M-AUDIO Pro Tools Recording Studio - Manual (Page 205)

Chapter 11: Tracks 187
Assigning MIDI Track Input
Pro Tools lets you assign specific MIDI ports and
channels to a MIDI track input. The default se-
lection of All receives all incoming MIDI data
from all ports on all channels. Use the MIDI In-
put selector to specify a MIDI port and channel
for input.
To assign a MIDI track input:
„ Click the track’s MIDI Input selector and as-
sign a port and channel for MIDI input. Chan-
nels already assigned to another track appear in
bold.
Assigning MIDI Track Output
Pro Tools lets you assign specific MIDI ports and
channels to a MIDI track output. The default se-
lection of none sends MIDI data to no port on
any channel. Use the MIDI Output selector to
specify a MIDI port and channel for output.
To assign a MIDI track (and all its regions) to a
specific MIDI device channel:
„ Click the track’s MIDI Output selector and as-
sign a port and channel for MIDI output. Chan-
nels already assigned to another track appear in
bold.
For information on assigning MIDI input to
Instrument tracks, see “Assigning MIDI In-
put and Output for Instrument Tracks” on
page 188.
In the Edit window, select View > Edit
Window > I/O to access any track’s Input
selector.
MIDI Input selector (MIDI Track shown)
MIDI tracks in Pro Tools cannot contain
multiple channels of MIDI data.
For information on assigning MIDI output
to Instrument tracks, see “Assigning MIDI
Input and Output for Instrument Tracks”
on page 188.
In the Edit window, select View > Edit
Window > I/O to access any track’s Output
selector.
MIDI Output selector (MIDI track shown)