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Pro Tools Reference Guide550
Make sure that MIDI Merge is enabled in the
Transport window, otherwise (in Replace mode)
each subsequent take destructively replaces the
previous take.
To loop record in MIDI Merge mode:
1 Configure a MIDI or Instrument track for re-
cording (see “Configuring MIDI or Instrument
Tracks for Recording” on page 542).
2 Ensure that Normal Record mode is selected
(see “Record Modes” on page 501).
3 Select Options > Loop Playback. When Loop
Playback is enabled, a loop symbol appears in
the Play button.
4 Record enable the MIDI or Instrument track.
Ensure that no audio tracks are record-enabled.
5 In the Transport window, click the MIDI Merge
button so it is highlighted.
6 Disable Wait for Note and Countoff in the
Transport window.
7 Select Options > Link Timeline and Edit Selec-
tion
.
8 With the Selector tool, select the loop range in
the track’s playlist.
9 To hear track material up to the start point of the
loop, enable and set the pre-roll time (see “Set-
ting Pre- and Post-Roll” on page 523).
10 Click Record in the Transport to arm Pro Tools
for recording. The Record button flashes.
11 Click Play to start recording.
The Record button flashes during pre-roll. When
the start point is reached, Pro Tools begins record-
ing. When the end point is reached, Pro Tools
loops back to the start point and continues playing
and recording.
12 Play your MIDI controller. Newly recorded
MIDI data appears as a clip in the record track.
On each successive take, recorded material
shows up in the clip, without replacing material
from previous takes.
13 To switch to a new record track, press Com-
mand (Mac) or Control (Windows), and press
the Up/Down Arrow keys to record enable the
previous or next MIDI or Instrument track.
14 When you are finished recording, click Stop in
the Transport.
The newly recorded MIDI data appears as a MIDI
clip in the track’s playlist, and in the Clips List.
Loop Recording Multiple Takes
When recording MIDI in Loop Record mode, new
clips are created each time new material is received
during a record pass. This differs somewhat from
loop recording audio, where Pro Tools creates a
single audio file that comprises all takes, which ap-
pear as individual clips in the Clips List.
You can record enable a different MIDI or
Instrument track while loop recording.
While pressing Command (Mac) or Control
(Windows), use the Up/Down Arrows to re-
cord enable the previous or next MIDI or
Instrument track.
Loop Playback enabled
For other methods of setting the record
range, see “Setting Punch and Loop Points”
on page 520.