Specifications
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nize to MIDI Time Code generated from another
supported software application, or record MIDI
data from another MIDI sequencer to Pro Tools
MIDI tracks.
MIDI Thru
To monitor MIDI tracks while recording, enable
MIDI Thru. When enabled, Pro Tools routes
MIDI from your controllers to the device and
channels assigned to the MIDI track currently
record enabled.
To enable MIDI Thru:
■ Select MIDI > MIDI Thru.
The Default Thru Instrument
In addition to any MIDI tracks that are record
enabled, you can also route MIDI to the Default
Thru Instrument. This saves you the trouble of
creating a MIDI track and record enabling it to
hear a particular MIDI device and channel.
Unlike MIDI tracks, which only listen to the de-
vice and channel assigned to its Input Selector,
all incoming MIDI data is routed to the Default
Thru Instrument.
If the Default Thru Instrument is assigned to a
record-enabled MIDI track, Pro Tools only
routes to the record-enabled track.
To set the Default Thru Instrument:
1 Choose Setups > Preferences, and click the
MIDI tab.
2 From the pop-up menu for Default Thru In-
strument, select the MIDI device and channel to
which MIDI data will be routed. To disable the
Default Thru Instrument, select None.
MIDI Patchbay is a useful application for
routing MIDI between applications that
support virtual MIDI inputs (such as
Pro Tools), and applications that don’t
(such as Reason). For more information, see
http://pete.yandell.com/software.
The MIDI Preference for Global MIDI Play-
back Offset and individual MIDI track off-
sets do not affect MIDI routed with MIDI
Thru.
When MIDI Thru is enabled, System Exclu-
sive events are echoed to the MIDI device as-
signed to the record-enabled track—but only
if the Sysex events are smaller than 256
bytes.
When using MIDI Thru, you should disable
Local Control, if present, on your MIDI de-
vices. Otherwise, your MIDI device may re-
ceive double MIDI notes, which can lead to
stuck notes. If you are unsure how to disable
Local Control for your instrument, refer to
the manufacturer’s documentation.