Digidesign 2 Manual De Usuario

Recording MIDI 

To configure a new MIDI track for recording:

1  

Choose File > New Track and specify 1 MIDI 

Track, then click Create.

2  

In the Mix window, click on the track’s MIDI 

Device/Channel Selector and assign a device 
and channel from the pop-up menu.

3  

If you want, you can assign a default program 

change to the track by clicking on the Program 
button in the Mix window and making the nec-
essary selections for program and bank select, 
and then clicking Done. Default program 
changes are sent when playing a track.

4  

In the Mix Window, record enable the MIDI 

track.

5  

Make sure MIDI > MIDI Thru is selected, then 

play some notes on your MIDI controller. The 
MIDI instrument assigned to the track should 
sound, and the track’s meters should register 
MIDI activity.

To record the new MIDI track:

1  

Verify that the MIDI track you want to record 

to is record-enabled and receiving MIDI.

2  

In the Transport window, click Return To Zero 

to ensure that recording starts from the begin-
ning of the track. You can also record according 
to a selection or from the cursor location in the 
Edit window. 

3  

Click Record in the Transport window.

4  

Click Play in the Transport window or press 

the Spacebar to begin recording.

– or –

If using Wait for Note, the Play, Record, and 
Wait for Note buttons flash. Recording begins 
when the first MIDI event is received.

– or –

If using Countoff, click Play. The Record and 
Play buttons flash during the Countoff—after 
which, recording begins.

5  

Play your MIDI instrument.

6  

When you have finished recording, click Stop 

in the Transport window, or press the Spacebar. 
The newly recorded MIDI data appears as a MIDI 
region on the track in the Edit window, as well 
as in the MIDI Regions List.

To play back the recorded MIDI track:

1  

Disable Record Enable on the MIDI track to 

take it out of Record-Ready mode.

2  

In the Transport window, click Return To Zero 

to play back from the beginning of the track. 
You can also play back according to a selection 
or from the cursor location in the Edit window.

3  

Click Play in the Transport window to begin 

playback. The recorded MIDI data plays back 
through the track’s assigned instrument and 
channel.

Monitoring MIDI Instruments with Pro Tools

Create an Auxiliary Input to monitor your MIDI 
instrument. Auxiliary Inputs function as inputs 
for both internally bussed signals and external 
audio sources.