Specifications

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2 Choose Edit > Clear to delete the selected
notes. The track’s underlying controller data re-
mains intact.
– or –
Press the Delete (Backspace) key.
To delete a single MIDI note with the Pencil:
■ With the Pencil tool selected, press Alt (Win-
dows) or Option (Macintosh) so the tool
changes to an Eraser, then click the note to de-
lete it.
Continuous Controller Events
Continuous controller events for MIDI tracks
are displayed in the form of a line graph with a
series of editable breakpoints. Controller events
for MIDI tracks differ somewhat from automa-
tion data for audio tracks in that the breakpoints
are stepped (instead of vector-based), where
each breakpoint represents a single controller
event.
Continuous controller events that can be in-
serted and edited in Pro Tools include:
• volume
• pan
• pitch bend
• aftertouch (mono)
• MIDI controllers, 0–127
MIDI controller #7 (volume) and #10 (pan) are
treated by Pro Tools as automation data. This
means that these controller events (along with
Mutes) can be recorded and automated from the
Mix window; in addition, each MIDI track’s au-
tomation mode affects how these events are
played back and recorded. While a MIDI track’s
volume and pan (and mute) events can be sus-
pended, all other controller events in the track
always play.
When deleting MIDI notes within a time
range selection, all underlying controller
and automation data is also deleted.
Deleting a note with Pencil
Program change events and Sysex events
can also be deleted by Alt-clicking (Win-
dows) or Option-clicking (Macintosh) them
with the Pencil tool.
MIDI track displaying volume events
Polyphonic aftertouch cannot be viewed in
the Edit window. To view polyphonic after-
touch in Pro Tools, use the MIDI Event List
(see Chapter 25, “MIDI Event List”).