Protools Basics

For a new session:
Audio file type = BWF(.wav) which means it is transferable between mac and windows
Bit Depth = (16) or 24 bit
Sample Rate = 44.1kHz (or 48kHz)

Double clicking on track name = change track name (Give meaningful names before recording)
Control, click = hide, make inactive, new, rename, or delete a track
Esc on keyboard = edit tool
First audio file = Audio1_01


To Record and listen to Midi Track:
-Create a Midi track
-Create an aux track, with a plug in (mini grand piano)
-Output of midi track is the same as the input of aux track
-record enable
-or-
-create and instrument track
-insert plug in (Mini grand piano)
-record enable

A midi track receives and sends midi information. You can take midi and send to audio track instrument, that in turn creates audio.
An instrument track can route and record like an audio channel, but it is not audio.

Loop Record:
-control, click play = loop (select measures)
-Wait for Note, Metronome engaged, and hit keypad 3
-Double click on midi track to edit

Quantize- moves the midi information to the closest designated bar/beat/subdivision
press option, keypad 4

Input Quantize:
-Option, 3
-Input Quantize (drop down menu)
-enable input quantize
-you can set a preset (1/16, 1/8, 1/4, 1/2, whole)

Step Quantize:
*Does not need to be record enabled
-option, 3 Step Input
-enable it
-Choose Destination Track
-enable numeric keypad shortcuts
-set velocity to record (picks up how hard you hit keys)
-(1/4) hit a note on keyboard and hit next step to place the next note in phrase
-Make sure it is in Midi merge
-4th button on transport = conductor track, to adjust tempo