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◆ Similar rules also apply when MIDI re-
gions are trimmed with the Trimmer tool.
If the MIDI region’s start point is moved be-
yond a note’s start point, the note is re-
moved. If the region’s end point is trimmed
so that a note’s start point is within the re-
gion but its end point is not, the note re-
mains and overlaps the edge of the region.
When moving and placing MIDI regions
with overlapping notes, the notes always
move with the regions. When placing
MIDI regions with overlapping notes next
to or near another region, the overlapping
notes extend into the adjacent region.
Nondestructive MIDI Editing
While editing audio regions is usually non-
destructive, this is not always the case for
MIDI regions. For instance, if a MIDI region
resides in just one track at a single location,
editing for that region is destructive. This
means that altering the pitch, duration, or
placement of notes in Notes view perma-
nently alters the region.
However, when editing a MIDI region that
occurs elsewhere, in the same track (at an-
other location or in a different playlist) or
in another track, the editing is nondestruc-
tive and occurs to an auto-created region.
To go back to the previous material, drag
the original region from the MIDI Regions
List, or return to a previously saved playlist.
✽ One way to safely return to a track’s previ-
ous state is with playlists. Before you edit
notes, trim regions, or rearrange the order of
regions, make a duplicate of the track’s exist-
ing playlist and instead work with it (see “Play-
lists” on page 141).
MIDI Regions and Controller
Events
Continuous controller events reside in
MIDI regions and not in tracks. This means
that when dragging regions that contain
controller data from either a track or the
MIDI Regions List, the controller data is
written to the destination track.
Unlike continuous controller events,
which represent nuances that are part of a
MIDI performance, Mute in Pro Tools is an
automation playlist that actually mutes the
MIDI engine. Mute automation does not
correspond to actual MIDI events and is
therefore not exported when saving as a
Standard MIDI File.
Playlists
The ability to create playlists is one of the
most powerful features of Pro Tools, and
one reason why it is infinitely more versa-
tile than traditional multitrack recorders.
Edit playlists allow you to take a snapshot of
a track’s current arrangement of regions,
thereby freeing you to experiment with al-
ternate arrangements, returning as neces-
sary to previously saved playlists.
A playlist, which can consist of a single re-
gion or many regions, can only be assigned
to a track if it is not in use by another track.
While you can create an almost unlimited
Playlist Selector pop-up