User Manual
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- Installation QuickStart
- Welcome to 003 and 003 Rack
- Windows Configuration
- Mac Configuration
- Launching and Configuring Pro Tools LE
- 003 Top Panel
- 003 Operating Modes
- 003 Top Panel Overview
- Display Section
- Fader Section
- Console/Channel View Section
- Transport and Navigation Controls
- Automation Section
- Modifiers Section
- Mic/DI Input Controls
- Monitor Section
- 003 Rack Front Panel
- 003 and 003 Rack Back Panels
- Making Studio Connections
- Getting Sound In and Out of Your 003 or 003 Rack
- Connecting a Microphone
- Connecting Instruments to 003 or 003 Rack
- Connecting Equipment with Digital Ins and Outs
- Word Clock
- Using External Effects Devices
- Monitoring and Recording from Alternate Sources
- Recording from a Digital Device
- Connecting a Recorder for Mixdowns
- MIDI Connections
- Common Tasks with Pro Tools LE
- Pro Tools Mode with 003
- Saving a Session
- Working in Console View
- Working in Channel View
- Display Options in Console and Channel View
- Navigating and Editing Values in Entry Fields
- Working with Tracks
- Assigning Pro Tools Paths (Input, Output, Sends, Inserts)
- Working with Output Windows
- Recording
- Navigating in the Edit Window
- General Editing
- Working With Memory Locations
- Controlling Track Display on the Control Surface
- Working with Automation
- 003 Top Panel Shortcuts
- Configuring MIDI Studio Setup (Windows Only)
- Configuring AMS (Mac OS X Only)
- Utility Mode (003 Only)
- Hard Drive Configuration and Maintenance
- Troubleshooting
003 & 003 Rack Getting Started Guide80
Recording MIDI in a Pro Tools
Session
What is MIDI?
MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface)
data is not audio, and has no sound. MIDI is a
way for musical devices to communicate. MIDI
is data that can trigger a MIDI device (such as a
keyboard or software synthesizer).
In order to create or play a MIDI recording, you
must have a MIDI controller or sound module
(real or virtual) connected to the computer
through a MIDI interface. Audio from your
MIDI instrument can be monitored through the
audio interface or sent to an external mixer.
Recording MIDI on an Instrument Track
Pro Tools Instrument tracks provide both MIDI
and audio capabilities, so you can record MIDI
and monitor audio from software and hardware
instruments.
To create an Instrument track and configure it for
recording:
1 Choose Setup > MIDI > Input Devices and
make sure your input device is selected in the
MIDI Input Enable window, and click OK.
2 Choose Track > New and specify 1 Mono In-
strument Track, then click Create.
3 Select View > Mix Window > Instruments to
display the MIDI controls for the Instrument
track.
4 At the top of the Instrument track in the Mix
window, click the track’s MIDI Input selector
and assign the device and channel to be re-
corded, or leave it set to All.
Signal paths for MIDI instruments
To record or playback tracks using MIDI
data, your Pro Tools system must be config-
ured for MIDI. See Appendix A, “Configuring
MIDI Studio Setup (Windows Only)” or
Appendix B, “Configuring AMS (Mac OS X
Only).”
MIDI
Audio
Mixer
MIDI keyboard (controller)
To amplifier
MIDI sound module
Creating a new Mono Instrument track
Showing the Instrument View in the Mix window
MIDI Input selector in an Instrument track
MIDI Input selector