Importing midi files – Avid Technology Pro Tools HD 7.2 User Manual
Page 28

What’s New in Pro Tools HD 7.2
22
8
If you chose to create a new track, choose a lo-
cation for the imported file in the track:
Session Start
Places the file or region at the start
of the session.
Song Start
Aligns the beginning of the file or re-
gion to the Song Start point.
Selection
Aligns the beginning of the file or re-
gion to the edit cursor or to the beginning of a
selection in the timeline.
Spot
Displays the Spot dialog, which lets you
spot the file or region to a precise location based
on any of the Time Scales.
9
Click OK.
Importing MIDI Files
To import Standard MIDI files into a session using
the Pro Tools File menu:
1
Choose File > Import > MIDI and select the file
you want to import.
2
In the MIDI Import Options dialog, choose
where the imported file will go:
New Track
Creates a new track where the file will
be imported.
Region List
Imports the file into the Region List,
where it will be available to place into tracks.
3
If you chose to create a new track, choose a lo-
cation for the imported file in the track:
Session Start
Places the file or region at the start
of the session.
Song Start
Aligns the beginning of the file to
the Song Start point.
Selection
Aligns the beginning of the file to the
edit cursor or to the beginning of a selection in
the timeline.
Spot
Displays the Spot dialog, which lets you
spot the file to a precise location based on any of
the Time Scales.
4
Select any of the following Import options:
Import Tempo Map From MIDI File
When se-
lected, overwrites any existing tempo map with
tempo information read from the MIDI file.
Remove Existing Instrument Tracks
When se-
lected, deletes any existing Instrument tracks.
Selecting this option does not remove any cur-
rent MIDI tracks. All existing MIDI regions will
be left in the Region List.
Remove Existing MIDI Tracks
When selected, de-
letes any existing MIDI tracks. Enabling this op-
tion does not remove any current Instrument
tracks. All existing MIDI regions will be left in
the region bin.
Remove Existing MIDI Regions
When selected,
deletes existing MIDI regions (all data on all
MIDI and Instrument tracks) but leaves existing
MIDI and Instrument tracks in place.
5
Click OK.
MIDI Import Options dialog