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Pro Tools Reference Guide236
Assigning MIDI Track Output
Pro Tools lets you assign specific MIDI ports and
channels to a MIDI track output. The default se-
lection of none sends MIDI data to no port on
any channel. Use the MIDI Output selector to
specify a MIDI port and channel for output.
To assign a MIDI track (and all its regions) to a
specific MIDI device channel:
 Click the track’s MIDI Output selector and as-
sign a port and channel for MIDI output. Chan-
nels already assigned to another track appear in
bold.
To assign multiple destinations to a single MIDI
track:
 Control-click (Mac) or Right-click (Mac or
Windows) the MIDI Output selector and select
additional channels from any device.
Assigning MIDI Input and Output
for Instrument Tracks
Instrument tracks have a specific view for MIDI
controls, including MIDI Input and Output se-
lectors.
To view Instrument track MIDI controls, do one of
the following:
 Select View > Mix Window > Instruments.
– or –
 Select View > Edit Window > Instruments.
MIDI tracks in Pro Tools cannot contain
multiple channels of MIDI data.
For information on assigning MIDI output
to Instrument tracks, see “Assigning MIDI
Input and Output for Instrument Tracks”
on page 236.
In the Edit window, select View > Edit
Window > I/O to access any track’s Output
selector.
MIDI Output selector (MIDI track shown)
For information on recording and
importing MIDI data, see Chapter 23,
“MIDI Recording.”
In addition to assigning MIDI input and
output for recording and playing back MIDI
data, Instrument tracks can also be used to
monitor the audio from your hardware
MIDI instruments and instrument plug-ins.
See “Signal Routing for Monitoring and Sub-
mixing” on page 949.
Instruments view, Mix window
MIDI Input selector
MIDI Output selector