Specifications

Pro Tools Reference Guide482
Configuring MIDI or
Instrument Tracks for
Recording
To configure one or more MIDI or Instrument
tracks for recording:
1 Create a new MIDI or Instrument track, or use
an existing MIDI or Instrument track.
2 For Instrument tracks, select View > Mix
Window > Instruments
or View > Edit Window >
Instruments
.
3 From the track’s MIDI Input selector, select the
device and channel to be recorded. (For Instru-
ment tracks, the MIDI Input selector is available
in Instruments view.)
4 From the MIDI Output selector, select the de-
vice and channel for MIDI playback.
5 To assign multiple destinations to a single MIDI
or Instrument track, Control-click (Mac) or
Start-click (Windows) the MIDI Output selector
and select additional channels from any device.
When multiple destinations are selected for a
single MIDI track, a plus sign (“+”) appears
next to the first destination name in the track’s
MIDI Output selector.
6 To assign a default program change to the track,
do the following:
• Click the Patch Select button.
• Make the necessary selections for program and
bank select.
• Click
Done.
MIDI track Input selector
Instrument track MIDI Input selector
MIDI track Output selector
Instrument track MIDI Input selector
Default program changes are sent whenever
the track is played. For more information,
see “Patch Select (Program and Bank
Changes)” on page 697.