After you record some MIDI performances, you can easily add to or change them. The time-honored name for this kind of recording is overdubbing. Overdubbing MIDI performance data is similar to overdubbing your audio data.
![]() Using MIDI Merge/Replace
From Pro Tools All-In-One For Dummies, 4th Edition. By Jeff Strong. Pro Tools is an audio and Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI) recording program. Aside from recording audio and MIDI tracks, you can use Pro Tools to tweak your recordings to a high level of detail, clarity, and accuracy, using some of the most powerful editing functions available. Need help with our music creation software? Find tutorials, articles, and additional downloadable content available for Pro Tools to help you create exactly the project you imagined. Buy your copy of Pro Tools now and start creating music at the speed of inspiration.
When you overdub to a MIDI track, many MIDI recording programs offer you the option to either replace existing material or add new data to it. For example, in Pro Tools, you make this selection by clicking the MIDI Merge/Replace button. This button is located in the Transport window. Here’s how it works:
To engage MIDI Merge in Pro Tools, follow these steps:
![]()
Most MIDI sequencers have a similar function, but by default, any overdubs you do are placed in a new sequence — leaving the original intact.
Punching in and out
If you like some of your initial take and want to record over only part of it, you can set points at which to start and stop recording within the session. This is called punching in and out.
As is the case with audio tracks, most programs allow you to punch into MIDI tracks in several ways. These include punching in and out manually,automatically, and repeatedly (looping).
With the exception of being able to choose to merge your punched data with your original performance or being able to replace it, punching into and out of MIDI tracks is the same as punching into and out of audio tracks.
![]() Comments are closed.
|
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. Archives
December 2022
Categories |