DigiDesign Pro Tools, Reference Manual

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Chapter 14: Record Setup 273
When listening to the click in your Pro Tools
sessions, the accented note sounds on the first
beat of each measure and the unaccented note
sounds on the remaining beats.
4
Select whether the click is heard “During play
and record,” or “Only during record,” or “Only
during countoff.”
5
If using a countoff, specify the number of Bars
to be counted off. To hear the countoff only
when recording, select that option.
6
Click OK.
Enabling Click
Click tracks must be enabled to be heard during
playback or recording.
To enable click from the MIDI menu:
■
Select Options > Click.
To enable click in the Transport:
1
Display the MIDI controls in the Transport by
doing one of the following:
• Select View > Transport > MIDI Controls.
• Control-click (Windows) or Command-
click (Mac) the Expand/Collapse “+” but-
ton in the Transport window to display the
MIDI controls.
• Alt-click (Windows) or Option-click (Mac)
the Expand/Collapse “+” button in the
Transport window to display the MIDI con-
trols and the Counters.
2
In the Transport, click the Metronome Click
button so it is highlighted.
3
To use a countoff when recording or playing,
click the Countoff button in the Transport so it
is highlighted.
Hearing the countoff before recording helps
musicians to start playing at the right time and
in tempo. The Countoff button in the Transport
window displays the number of bars counted
off.
Transport Window with MIDI Controls
Expand/Collapse “+” button
Metronome Click enabled
Countoff enabled
The countoff is ignored when Pro Tools is
online and synchronized to SMPTE time
code.
Metronome Click button
Countoff button