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7 If recording to multiple MIDI or Instrument
tracks, repeat the preceding steps for each track,
then continue to the next step.
8 To use a click, enable and configure the click,
and set a default tempo and meter for the ses-
sion (see “Recording with a Click” on
page 435).
9 Enable either Wait for Note or Countoff in the
Transport window.
10 To replace existing track material, disable MIDI
Merge in the Transport window (see “MIDI
Merge/Replace” on page 481).
11 To automatically quantize material as it is
recorded, enable
Input Quantize (Event > Event
Operations > Input Quantize
). See “Input Quan-
tize” on page 480.
12 To start recording from the beginning of the ses-
sion, click Return to Zero in the Transport.
13 Record enable the MIDI or Instrument track by
clicking its Record Enable button.
14 Make sure that Options > MIDI Thru is selected,
then play your MIDI controller. The MIDI de-
vice or instrument plug-in assigned to the
track’s MIDI Output sounds, and the track’s me-
ters register MIDI activity (note velocity).
You are now ready to record MIDI data to the re-
cord-enabled MIDI and Instrument tracks.
Recording MIDI and
Instrument Tracks
In Pro Tools, you can record to one or more MIDI
and Instrument tracks. Recording simultaneously
to multiple tracks lets you:
• Record from multiple MIDI devices at the same
time, such as when recording several perform-
ers.
• Record multiple channels from the same device,
such as recording from a split keyboard.
• Transfer MIDI tracks from an external MIDI se-
quencer.
To record to one or more MIDI or Instrument
tracks:
1 Configure a MIDI or Instrument track for re-
cording (see “Configuring MIDI or Instrument
Tracks for Recording” on page 482).
2 Ensure that the track to which you want to re-
cord is record enabled.
To record enable additional MIDI and
Instrument tracks, Shift-click their Record
Enable buttons.
To monitor audio from an external MIDI in-
strument, select the corresponding audio In-
put Path for your MIDI instrument on the In-
strument track (or use an Auxiliary Input
track). See “Signal Routing for Monitoring
and Submixing” on page 964.
To take full advantage of the MIDI editing ca-
pabilities in Pro Tools, make sure to record
tick-based MIDI tracks with a click. This en-
sures that recorded data aligns with the ses-
sion’s bar and beat boundaries. You can also
record to sample-based MIDI tracks without
a click and derive the tempo and meter from
the performance.
To record audio from a MIDI instrument or
instrument plug-in, bus the audio output of
the Instrument or Auxiliary Input track that is
monitoring the instrument to an audio track.
Record enable the audio track and start re-
cording. See “Recording Audio from a MIDI
Instrument” on page 492.