M-AUDIO Pro Tools Recording Studio - Manual (Page 630)

Pro Tools Reference Guide 612
Superimposed MIDI and Instrument
Tracks
MIDI Editor windows display and let you edit
MIDI data (notes, velocities, and continuous
controller data) for one or more MIDI or Instru-
ment tracks. When displaying multiple tracks in
a MIDI Editor window, MIDI notes from differ-
ent tracks are superimposed. MIDI Editor win-
dows can also show Auxiliary Input tracks.
Automation and Controller Lanes
Velocity, other continuous controller data
(MIDI and Instrument tracks), and automation
data (Instrument and Auxiliary Input tracks
only), can be edited along with MIDI notes and
appear in Controller lanes under the Notes pane.
Velocities for MIDI notes on multiple tracks are
also superimposed in the Velocity lane. How-
ever, for all other automation and controller
data, additional lanes are shown for each auto-
mation or controller type for each track.
For example, if two Instrument tracks are shown
in a MIDI Editor window, the MIDI notes for
each track are superimposed in the Notes pane
and the velocities for each track are superim-
posed in the Velocity lane. However, you would
see two Mod Wheel Controller lanes, one for
each track; and you would see two Volume
lanes, one for each track.
Opening a MIDI Editor Window
To open a MIDI Editor window, do one of the
following:
„ Choose Window > MIDI Editor.
„ In the Edit window, Right-click a MIDI region
on the track, or the track name in the track con-
trols or in the Track List, and choose Open In MIDI
Editor
.
„ In the Score Editor window, Right-click any-
where on the score, or on a track name in the
Track List, and choose Open In MIDI Editor.
To open additional MIDI Editor windows, do one of
the following:
„ Deselect the Target button in the open MIDI
Editor window and open another MIDI Editor
window.
– or –
„ Right-click in the open MIDI Editor window
and select Open in New MIDI Editor.
To bring an open MIDI Editor window to the front:
„
Choose Window > MIDI Editor and select the
MIDI Editor window you want.
Press Start+“=” (Windows) or Control+“=”
(Mac) to open a MIDI Editor window.
If the MIDI Editor option is selected as the
“Double Clicking a MIDI Region Opens”
setting in the Pro Tools MIDI Preferences,
you can double-click a MIDI region to open
it in a MIDI Editor.
To cycle through all open MIDI Editor win-
dows, press Start+“=” (Windows) or
Control+“=” (Mac) repeatedly until the
window you want is in the front.