DigiDesign Digidesign Pro Tools 8.0, Reference Manual

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Example: Playing Back MIDI
To play back MIDI (and monitor the audio):
1
Import, record, or enter MIDI to an Instru-
ment or MIDI track.
2
For an Instrument track, do the following:
• Set the Instrument track’s audio Output se-
lector to the main monitoring path.
• If you are using an Instrument Plug-in, in-
sert the plug-in on the track. The track’s
MIDI Output selector (in Instrument view)
should be automatically set to the plug-in.
• If you are using an external MIDI device
(not an Instrument plug-in), set the MIDI
Output selector in Instrument view to the
MIDI device (port) and channel you want
to play back.
• If you are using an external MIDI device
(not an Instrument plug-in), set the Instru-
ment track’s audio Input selector to the In-
put path to which your MIDI device’s audio
outputs are connected.
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For a MIDI track, do the following:
• If you are using an Instrument plug-in, cre-
ate an Auxiliary Input or Instrument track
insert the Instrument plug-in on the track.
• If you are using an external MIDI device
(not an Instrument plug-in), create an Aux-
iliary Input or Instrument track to monitor
the audio from an external MIDI device or
Instrument plug-in.
• If you are using an external MIDI device
(not an Instrument plug-in), set the Auxil-
iary Input or Instrument track’s audio In-
put selector to the Input path to which
your MIDI device’s audio outputs are con-
nected.
• Set the Auxiliary Input or Instrument
track’s audio Output selector to the main
monitoring path.
• Set the MIDI track’s output selector to the
Instrument plug-in, or MIDI device (port),
and channel you want to play back.
4
To have playback start from the beginning of
the session, click Return to Zero in the Trans-
port.
5
Start playback.
6
The MIDI plays the selected MIDI device, and
the audio from the MIDI device is monitored
through the selected Output Path on the Auxil-
iary Input or Instrument track. Adjust the MIDI,
Auxiliary Input, or Instrument track’s volume
and pan faders as necessary.
7
When you are finished, stop playback.
Playback Location
The playback location is the point in the
Pro Tools Timeline where you can begin playing
back audio or MIDI in your session.
The playback location is displayed in counters
and indicators in the Edit window, Transport
window, and Big Counter. The playback loca-
tion (or Edit selection) is also indicated by a
playback or edit cursor in the Timeline or playl-
ist of the Edit window.
For information about synchronizing exter-
nal MIDI devices with Pro Tools for play-
back and recording using MIDI Beat Clock,
see “MIDI Beat Clock” on page 342, and
for information about using MIDI Time
Code, see “Generating Time Code” on
page 1022.