Specifications

Audio Plug-Ins Guide414
3 If needed, you can now record-enable the in-
strument track to enable the use of a MIDI con-
troller to play the instrument and/or help in
creating MIDI sequences within the sequencer
in Pro Tools.
Using the MIDI Learn
Function on Avid Virtual
Instruments
In addition to pre-assigned MIDI controllers
(such as Sustain Pedal and Volume), you can as-
sign MIDI controllers to parameters within an
Avid Virtual Instrument plug-in for automation
or real-time control from a MIDI keyboard or
control surface. MIDI assignments are saved
with the session.
To assign an Avid Virtual Instrument parameter to
a MIDI controller:
 Control-click or Right-click (Mac) or Right-
click (Windows) the control, select
Assign and
choose a controller number from the pop-up
MIDI CC list.
-or-
 Control-click or Right-click (Mac) or Right-
click (Windows) the control, select
Learn from
the menu and move the desired knob or control-
ler on your MIDI keyboard or sequencer. The in-
strument plug-in will set this MIDI controller to
the parameter you have chosen.
Some MIDI continuous controllers are pre-as-
signed and cannot be learned, as follows:
To remove a MIDI controller assignment:
 Control-click or Right-click (Mac), or Right-
click (Windows) an assigned control and choose
Forget to remove its MIDI controller assign-
ment
.
Set Min/Max
These options let you scale incoming MIDI con-
troller data so that the chosen control does not
go below or above a certain value.
See the Pro Tools Reference Guide for in-
structions on how to use the MIDI sequencer
in Pro Tools.
MIDI CC Function
120 All Sound Off
121 Reset Controllers
123 All Notes Off
124 Omni Off (Not used in Plug-Ins)
125 Omni On (Not used in Plug-Ins)
126 Mono On (Not used in Plug-Ins)
127 Mono Off (Not used in Plug-Ins)
All Avid Virtual Instrument plug-ins have
pre-defined parameter assignments for Avid
and supported third-party hardware control
surfaces.