User`s guide

Chapter 8: Record Setup 83
In almost all instances, recording MIDI is
destructive (though you can undo a MIDI
record pass), either overwriting or adding
to region material. One exception to this
rule is when Loop Record mode is enabled;
in this mode, existing track regions are re-
placed with new regions when new mate-
rial is recorded. The old regions remain in-
tact and available from the MIDI Regions
List, and from the Takes List pop-up. In
Loop Record mode, MIDI Merge has no ef-
fect, so its button is dimmed.
Recording with the Click
If you intend to work with MIDI tracks in
your session, or if the audio you’re working
with is bar- and beat-oriented, you may
record your tracks while listening to the
click. This ensures that recorded material,
both MIDI and audio, will align with the
session’s bar and beat boundaries.
When your track material lines up with the
beats, you can take advantage of some use-
ful editing functions in Pro Tools, such as
quantizing MIDI and audio regions, quan-
tizing individual MIDI notes, and copying
and pasting measures and song sections in
Grid mode.
☞ Material that is recorded without listening to
the click can still be aligned to bar and beat
boundaries in Pro Tools with the Identify Beat
command. For details, see “Identify Beat Com-
mand” on page 230.
To enable the click in the Transport:
1 To view the MIDI controls in the Trans-
port window, select Display > Transport
Window Shows > MIDI Controls.
2 In the Transport window, click the Click
button so it becomes highlighted.
3 To use a countoff when recording or play-
ing, click the Countoff button in the Trans-
port window so it too becomes
highlighted.
Hearing the countoff before recording is
helpful in getting the feel for the tempo be-
fore you begin playing. The Countoff but-
ton in the Transport window displays the
number of bars to be counted off.
▲ The countoff is ignored when Pro Tools is
Online and syncing to SMPTE time code.
Transport Window with MIDI Controls
Click enabled
Countoff enabled
Click button
Countoff button