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The voice is assigned to the first track, with suc-
cessive voices assigned to tracks (with the same
format) of lower priority.
To assign all selected audio tracks to successive
voices:
1
Select the audio tracks by Control-clicking
(Windows) or Command-clicking (Mac) their
names.
2
While pressing Alt+Shift (Windows)
or Shift (Mac), select the
starting voice number from the Voice selector
for the left (Mix window) or top (Edit window)
selected track.
The voice is assigned to the starting track, with
successive voices assigned to currently selected
tracks (with the same format) of lower priority.
Voice Borrowing
(Pro Tools HD Only)
Pro Tools HD features voice borrowing , which lets
you assign more than one track to the same
voice. The track with the highest priority takes
over that voice, but when a hole opens up in the
higher-priority track, its shared voice is tempo-
rarily available, and the track with the next
highest priority “sounds through” and begins to
play. When the original track returns, the track
that had sounded through relinquishes the
shared voice to the higher priority track.
The following example demonstrates the con-
cept of voice borrowing:
In Figure 7 above, the two visible tracks are as-
signed to the same voice. There is an open area
in the top track where no region appears. At this
point, the voice is free since it is not being used,
and the next highest priority track assigned to
that voice (the bottom track) sounds through
the open area and plays.
By experimenting with track priority, voice
assignment, and arranging regions so that they
are positioned to sound through holes in
higher priority tracks, you can find many useful
ways to maximize voiceable tracks with
Pro Tools HD.
Assigning MIDI Inputs and
Outputs to Tracks
MIDI recording and playback is supported with
MIDI tracks and Instrument tracks.
To select multiple tracks, Control-click
(Windows) or Command-click (Mac)
additional Track Names.
To select a range of tracks, Shift-click
additional Track Names.
Figure 7. “Rhythm” regions play only when there is no
“Lead” region
For information on naming and configuring
the MIDI ports in your system, your Setup
Guide. For Windows, see Appendix C,
“Configuring MIDI Studio Setup.” For Mac,
see Appendix D, “Configuring AMS.”