Stop MIDI notes from overwriting other MIDI Notes?

[tjs5200]

This may be an amateur question, but I'm not used to using midi directly in pro tools. Why is it that after laying down a sequence (lets say on an instrument track with superior drummer plugged in) if I try to say, add a hi-hat over a kick that's in place as soon as I paste the note the kick will be removed? How do I turn this off?

[musicman691]

Try enabling MIDI merge

[Marsdy]

You say you are pasting? That will erase what's already there. Instead of paste use merge - (option+m)

[maddmannmuzik]

try creating another midi track and route it to the instrument that way your editing a different clip but still routed to the instrument. its better that way anyway just for arrangement purposes. in my opinion.

[glasswing]

Don't paste use the pencil and write in the notes - or use MIDI merge. MIDI merge is terrific as long as you keep track of what you're doing. I use it all the time because for some reason Pro Tools won't record the first or last notes sometimes when I define a block to record in. But that's recording live over the existing drum or whatever track.
That's what I recommend. Use MIDI merge and just record the separate drum parts in separate passes.
Hope this makes sense