DigiDesign Digidesign Pro Tools 8.0, Reference Manual

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Chapter 20: MIDI Recording 401
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With the Selector tool, select the loop range in
the track’s playlist.
7
To hear track material up to the start point of
the loop, enable and set the pre-roll time (see
“Setting Pre- and Post-Roll” on page 376).
8
Click Record in the Transport to arm Pro Tools
for recording. The Record button flashes.
9
Click Play to start recording.
The Record button flashes during the pre-roll.
When the start point is reached, Pro Tools be-
gins recording. When the end point is reached,
Pro Tools loops back to the start point and con-
tinues playing and recording.
10
Play your MIDI controller. A new MIDI re-
gion containing the newly recorded material is
automatically created and appears in the track’s
playlist, replacing the previous region.
Regions are replaced (nondestructively) during
subsequent record passes when new MIDI mate-
rial is received.
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When you are finished recording, click Stop
in the Transport.
The recorded takes appear as regions in the Re-
gion List and are numbered sequentially. The
takes, which are the same length and easily in-
terchangeable, can be selected from the Matches
pop-up menu—even while the session plays or
loops.
To select the various record takes:
1
Ensure that the Matching Criteria window is
correctly configured (see “Matching Criteria
Window” on page 384).
2
Do one of the following:
• Right-click the region with the Selector or
Grabber tools, and select a take from the
Matches submenu in the pop-up menu.
• With the Selector tool, Control-click (Win-
dows) or Command-click (Mac) at the pre-
cise beginning of the loop or punch range
and select a different take from the Alter-
nates pop-up menu.
• If the take currently residing in the track is
selected, with the Selector tool, Control-
click (Windows) or Command-click (Mac)
anywhere on the selected take and select a
different take from the Alternates pop-up
menu.
The selected take (region) replaces the previous
take and snaps precisely to the correct location.
For other methods of setting the record
range, see “Setting Punch and Loop Points”
on page 372.
Selecting an alternate MIDI take
For more information on auditioning and
managing takes, see “Selecting Alternate
Takes” on page 383.