Specifications

Pro Tools Reference Guide436
Creating a Click Track
Pro Tools lets you create a Click track using the
Click plug-in. You can also create a click track us-
ing the TL Metro plug-in (included with
Pro Tools) or using a MIDI instrument.
To create a click track using the Click plug-in:
 Choose Track > Create Click Track.
Pro Tools creates a new Auxiliary Input track
named “Click” with the Click plug-in already in-
serted. In the Edit window, the click track’s Track
Height is set to Mini. You can create more than one
click track and each subsequent click track is
named in sequence. For example, Click 1, Click 2,
and Click 3.
To hear the click during playback and recording,
configure the Click Options (see “Click Options”
on page 437) and ensure that Click is enabled (see
“Enabling the Click” on page 436).
To create a click track using MIDI:
1 Create a new (mono) Auxiliary Input or Instru-
ment track.
2 Do one of the following:
• From the track’s Input selector, select the path to
which the MIDI device is connected.
• Insert an instrument plug-in on the track (such as
TL Metro or Xpand
2
).
3 Configure the Click/Countoff options, and be
sure to select the port for the MIDI device or in-
strument plug-in from the
Output pop-up menu
(see “Click Options” on page 437).
4 Enable Click (see “Enabling the Click” on
page 436).
Enabling the Click
Click tracks must be enabled to be heard during
playback or recording.
To enable the click from the MIDI menu:
 Select Options > Click.
To enable the click in the Transport:
1 Display the MIDI controls in the Transport by
doing one of the following:
• Select
View > Transport > MIDI Controls.
• From the Transport window menu, select
MIDI
Controls
.
• Control-click (Windows) or Command-click
(Mac) the Expand/Collapse “+” button in the
Transport window to display the MIDI controls.
• Alt-click (Windows) or Option-click (Mac) the
Expand/Collapse “+” button in the Transport
window to display the MIDI controls and the
Counters.
For more information on the Click or the
TL Metro plug-in, see the Audio Plug-Ins
Guide.
Selecting MIDI Controls from the Transport window
menu
Expand/Collapse “+” button, Transport Window with
MIDI Controls