User`s guide

Chapter 10: MIDI Recording 109
However, when selecting an entire region,
or a section within a region, before punch-
ing, no new regions are created. In this in-
stance, only the material residing within
the existing region changes, with no new
material recorded outside the region.
Unlike audio recording, MIDI recording in
this scenario is destructive. If a region is al-
tered because of a record take, the original
material is lost (unless you choose Edit >
Undo MIDI Recording). If an existing re-
gion contains important material, always
make a backup before recording over it.
Loop Recording MIDI
Loop recording with MIDI is supported by
two methods:
• In normal Nondestructive Record mode,
enable Loop Playback and MIDI Merge
for drum machine style loop recording.
– or –
• Use Loop Record mode to record multi-
ple takes on each record pass. This is sim-
ilar to loop recording audio.
Loop Recording with Merge
Mode
For drum machine style loop recording, use
normal Nondestructive Record mode with
Loop Playback and MIDI Merge enabled.
With this method, MIDI is recorded and
merged to the same region with each new
record pass—thereby allowing you to, for
instance, record hi-hats on the first pass
and kick and snare on the next.
Make sure that MIDI Merge is enabled in
the Transport window, otherwise (in Re-
place mode) each subsequent take will de-
structively replace the previous.
✽ You can record enable a different MIDI track
on the fly while loop recording. While pressing
Command (Macintosh) or Control (Windows),
use the Up/Down Arrows to record enable the
previous or next MIDI track.
To loop record with MIDI Merge:
1 Put Pro Tools in normal Nondestructive
Record mode. In the Operations menu, de-
select Destructive Record, Loop Record,
and QuickPunch.
2 Select Operations > Loop Playback.
When Loop Playback is enabled, a loop
symbol appears in the Play button.
1 Choose File > New Track and specify 1
MIDI Track, then click Create.
2 Record enable the new MIDI track by
clicking its Record button.
3 Make sure no audio tracks are record-en-
abled.
4 In the Transport window, click the MIDI
Merge button so it becomes highlighted.
5 If desired, enable Input Quantize to auto-
matically quantize recorded material (see
“Input Quantize” on page 104).
Loop Playback enabled
MIDI Merge enabled
MIDI Merge button