MIDI Recording : Loop Recording MIDI : Loop Recording Multiple Takes
 
Loop Recording Multiple Takes
When recording MIDI in Loop Record mode, new clips are created each time new material is received during a record pass. This differs somewhat from loop recording audio, where Pro Tools creates a single audio file that comprises all takes, which appear as individual clips in the Clips List
You can use MIDI loop recording to record successive takes without stopping the record process, thereby capturing your creative spontaneity. Another advantage with this method of recording MIDI, which is nondestructive, is that all existing and newly recorded clips remain intact (and available in the Clips List).
To record MIDI in Loop Record mode:
1. Configure a MIDI or Instrument track for recording (see “Configuring MIDI or Instrument Tracks for Recording” on page 247).
2. Select Options > Loop Record. When Loop Record mode is enabled, a loop symbol appears in the Record button.
3. If you have not done so already, record enable the MIDI or Instrument track by clicking its Record Enable button. Make sure no audio tracks are record-enabled.
4. Disable Wait for Note and Countoff in the Transport window.
5. With the Selector tool, select the loop range in the track.
6. To hear track material up to the start point of the loop, enable and set the pre-roll time (see “Setting Pre- and Post-Roll” on page 233).
7. Click Record in the Transport to arm Pro Tools for recording. The Record button flashes.
8. Click Play to start recording.
The Record button flashes during the pre-roll. When the start point is reached, Pro Tools begins recording. When the end point is reached, Pro Tools loops back to the start point and continues playing and recording.
9. Play your MIDI controller. A new MIDI clip containing the newly recorded material is automatically created and appears in the track, replacing the previous clip.
Clips are replaced (nondestructively) during subsequent record passes when new MIDI material is received.
10. When you are finished recording, click Stop in the Transport.
The recorded takes appear as clips in the Clips List and are numbered sequentially. The takes, which are the same length and easily interchangeable, can be selected from the Matches pop-up menu—even while the project plays or loops.