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Pro Tools Reference Guide 272
Creating a Click Track
Pro Tools lets you create a Click track using the
DigiRack Click plug-in. You can also create a
click track using MIDI.
To create a click track using the DigiRack Click
plug-in:
■
Choose Track > Create Click Track.
Pro Tools creates a new Auxiliary Input track
named “Click” with the Click plug-in already
inserted. In the Edit window, the click track’s
Track Height is set to Mini. You can create more
than one click track and each subsequent click
track is named in sequence. For example, Click
1, Click 2, and Click 3.
To hear the click during playback and recording,
configure the Click Options (see “Click Op-
tions” on page 272) and ensure that Click is en-
abled (see “Enabling Click” on page 273).
To create a click track using MIDI:
1
Create a new (mono) Auxiliary Input or In-
strument track.
2
Do one of the following:
• From the track’s Input selector, select the
path to which the MIDI device is con-
nected.
– or –
• Insert an instrument plug-in on the track
(such as Digidesign’s Xpand!).
3
Configure the Click/Countoff options, and be
sure to select the port for the MIDI device or in-
strument plug-in from the Output pop-up menu
(see “Click Options” on page 272).
4
Enable Click (see “Enabling Click” on
page 273).
Click Options
Pro Tools provides options and controls for
driving a click. The following steps are for con-
figuring and enabling a click using the DigiRack
Click plug-in or MIDI.
To configure click options:
1
Open the Click/Countoff Options dialog by
doing one of the following:
• Choose Setup > Click.
– or –
• Double-click the Metronome Click or
Countoff button in the Transport window.
2
In the Click/Countoff Options dialog, do one
of the following:
• If using the DigiRack Click plug-in, select
None in the Output pop-up menu.
– or –
• If playing a click using MIDI, select the port
number (device) and channel for the click
from the Output pop-up menu.
3
Specify the note, velocity, and duration for
the accented and unaccented notes.
For more information on the Click plug-in,
see the DigiRack Plug-ins Guide.
Click/Countoff Options dialog
If one is connected, you can also play new
note values on a MIDI controller keyboard.