User`s guide

Chapter 16: MIDI Editing 207
To delete a single MIDI note with the Pencil:
■ With the Pencil tool selected, press Op-
tion (Macintosh) or Alt (Windows) so the
tool changes to an Eraser, then click the
note to delete it.
✽ Program change events and sysex events
can also be deleted by Option-clicking (Mac-
intosh) or Alt-clicking (Windows) them with the
Pencil tool.
Continuous Controller
Events
Continuous controller events for MIDI
tracks are displayed in the form of a line
graph with a series of editable breakpoints.
Controller events for MIDI tracks differ
somewhat from automation data for audio
tracks in that the breakpoints are stepped
(instead of vector-based), where each
breakpoint represents a single controller
event.
Continuous controller events that can be
inserted and edited in Pro Tools include:
• volume
• pan
• pitch bend
• aftertouch (mono)
• MIDI controllers, 0–127
▲ While polyphonic aftertouch can be re-
corded into Pro Tools, it cannot be viewed or
edited.
MIDI controller #7 (volume) and #10 (pan)
are treated by Pro Tools as automation
data. This means that these controller
events (along with Mutes) can be recorded
and automated from the Mix window; in
addition, each MIDI track’s automation
mode affects how these events are played
back and recorded.
While a MIDI track’s volume and pan (and
mute) events can be suspended, all other
controller events in the track always play.
Continuous controller events (including
volume and pan) can be recorded from an
external MIDI controller (such as a key-
board or control surface), and they can be
inserted in a MIDI track’s playlist with the
Grabber or Pencil.
Deleting a note with Pencil
MIDI track displaying volume events