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Chapter 7: Common Tasks with Pro Tools LE

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 de-

vices to communicate. MIDI is data that can trigger a

MIDI device (such as a keyboard or software synthe-

sizer).

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 the MIDI ports on a

MIDI interface.

Recording MIDI on an Instrument Track

Pro Tools Instrument tracks provide both MIDI and au-

dio capabilities, so you can record MIDI and monitor

audio from virtual instruments in Pro Tools.

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 Tra ck > New and specify 1 Mono Instrument

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 de-

vice and channel to be recorded, or leave it set to All.

Since the Mbox 2 Micro provides no MIDI ports,

you will need a separate MIDI interface to use

external MIDI devices with Pro Tools.

Only audio from virtual instruments can be mon-

itored through the Mbox 2 Micro. To monitor ex-

ternal MIDI instruments, use an external mixer.

You can also manually enter MIDI notes and con-

trol data in Pro Tools using the Pencil Tool. For

more information, see the Pro Tools Reference

Guide.

MIDI Input selector in an Instrument track

MIDI Input selector

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