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Appendix B: Configuring AMS (Mac OS X Only) 71
appendix b
Configuring AMS (Mac OS X Only)
Audio MIDI Setup
Pro Tools recognizes the ports on your MIDI in-
terface as generic ports. With Mac OS X, you use
Apple’s Audio MIDI Setup (AMS) utility to iden-
tify external MIDI devices connected to your
MIDI interface and configure your MIDI studio
for use with Pro Tools.
To configure your MIDI studio in AMS:
1
Launch Audio MIDI Setup (located in Applica-
tions/Utilities).
– or –
In Pro Tools, choose Setup > MIDI > MIDI Stu-
dio.
2
Click MIDI Devices. AMS scans your system
for connected MIDI interfaces. If your MIDI in-
terface is properly connected, it appears in the
window with each of its ports numbered.
3
For any MIDI devices connected to the MIDI
interface, click Add Device. A new external de-
vice icon with the default MIDI keyboard image
will appear.
4
Drag the new device icon to a convenient lo-
cation within the window.
5
Connect the MIDI device to the MIDI inter-
face by clicking the arrow for the appropriate
output port of the device and dragging a con-
nection or “cable” to the input arrow of the cor-
responding port of the MIDI interface.
6
Click the arrow for the appropriate input port
of the device and drag a cable to the output ar-
row of the corresponding port of the MIDI inter-
face.
Audio MIDI Setup (MIDI Devices)
Making MIDI input and output connections
To
remove a connection, select the cable and
press Delete. To delete all connections, click
Clear Cables.