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In order to produce a click, Pro Tools requires a sound module and proper configuration of the OMS Setup application. You have the ability to route the click from Pro Tools LE to trigger any device, provided it has been defined in OMS. If you do not have any external sound modules, you still have the option to use the QuickTime Musical Instruments software synthesizer. This is a General MIDI, multitimbral sound module which is included with the Macintosh Operating System. In order to take advantage of this "virtual synthesizer," you need to enable its operation through OMS.
1) Launch the OMS setup application. In Pro Tools > Setups > OMS Studio Setup. (If it says, "Please Find OMS": Double-click on Desktop > Mac Hard drive > Opcode folder > OMS Applications > OMS setup. OMS will launch).
2) In the Studio Setup window, double-click the QuickTime Musical Instrument icon and select "On". Select "Use Rock Drum Kit". This will allow you to hear drum sounds from QuickTime. Click the "OK" button, choose "Save" from the File menu and close the OMS setup window.
3) In Pro Tools LE, select Click Options from the MIDI menu or double-click on Metronome button on the Transport. Click on the " Output" button and choose QuickTime Musical Instruments, channel 10. Select ?During Play and Record?. Select a note for the accented and unaccented beats via your MIDI controller or by typing in a note name with the Macintosh keyboard. (ie.Select D#1, for Side Stick, for accented notes and Select D#1 for unaccented notes).

4) Once you have configured the parameters of the Click options window to your liking, enable the click by choosing "Click" in the MIDI pulldown menu or highlighting the Metronome button on the Transport.
5) To set the Tempo in Pro Tools: MIDI Menu > Change Tempo > Type in your tempo in the BPM box (Beats Per Minute) hit Apply. Or Deselect the "Conductor" on the Pro Tools Transport and type in the tempo for Quarter Note =120.00 BPM and hit Enter.
6) You need to connect a cable from the stereo mini-plug (1/8") jack located on the rear of the Computer marked with speakeror headphone icon to an input on the Mbox (ie. Source 1 or 2) or an external mixer.
7) In Pro Tools > File > New Track > Create an Aux. Track, if the computer output is connected to the Mbox via a " Source" Input Jack. If the computer's output audio is playing through an external mixer disregard this step. Because the Mbox only has two inputs, it might be more practical if audio outputs of the computer are connected to an external mixer to monitor the click track.
8) Press Play on Pro Tools transport and you should hear the click track.
ID:8012 Created:05/07/2002

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