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Chapter 23: MIDI Recording 475
7 If recording to multiple MIDI or Instrument
tracks, repeat the preceding steps for each track,
then continue to the next step.
8 To use a click, enable and configure the click,
and set a default tempo and meter for the ses-
sion (see “Recording with a Click” on page 426).
9 Enable either Wait for Note or Countoff in the
Transport window.
10 To replace existing track material, disable
MIDI Merge in the Transport window (see “MIDI
Merge/Replace” on page 473).
11 To automatically quantize material as it is re-
corded, enable Input Quantize (Event > Event Oper-
ations > Input Quantize). See “Input Quantize” on
page 472.
12 To start recording from the beginning of the
session, click Return to Zero in the Transport.
13 Record enable the MIDI or Instrument track
by clicking its Record Enable button.
14 Make sure that Options > MIDI Thru is selected,
then play y our MID I controller. The MIDI device
or instrument plug-in assigned to the track’s
MIDI Output sounds, and the track’s meters reg-
ister MIDI activity (note velocity).
You are now ready to record MIDI data to the re-
cord-enabled MIDI and Instrument tracks.
Recording MIDI and
Instrument Tracks
In Pro Tools, you can record to one or more
MIDI and Instrument tracks. Recording simulta-
neously to multiple tracks lets you:
• Record from multiple MIDI devices at the
same time, such as when recording several
performers.
• Record multiple channels from the same de-
vice, such as recording from a split keyboard.
• Transfer MIDI tracks from an external MIDI
sequencer.
To record to one or more MIDI or Instrument
tracks:
1 Configure a MIDI or Instrument track for re-
cording (see “Configuring MIDI or Instrument
Tracks for Recording” on page 474).
2 Ensure that the track to which you want to re-
cord is record enabled.
To record enable additional MIDI and In-
strument tracks, Shift-click their Record En-
able buttons.
To monitor audio from an external MIDI
instrument, select the corresponding audio
Input Path for your MIDI instrument on the
Instrument track (or use an Auxiliary Input
track). See “Signal Routing for Monitoring
and Submixing” on page 949.
To take full advantage of the MIDI editing
capabilities in Pro Tools, make sure to re-
cord tick-based MIDI tracks with a click.
This ensures that recorded data aligns with
the session’s bar and beat boundaries. You
can also record to sample-based MIDI tracks
without a click and derive the tempo and
meter from the performance.
To record audio from a MIDI instrument or
instrument plug-in, bus the audio output of
the Instrument or Auxiliary Input track that
is monitoring the instrument to an audio
track. Record enable the audio track and
start recording. See “Recording Audio from a
MIDI Instrument” on page 484.