Specifications

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The following example demonstrates the con-
cept of voice borrowing:
In the above illustration, the two visible tracks
are assigned to the same voice. There is an open
area in the top track where no region appears. At
this point, the voice is free since it is not being
used, and the next highest priority track as-
signed to that voice (the bottom track) pops
through the open area and plays.
By experimenting with track priority, voice as-
signment, and arranging regions so that they are
positioned to “pop through” holes in higher pri-
ority tracks, you can find many useful ways to
share voiceable tracks in your TDM system.
Setting MIDI Input and Output
Assigning MIDI Track Input
This MIDI Input Selector allows you to choose
which MIDI device and channel a MIDI track is
receiving input from. This allows you to set up
Pro Tools to record multiple MIDI tracks in the
same record pass. Channels in use by another
track input appear as bold in the MIDI Input Se-
lector.
To assign a MIDI track input:
1 In the Edit window, select Display > Edit Win-
dow Show > I/O View.
2 In the Mix window, click the track’s MIDI In-
put Selector and assign the device and channel
that will be recorded.
“Rhythm” regions play when there is no “Lead” region
MIDI Input Selector