Now, if you select your MIDI track and play some notes on your keyboard you will hear the Mini Grand piano VI and you will see the audio signal pop up in the meter of the Auxiliary track and the Master Fader. This scenario is much simpler to set up. Delete all the tracks from the previous example except for the master. Create one new stereo instrument track and instantiate Vacuum on it and you are good to go: play some notes on your keyboard and you should hear the synth and see the meters rise as you hit the keys.
Given that complex setup is required to use MIDI tracks why even bother using them when you have something as flexible as an instrument track in your toolbox? There are two scenarios in which you will find using MIDI tracks not only useful but the only solution. The first scenario is when you want to save some CPU and use the multiple voices on a virtual instrument. To do so, you only have to instantiate the plug-in once and you can play each voice with a different MIDI Track.
First delete or hide the previously created tracks except the master and create four MIDI tracks and one stereo auxiliary track. Next, instantiate Xpand! Next, go on and select the output of MIDI 2 to channel-2 and so on.
In the end it should look like this:. All that is left to do is fill up each of the four banks of tones in Xpand! The second scenario is beyond the scope of the article but I will tell you a little about it. The beauty of MIDI is that you can alter a performance post factum so why not use this amazing flexibility with your favorite hardware synths that support MIDI? For our first recording we will use the simplest of scenarios: one instrument track with Mini Grand instantiated on it.
Select the track and play a few notes to make sure there is signal passing through. Next, proceed to pressing the record arm button on the track, then the master record and finally hit play. You are now recording! When you are finished remember than you can audition it and name it if you want to keep it. For the purpose of this tutorial we will create a single instrument track, ticks-based. The parameters of the New Tracks window will be set as:.
As soon as this button is pressed, the window will close and the program will take us back to the Edit window:. This is the default name Pro Tools will give to the instrument tracks, but they can be changed by double-clicking on the names. Now that we have created our track, we must assign the virtual instrument to it. This can be done from the insert list at the Edit Window:.
To create a new session, click the Create tab. Enter a name for the session at the top and click Create. Enable your keyboard as a MIDI device. Hover your mouse cursor over MIDI. Click the checkbox next to your keyboard name. Click Ok. Configure your MIDI keyboard's control knobs. If your keyboard has faders or knobs on it, you will need to configure them. You will need to consult the user's manual or manufacturer's website to see what protocol type your keyboard uses.
Use the following steps to configure your keyboard's faders or control knobs, if it is supported: [1] X Research source Click Setup in the menu bar at the top. Click Peripherals. Select your keyboard's protocol under "Type". Select your keyboard under "Receive From" and "Send To".
Create a new track. If you are recording using MIDI, you need to create a new instrument track. If you are using the audio out on your keyboard, you need to create a new audio track. Use the following steps to create a new track: [2] X Research source Click Track in the menu bar at the top. Click New. Select Audio Track or Instrument Track in the second drop-down menu. Click Create. Add an instrument to the MIDI track.
To be able to play with your keyboard on a MIDI channel, you need to add one or more instruments to the channel. Use the following steps to add an instrument to a channel: Click one of the insert panels in the instrument track. Hover over Plug-in'. Hover over Instruments. Click an instrument. In order to play or record, the track must be armed. Click the red button with a circle in the instrument track to arm it. You can now play and record using your keyboard.
To record, click the red circle button in the Transport playback control window. Part 2. Log in to your computer using an administrator account. Try installing the latest drivers for your keyboard. In some cases, your computer may not recognize your keyboard if there are outdated or no drivers installed. Try closing and relaunching Pro Tools. In some cases, a faulty USB cable or adapter can cause connection issues between your keyboard and Pro Tools.
How can I fix this? Enable "record" for the MIDI track and transport window. That will "open" the signal flow to produce sound.
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