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Pro Tools Reference Guide106
✽ To assign multiple destinations to a single
MIDI track, Shift-click the MIDI Device/Chan-
nel Selector and select additional channels
from any device.
4 If desired, assign a default program
change to the track. In the Mix window,
click on the Program button (Prog) and
make the necessary selections for program
and bank select, then click Done.
Default program changes are sent when-
ever the track is played. For more informa-
tion, see “Program Changes” on page 208.
5 In the Mix Window, click the MIDI
track’s Record button to record enable the
track.
To record to the new MIDI track:
1 Put Pro Tools in normal Nondestructive
Record mode. In the Operations menu, de-
select Destructive Record, Loop Record,
and QuickPunch.
2 If desired, enable and configure the click,
and set a default tempo and meter for the
session. For details, see “Recording with the
Click” on page 83.
3 If desired, enable Wait for Note or Count-
off In the Transport window.
4 Make sure MIDI > MIDI Thru is selected,
then play some notes on your MIDI con-
troller. The MIDI instrument assigned to
the track should sound, and the track’s
meters should register MIDI activity.
5 In the Transport window, click Return to
Zero so the start/end times are cleared. This
ensures that you’ll start recording from the
beginning of the track.
6 Click Record in the Transport window.
◆ If using Wait for Note, the Play, Record,
and Wait for Note buttons flash. Recording
begins when a MIDI event is received.
◆ If using Countoff, click Play to start
counting down. The Record and Play but-
tons flash during the countoff, after which
recording begins.
7 When you have finished recording, click
Stop in the Transport window.
The newly recorded MIDI data appears as a
MIDI region in the track’s playlist, and in
the MIDI Regions List.
☞ There are several keyboard shortcuts you
can use to begin recording. See “Record
Shortcuts” on page 88 for details.
To play back the recorded MIDI track:
1 Click the Record button for the MIDI
track to take it out of record-enabled mode.
2 In the Transport window, click Return to
Zero.
3 Click Play in the Transport window to be-
gin playback.
The recorded MIDI data plays back through
the track’s assigned instrument and chan-
nel.
Record button