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Pitched Tracks
Pitched tracks are MIDI or Instrument tracks that
can be affected by transpositions due to key
changes (including constrain to key). MIDI and In-
strument tracks are “pitched” by default. However,
if you have MIDI or Instrument tracks assigned to
drum machines or samplers, you do not want those
tracks to be affected by key changes because of
key mappings. You can deselect the Pitched option
for specific MIDI and Instrument tracks so that
they will not be affected by key changes.
To select (or deselect) Pitched tracks:
 Click the track’s Playlist selector and select (or
deselect) the
Pitched option.
Importing Key Signatures
When importing MIDI (or session data with
MIDI), you can select whether or not to import any
key signatures stored in MIDI files.
Import MIDI
The Import MIDI dialog includes the Import Key
Signature from MIDI File
option. When selected,
key signatures (if present) are imported into
Pro Tools with any other MIDI data.
Import Session Data
The Import Session Data dialog includes the Im-
port Key Signature/Chord Map
option. When se-
lected, key signatures (if present) and chord mark-
ers (if present) are imported into the current
session with the imported session data.
Pitched enabled in Playlist selector
Import MIDI dialog
Import Session Data