Specifications

Pro Tools Reference Guide100
Assigning MIDI Track Output
MIDI tracks can be assigned to one or more
MIDI device channels with the Device/Channel
Selector. When assigned to multiple channels,
all material in the track is sent to all assigned
channels.
MIDI tracks in Pro Tools cannot contain multi-
ple channels of MIDI data.
To assign a MIDI track (and all its regions) to a
specific MIDI device channel:
■ Click the track’s MIDI Device/Channel Selec-
tor and assign a device and channel from the
pop-up menu. Channels already assigned to an-
other track appear bold in this menu.
To assign multiple destinations to a single MIDI
track:
■ Right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Mac-
intosh) the MIDI Device/Channel Selector and
select additional channels from any device.
For details on recording and importing MIDI
data, see Chapter 13, “MIDI Recording.”
Soloing and Muting Tracks
The Solo and Mute buttons can be engaged at
any time during playback. The Solo and Mute
buttons affect MIDI as well as audio tracks. It is
possible to have more than one track soloed or
muted at the same time in a session.
Grouping affects mute and solo behavior as
well. Normally, muting or soloing a track that is
a member of an active mix group will mute or
solo all other tracks that are a member of that
active mix group as well. However, by changing
the Mute and Solo settings in the Pro Tools Pref-
erences dialog, you can disable this behavior.
To disable group muting of tracks:
1 Choose Setups > Preferences, and click Auto-
mation.
2 Deselect the Mutes Follow Groups option, and
click Done.
With this option deselected, muting a track that
is a member of an active group does not affect
other members of the group.
To disable group soloing of tracks:
1 Choose Setups > Preferences, and click Auto-
mation.
2 Deselect the Solos Follow Groups option, and
click Done.
With this option deselected, soloing a track that
is a member of an active group does not affect
other members of the group.
MIDI Device/Channel Selector
You can also mute or solo individual mem-
bers of a group by holding down the Start
key (Windows) or Control key (Macintosh)
while selecting the track’s Mute or Solo but-
ton.