Specifications

Chapter 17: Importing and Exporting Session Data 355
When exporting MIDI files from Pro Tools, device
assignments for tracks are not retained (though
channel assignments are). If you export MIDI or
Instrument tracks from Pro Tools and later re-im-
port them, you will need to reassign the tracks to
devices in your studio.
All playlist information for MIDI and Instrument
tracks is lost when exporting. For example, tracks
that previously contained dozens of MIDI clips
will be flattened and only contain single clips after
exporting and re-importing.
Exporting Individual MIDI and
Instrument Tracks
You can also export individual MIDI and Instru-
ment tracks as MIDI files. This can be useful for
storing libraries of your favorite MIDI sequences
or Sysex data (such as bulk or individual patch
dumps for your external MIDI devices), or for im-
porting MIDI into notation applications (other than
Sibelius).
To export a single MIDI or Instrument track as a
MIDI file:
1 Do one of the following:
• Right-click the Track name of an unselected
track in the Edit or Mix window, or in the Track
List.
• In the Track List, or Mix or Edit window, Con-
trol-Right-click (Windows) or Command-Right-
click (Mac) the track name.
2 From the Right-click menu, select Export MIDI.
3 Set the Export MIDI settings in the Export
MIDI Settings dialog.
4 Click OK.
5 In the Save dialog, type a name for the MIDI
file, specify where you want to save it, and click
Save.
To export all selected Pro Tools Instrument or MIDI
tracks as a MIDI file:
1 Select the tracks you want to export to a MIDI
file.
2 Right-click the Track name of one of the se-
lected tracks in the Edit or Mix window, or in
the Track List.
3 From the Right-click menu, select Export MIDI.
4 Set the Export MIDI settings.
5 Click OK.
6 In the Save dialog, type a name for the MIDI
file, specify where you want to save it, and click
Save.
Exporting Sibelius Files
Pro Tools can export the score of your session as a
Sibelius file (.sib). You can choose to export the
score as a Sibelius file for later use or score trans-
fer, or to open the score in Sibelius immediately (if
Sibelius) is installed on your computer. Sibelius
uses the Pro Tools transcription of MIDI in your
session as seen in the Pro Tools Score Editor win-
dow (for more information, see “Exporting
Scores” on page 752).
Alt-Right-click (Windows) or Option-Right-
click (Mac) to export all tracks to a single
MIDI file.
Alt-Shift-Right-click (Windows) or Option-
Shift-Right-click (Mac) to export all
selected tracks as a single MIDI file.
Sibelius 5.x or higher is required to open .sib
files exported from Pro Tools.