Specifications

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2 In the Transport, click the Metronome button so
it is highlighted.
3 To hear the click count off when recording or
playing, click the Count Off button in the Trans-
port so it is highlighted.
Hearing the countoff before recording helps musi-
cians to start playing at the right time and in tempo.
The Count Off button in the Transport window dis-
plays the number of bars counted before the trans-
port starts.
Click Options
Pro Tools provides options and controls for driv-
ing a click. The following steps are for configuring
and enabling a click using the Click plug-in or
MIDI.
To configure click options:
1 Open the Click/Countoff Options dialog by do-
ing one of the following:
• Choose
Setup > Click/Countoff.
• Double-click the Metronome button in the
Transport window.
2 In the Click/Countoff Options dialog, do one of
the following:
• If using the TL Metro or Click plug-in, select
None in the Output pop-up menu.
• If playing a click using MIDI, select the port
number (device) and channel for the click from
the
Output pop-up menu.
3 Specify the note, velocity, and duration for the
accented and unaccented notes.
Metronome button, enabled
Count Off button, enabled
The countoff is ignored when Pro Tools is on-
line and synchronized to SMPTE timecode.
Click/Countoff Options dialog
If one is connected, you can also play new
note values on a MIDI controller keyboard.