Specifications

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To select the various record takes:
1 Ensure that the Matching Criteria window is
correctly configured (see “Matching Criteria
Window” on page 472).
2 Do one of the following:
• Right-click the clip with the Selector or Grabber
tools, and select a take from the Matches sub-
menu in the pop-up menu.
• With the Selector tool, Command-click (Mac) or
Control-click (Windows) at the precise begin-
ning of the loop or punch range and select a dif-
ferent take from the Alternates pop-up menu.
• If the take currently residing in the track is se-
lected, with the Selector tool, Command-click
(Mac) or Control-click (Windows) anywhere on
the selected take and select a different take from
the Alternates pop-up menu.
The selected take (clip) replaces the previous take
and snaps precisely to the correct location.
MIDI Step Input
Step Input lets you use a MIDI keyboard (or any
other MIDI controller that sends MIDI note data)
to enter notes individually, one step at a time. This
gives you precise control over note placement, du-
ration, and velocity. With MIDI Step Input you can
also create musical passages that might be difficult
to play accurately, or at faster tempos.
Recording System Exclusive
Data
Pro Tools supports recording and playing System
Exclusive data (Sysex) with MIDI tracks. This al-
lows you to use MIDI tracks in Pro Tools to store
patch and configuration data for your MIDI de-
vices, or to record real-time Sysex changes for a
particular parameter of a MIDI device that cannot
be controlled by a standard MIDI controller.
To record a Sysex dump at the beginning of a MIDI
track:
1 Make sure that the MIDI OUT for the device
sending the Sysex is connected to your MIDI in-
terface’s MIDI IN.
2 In the MIDI Input Filter dialog, enable Only and
System Exclusive.
3 Configure a MIDI track for recording (see
“Configuring MIDI or Instrument Tracks for
Recording” on page 482).
4 Ensure that Normal Record mode is selected
(see “Record Modes” on page 440).
5 Record enable a MIDI track.
6 Enable Wait for Note in the Transport window.
7 To start recording from the beginning of the ses-
sion, click Return to Zero in the Transport.
Selecting an alternate MIDI take
For more information on auditioning and
managing takes, see “Selecting Alternate
Takes” on page 471.
For more information on Step Input, see
“Step Input Command” on page 928.