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Tracktion 4 Reference Manual
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5.2 : Assigning And Preparing A MIDI Input
To select a MIDI input device, simply click on the shaded input region to next to the name of the track
on which you wish to record. A pop-up menu will be shown, and from it you can select the desired input
device (Fig. 5.2.1). If the device is already assigned to another track, you can instead simply drag the
input icon to this track.
Input devices can be enabled or disabled by clicking the large red “R” icon (Fig,
5.2.2). If the icon is solid red, then the input is armed. Otherwise, if the icon is non-
solid the input is disabled. Ensure that your input is armed.
You can use the enable all devices for recording option from the input pop-up
menu to quickly enable all inputs. The disable all devices option correspondingly
disables all inputs. The ALT + R (CTRL + R for Mac users) keyboard shortcut can
also be used to toggle all inputs on and off.
At this point you are almost ready to start recording. You should rst check that the input is receiving
MIDI input by triggering some notes on your MIDI controller. If the input is receiving the MIDI OK, the
level meter on the input icon’s surface will display a signal. The signal level responds to MIDI velocities.
The MIDI input device also has a few settings that are worth checking before making a recording.
Select the MIDI input device and check that all 16 of the numbered midi lter toggle buttons are active,
and set the channel and program elds to none (Fig. 5.2.3). This is a good default state to use, unless
you know that these options need to be set differently for the current session.
If you want to record along to a click-track, you can start the click at any time by selecting the turn on
click track option from the click track button’s pop-up menu. You can also use the keyboard shortcut
key C to toggle the click-track on and off.
Figure 5.2.1
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Figure 5.2.2