User`s guide

Chapter 12: Importing/Exporting Audio and MIDI 129
To import a Standard MIDI File to new tracks:
1 Choose File > Import MIDI/Track.
2 Select the MIDI file you want to import.
3 To import the MIDI file’s tempo and
meter tracks, select the option for Import
Tempo From MIDI File.
This option overwrites existing meter and
tempo events in the current session. If you
don’t want this, make sure to instead select
Use Existing Tempo From Session.
4 Click Import. If prompted, specify
whether you want to Keep or Discard exist-
ing MIDI tracks and regions in the current
session.
The MIDI data is imported to new MIDI
tracks, and also appears as regions in the
MIDI Regions List.
▲ If the Standard MIDI File contains markers,
they are only imported if the current session
does not contain any markers.
5 In the Mix window, click on the MIDI
Device/Channel selector for each new track
and assign a MIDI instrument and channel.
To import a Standard MIDI File into the MIDI
Regions List:
1 Choose Import MIDI from the MIDI Re-
gions List pop-up menu.
2 Select the MIDI file you want to import.
3 To import the MIDI file’s tempo and
meter tracks, select the option for Import
Tempo From MIDI File.
This option overwrites existing meter and
tempo events in the current session. If you
don’t want this, make sure to instead select
Use Existing Tempo From Session.
4 Click Import. If prompted, specify
whether you want to Keep or Discard exist-
ing MIDI tracks and regions residing in the
current session.
Pro Tools imports the MIDI data as regions
and places them in the MIDI Regions List.
▲ If the Standard MIDI File contains markers,
they are only imported if the current session
does not contain any markers.
5 Drag the new MIDI regions, as desired, to
existing MIDI tracks.
Exporting MIDI Files
To export a session’s MIDI tracks for use in
another MIDI application, or for playback
with an external (hardware) MIDI se-
quencer, you can save the tracks as a Stan-
dard MIDI File.
When exporting, the session tracks can be
merged to a single, multi-channel track
(Type 0), or they can be saved as multiple
tracks (Type 1).
Import MIDI dialog