Properties Section
The Properties section lets you edit information for new instruments, or instrument currently selected in the Instrument list.
When a previously defined instrument is selected in the Instrument list, the Properties section changes to reflect the properties of the selected instrument.
To define an instrument with MIDI Studio Setup:
1. Choose Setup > MIDI Studio.
2. Click Create.
3. In the Instrument Name field, type the name of your instrument, and press Enter.
If you do not enter an instrument name, the Instrument Name field will automatically inherit information from the Manufacturer and Model pop-up menu.
4. Set a manufacturer and model for the new device from the corresponding pop-up menus. If the Manufacturer and Model pop-up menus do not provide a name for your particular device, choose None.
5. From the Input pop-up menu, choose the input port on your MIDI interface that is connected to the MIDI Out of your instrument.
6. From the Output pop-up menu, choose the output port on your MIDI interface that is connected to the MIDI In of your instrument.
7. Enable the appropriate MIDI channels (1–16) for the Send Channels and Receive Channels options (These determine which channels send and receive MIDI.)
• Instrument Name
The Instrument Name field shows the user-definable instrument name for the currently selected instrument.
• Manufacturer
The Manufacturer pop-up menu provides a list of MIDI equipment manufacturers. This list is derived from the XML-based MIDI device files.
• Model
The Model pop-up menu provides a list of MIDI devices, filtered by the manufacturer name. This list is derived from the XML-based MIDI device files provided with your Pro Tools installation.
• Input Port
The Input Port pop-up menu displays a list of available MIDI interface input ports. The MIDI interface port that is set and displayed here is the port through which MIDI data is sent from the external MIDI device specified in the Instrument Name field into your MIDI interface.
If you set the input port to None, the defined instrument will not appear as a choice in a MIDI Input Selector.
• Output Port
The Output Port pop-up menu displays a list of available MIDI interface output ports. The port set and displayed here is the port through which MIDI data is sent from your MIDI interface to the MIDI device specified in the Instrument Name field.
If you set the output port to None, the defined instrument will not appear as a choice in a MIDI Output Selector.
• Send Channels
The Send Channels grid sets the send channels for the MIDI device specified in the Instrument Name field.
• Receive Channels
The Receive Channels grid sets the receive channels for the MIDI device specified in the Instrument Name field.