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Chapter 9: Pro Tools Main Windows 103
MIDI Controls
To view the MIDI controls in the Transport, do one
of the following:
■
Select View > Transport > MIDI Controls.
– or –
■
Control-click (Windows) or Command-click
(Mac) the Expand/Collapse “+” button in the
Transport window to display the MIDI controls.
Wait for Note
When selected, recording does not
begin until a MIDI event is received. This en-
sures that you begin recording when you’re
ready to play, and that the first note, or other
MIDI data, is recorded precisely at the beginning
of the record range.
Metronome Click When selected, Pro Tools gen-
erates a metronome pulse that can be set to trig-
ger built-in sounds or MIDI instruments during
playback and recording.
The Pro Tools metronome is configured in the
Click/Countoff Options dialog. Double-click the
Metronome Click button to open the
Click/Countoff Options dialog.
Countoff
When selected, Pro Tools counts off a
specified number of measures (indicated in the
button) before playback or recording begins.
Double-click the Countoff button, to open the
Click/Countoff Options dialog.
MIDI Merge When selected (Merge mode), re-
corded MIDI data is merged with existing track
material. When deselected (Replace mode), re-
corded MIDI data replaces existing track mate-
rial.
Tempo Ruler Enable (Conductor)
When selected,
Pro Tools uses the tempo map defined in the
Tempo ruler. When deselected, Pro Tools
switches to Manual Tempo mode and ignores
the Tempo ruler.
In Manual Tempo mode, you can enter a BPM
value in the tempo field, or tap in the tempo
with the T key on your QWERTY keyboard.
Transport window showing MIDI controls
Transport Window with MIDI Controls
You can press F11 to turn on Wait for Note,
unless the MIDI preference for “Disable F11
for Wait for Note” is enabled.
Tempo Ruler
Enable
Wait for Note
Countoff
Current Meter
Metronome Click
MIDI Merge
Current Tempo
Tempo Resolu-
tion
(Beat Value)
Tempo slider
Expand/Collapse “+” button
With the Numeric Keypad mode set to
Transport, press 7 to enable the Metronome
Click.
With the Numeric Keypad mode set to
Transport, press 8 to enable the Countoff.
With the Numeric Keypad mode set to
Transport, press 9 to enable MIDI Merge.