Question | Answer |
Hearing your Synth | MIDI track for composition
Aux track for monitoring audio |
Instrument Track | MIDI and Aux track hybrid
MIDI I/O and Audio I/O on a single track
o Similar to Logic inst. tracks except…
o Pro Tools uses inserts (not input) for Soft synths
o Pro Tools allows audio input of hardware synth
o View > Edit/Mix Window View > Instrum |
Enable MIDI Input Devices | Setup > MIDI > Input Devices
Check desired MIDI ports |
Input Filter | Used to prevent specified MIDI messages
from being recorded
Record All
Record Only…
Record All Except… |
Local Control vs. MIDI Thru | Disable Local control on MIDI master
• Enable MIDI Thru: for playback while recording
o Options MIDI Thru
o Relays incoming MIDI data to track’s assigned output
OR…If Local can’t be turned off, disable MIDI Thru |
Default Thru Instrument | Setups Preferences MIDI
o All MIDI input passes to this device
Even if track is not armed
• If track is armed, input goes to assigned output, not Default Thru
Instrument
Even if no MIDI Output is assigned
Even without a MIDI track |
Click (Metronome) | Click icon on Transport to enable
o 7 on numeric keypad
o Double-click on Click icon to open Click and Count-off Options |
Setting up a Click | Using hardware synth
Select as Click Output
o Using Click plug-in
Set up a mono Aux track
Set Click Output to None |
Count-Off | o Number of bars clicked before playback or recording begins
o Specify number in Click and Countoff Options
o Click icon on Transport to enable (or 8 on keypad) |
Default MIDI Record Mode: Destructive! | o Auto-punch replaces existing data
No new region on punch, unless more than one copy of the region is in use
Just like Destructive Record Mode, except you can Undo
o Otherwise behaves like audio recording
Pre-/Post-Roll functions similarly |
Non-destructive Recording: MIDI Merge | Newly recorded data is ADDED to existing data.
Can be turned on/off during recording. #9 numeric
Continuous controllers |
Non-destructive Recording: MIDI Merge | Use Merge to record knobs & sliders after notes
Check device manual for controller map
Soft synths: Numbers sometimes listed in Auto Enable window. Some synths (Pro-53) use Learn mode to auto-assign |
Numeric Key Pad Functions: 1-9, (.), 0 | 1. Transport Rewinding
2. Transport FF
3. Record
4. Loop Playback
5. Loop Record
6. Quick Punch
7. Metronome
8. Count Off
9. MIDI Merge
0. Space Bar
Period. used for memory Locations and configurations, to toggle values in Transport Bar |
Loop Recording Multiple Takes | o Same as loop-recording audio
o Options Loop Record
o MIDI Merge button grayed out
o Adds new MIDI Region for each pass
Matching Start Time Takes List
No parent region
Don’t play on a pass = no new region
• Except last pass; always new reg |
Loop Recording with Merge Mode | o ADDS new MIDI data to existing regions.
Drum-machine style (MPC)
Multiple passes = ONE region
o Options Loop Playback
NOT Loop Record
o MIDI Merge button ON |
CNTRL + / | Transports Different recording takes to a new playlist |
MIDI Event List | View and edit MIDI data in a text list
View selected track or region
Window > MIDI Event List
• Option+= or Control+Double-click
on MIDI Track Name
View Filter
o Show only the data you need
o Same options as Input Filter |
Wait for Note | Recording will not start until Pro Tools receives MIDI information
Click starts immediately
Count-off is ignored |
View Filter | o Show only the data you need
o Same options as Input Filter |
Standard MIDI File (SMF) | Used for transferring MIDI data between sequencers.
o Keyboard workstation to Pro Tools
o Pro Tools to Logic, Nuendo, Cubase, etc. |
Pro Tools supports both Type 0 and Type 1 | o Type 0 – All tracks are merged to a single track
Often used for Internet streaming
o Type 1 – Preserves track structure
Most common for professional use between sequencers |
Exporting SMFs | o File Export MIDI
o Choose Type 0 or Type 1
o Include Real-time Properties
o Track Output device assignments are not exported, but channel assignments are
o MIDI Region definitions are not exported; tracks are “Flattened” |
Importing SMFs | File>Import à MIDI |
ReWire...Allows real-time streaming for: | Allows real-time streaming of
o Audio
o MIDI
o Tempo
o Transport |
ReWire allows real-time streaming between which compatible applications? | Real-time streaming between compatible applications
Reason and Rebirth RB-338 from Propellerhead
Live from Ableton
Retro AS-1 and Unity DS-1 from Bitheadz
Melodyne |
ReWire allows up to ____ _______ ________ ______ directly into Pro Tools, per application. | • Allows up to 64 internal audio streams directly into Pro Tools, per application. |
In ReWire, audio enters Pro Tools via ______ ____-in | Audio enters Pro Tools via RTAS (Real-Time Audio Suites) plug-in
o ReWire app’s output is then routed and mixed like a virtual instrument |