User`s guide

Pro Tools Reference Guide210
To insert a program change with the Pencil:
1 Set the MIDI track’s Display Format to
Program.
2 If desired, set the Edit mode to Grid so
the inserted event snaps to the Grid.
3 Click with the Pencil in the track’s play-
list at the point where you want to insert
the program change.
4 In the Program Change window, select a
program number (or name) and, if neces-
sary, specify a bank change value.
5 Click Done to insert the program change
event in the track’s playlist.
To edit a program change event:
1 With the Grabber, double-click the pro-
gram change event you want to edit.
2 In the Program Change window, select
the new program number (or name) and, if
necessary, specify a bank change value.
3 Click Done.
To move a program change event:
■ With the Grabber, drag the program
change event left or right.
If the Edit mode is set to Grid, the dragged
event snaps to the nearest Grid boundary.
If the Edit mode is set to Spot, the Spot di-
alog opens.
☞ The placement of program changes can
also be adjusted with Shift (see “Shift Com-
mand” on page 188) or Nudge (see “Nudging”
on page 186).
To delete a program change event:
1 With the track’s Display Format set to
Notes, click on the program change event
with the Grabber to select it.
– or –
If the region contains other events you
want to delete, select the entire region with
the Grabber (when the track is displaying
regions).
2 Choose Edit > Clear to remove the se-
lected events from the track.
✽ Individual program change events can also
be deleted by Option-clicking (Macintosh) or
Alt-clicking (Windows) them with the Pencil.
Auditioning Programs
When the Program Change window is
open, you can have Pro Tools automati-
cally scroll through the different patches
for a track’s assigned MIDI device.
To audition patches from the Program Change
window:
1 To audition patches for a MIDI track
while it plays, click Play in the Transport
window.
2 Open the Program Change window by
clicking the Program button in the Mix
window, or by inserting or editing a pro-
gram change event in a MIDI track.
Program change event