import MIDI
files.
To import Standard MIDI Files into a session using
the Pro Tools File menu:
1 Choose File > Import > MIDI and select the file
you want to import.
2 In the MIDI Import Options dialog, choose
where the imported file will go:
New Track Creates a new track where the file will
be imported.
Clip List Imports the file into the Clip List, where
it will be available to place into tracks.
3 If you chose to create a new track, choose a
location for the imported file in the track:
Session Start Places the file or clip at the start of
the session.
Song Start Aligns the beginning of the file to the
Song Start point.
MIDI Import Options dialog