User`s guide

Chapter 16: MIDI Editing 209
OMS Patch Names
(Macintosh Only)
If your MIDI devices are subscribed to OMS
patch names, these names will appear in
the Program Change window in Pro Tools,
and also in the inserted program change
events. If not, programs will be selected
and viewed by number.
For details on using the OMS Name Man-
ager, refer to the online OMS Manual in-
cluded on the Pro Tools CD-ROM.
Default Program Change
The default program change for each MIDI
track is specified by clicking on the Pro-
gram button, from either the Edit or Mix
window. Once specified, the default pro-
gram change message is sent to your instru-
ment when playing the track.
To set the default program change for a MIDI
track:
1 From the Edit or Mix window, click on
the Program button.
The Program button in the Edit window (if
the Track Height is set to Medium or
Larger) displays the name of the default
program, or “none” if one has not yet been
specified. The Program button in the Mix
window (and in the Edit window when the
Track Height is set to Small), is labeled as
“P.”
2 In the Program Change window, select a
program number (or name) and, if neces-
sary, specify a bank change value.
3 Click Done.
Once selected, the program number (or
name) appears in the Program button in
the Edit window. To clear the default pro-
gram change, select None in the Program
Change window.
Unlike recorded and inserted program
change events, the default program change
does not appear in the track’s playlist.
Inserting/Editing Program
Changes
Program changes can be inserted into a
track’s playlist with the Pencil tool. Exist-
ing program changes can be edited, moved,
and copied and pasted.
✽ On some instruments, changing programs
during playback can interrupt playback. To
avoid this, place program change events in the
track where there are no notes sounding.
Program button, Edit window
Program button
Program Change window