Specifications

Pro Tools Reference Guide216
Regions View for MIDI Tracks
MIDI tracks can also be viewed as Regions,
which is similar to Waveform View for audio
tracks. While a track’s notes are visible in Re-
gions View, individual note editing is not avail-
able in this view. Instead, all editing occurs
across a time range encompassing all track data,
including continuous controller events, pro-
gram changes, and System Exclusive events.
Use Regions View to define regions that repre-
sent song sections and clips, or to rearrange or
assemble track material.
For more information on setting the Track View,
see “Track View” on page 209.
There are, however, a few things to keep in
mind when selecting, copying and cutting, and
trimming MIDI regions:
◆ When cutting or clearing a region selection
that includes a note’s start point, the entire note
is removed. This is even the case when only a
portion of the note (that includes its start point)
is selected.
◆ When copying or cutting a region selection
that includes a note’s end point (but not its start
point), the note remains and overlaps the edge
of the region.
◆ Similar rules also apply when MIDI regions
are trimmed with the Trimmer tool. If the MIDI
region’s start point is moved beyond a note’s
start point, the note is removed. If the region’s
end point is trimmed so that a note’s start point
is within the region but its end point is not, the
note remains and overlaps the edge of the re-
gion.
When moving and placing MIDI regions with
overlapping notes, the notes always move with
the regions. When placing MIDI regions with
overlapping notes next to or near another re-
gion, the overlapping notes extend into the ad-
jacent region.
To toggle the track view, click in the track
you want to toggle and press Start+Minus
(Windows) or Control+Minus (Macintosh)
on the alpha keyboard.
Cutting a MIDI region with note overlap