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Pro Tools Reference Guide110
6 Make sure to select Operations > Link
Edit and Timeline Selection.
7 With the Selector, drag in the track’s
playlist until the selection encompasses the
desired loop range.
For other methods of setting the record
range, see “Setting Punch/Loop Points” on
page 96.
8 To hear track material up to the start
point of the loop, enable and set the pre-
roll time. For details, see “Setting Pre/Post-
Roll” on page 97.
9 Click Record in the Transport window.
When you are ready to begin recording,
click Play.
The Record button flashes during the pre-
roll. When the start point is reached,
Pro Tools begins recording. When the end
point is reached, Pro Tools loops back to
the start point and continues playing and
recording.
10 Play some notes on your MIDI control-
ler. Newly recorded MIDI data appears as a
region in the record track. On each succes-
sive take, recorded material shows up in
the region, without replacing material
from previous takes.
11 If desired, switch to a new record track.
While pressing Command (Macintosh) or
Control (Windows), use the Up/Down Ar-
rows to record enable the previous or next
MIDI track.
12 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.
Loop Recording Multiple Takes
When recording MIDI in Loop Record
mode, new regions are created each time
new material is received during a record
pass. This differs somewhat from loop re-
cording audio, where separate audio files
and regions are created with each subse-
quent record pass.
You can use this method of MIDI loop re-
cording to record successive takes without
stopping the record process, thereby pre-
serving your creative spontaneity. Another
advantage with this method of recording
MIDI, which is nondestructive, is that ex-
isting and newly recorded regions remain
intact (and available in the MIDI Regions
List).
To record MIDI in Loop Record mode:
1 Select Operations > Loop Record. When
Loop Record mode is enabled, a loop sym-
bol appears in the Record 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 Make sure to select Operations > Link
Edit and Timeline Selection.
5 With the Selector, drag in the track’s
playlist until the selection encompasses the
desired loop range.
Loop Recording enabled