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Pro Tools Reference Guide130
To export all MIDI tracks in the current
session:
1 Make sure to unmute any MIDI tracks in
the session that you want to export.
2 Choose File > Export MIDI.
3 Specify a folder destination and name for
the MIDI file.
4 Select whether the Standard MIDI File
will be Type 0 (merged, single track) or
Type 1 (multi-track).
5 Click Export. Pro Tools exports all MIDI
tracks in the current session to a Standard
MIDI File and writes it to your hard drive.
Exported MIDI includes notes, controller
events, program changes, System Exclusive
data, as well as events for tempo, meter,
and markers.
The SMPTE start time for the session is also
imported. This ensures that the exported
tracks, when played from another MIDI ap-
plication, will align with the correct SMPTE
frames, and also sync correctly to tape and
video devices, or Pro Tools.
Refer to your third-party MIDI sequencer
documentation to determine whether it
supports importing SMPTE start times from
MIDI files.
What’s Not Exported with MIDI Files
Mute automation and muted regions do
not affect exported MIDI. As long as a track
is not muted by clicking its Mute button,
all of its MIDI data is exported.
When exporting MIDI files from Pro Tools,
device assignments for tracks are not re-
tained (though channel assignments are).
If you therefore export MIDI tracks from
Pro Tools and later re-import them, you’ll
need to reassign the tracks to the desired
devices.
All playlist information for MIDI tracks is
lost when exporting. For instance, tracks
that previously contained dozens of MIDI
regions will be flattened and only contain
single regions after exporting and re-im-
porting.
Export MIDI dialog