"wait for MIDI note" is not working

[montelee]

I'm new to using Pro Tools to run a MIDI recording session, and I'm having a problem with the Wait For Note function. I have Pro Tools v8.0.3. I have Stylus Trilian, a bass virtual instrument, on an Instrument track, controlled by a Novation keyboard. I want Pro Tools to begin recording when I play the first note. Simple enough, right? The Reference Guide says if I have enabled the Wait For Note button, it should not begin recording until a MIDI event is received. So I click on the Wait For Note button and it turns blue. The Trilian track is record-enabled. I hit record, then play, in the transport. As soon as I hit play it begins recording; it doesn't wait for a note. I thought maybe my Novation 37SL keyboard was for some reason sending some MIDI signal, like a clock, constantly. So, to eliminate that possibility I turned off the Novation and tried it again. Same thing. Starts recording immediately, does not wait for note. I searched the DUC and didn't see a thread about this- probably because it's a simple problem that nobody else is having. I'm probably missing something, but I don't know what. It's really preventing me from recording MIDI in Pro Tools the way I want to, so I would appreciate any pointers that anyone has. Also, I've been using Pro Tools for 7 years and have not had any trouble recording audio or even MIDI instruments until I tried to make Pro Tools run the show instead of my hardware sequencers.

My system:
2011 iMac OS X 10.6.8 quad core at 2.5 GHz, 4GB RAM
Pro Tools M-powered v 8.0.3 with M-Audio Fast Track Ultra interface.
Novation ReMOTE 37SL controller/keyboard through USB

[Stig Eliassen]

Don't hit the play button when using Wait for note. Click record, and just start playing your keyboard.

[montelee]

Thanks PT Lover. That was it exactly. Now I'm cookin'. I knew it was probably something simple, and it was. Thanks again.

[maxsoundvibe]

Try to midi filter the system exclusive and status codes. Leave on only what you need

Originally Posted by montelee

I'm new to using Pro Tools to run a MIDI recording session, and I'm having a problem with the Wait For Note function. I have Pro Tools v8.0.3. I have Stylus Trilian, a bass virtual instrument, on an Instrument track, controlled by a Novation keyboard. I want Pro Tools to begin recording when I play the first note. Simple enough, right? The Reference Guide says if I have enabled the Wait For Note button, it should not begin recording until a MIDI event is received. So I click on the Wait For Note button and it turns blue. The Trilian track is record-enabled. I hit record, then play, in the transport. As soon as I hit play it begins recording; it doesn't wait for a note. I thought maybe my Novation 37SL keyboard was for some reason sending some MIDI signal, like a clock, constantly. So, to eliminate that possibility I turned off the Novation and tried it again. Same thing. Starts recording immediately, does not wait for note. I searched the DUC and didn't see a thread about this- probably because it's a simple problem that nobody else is having. I'm probably missing something, but I don't know what. It's really preventing me from recording MIDI in Pro Tools the way I want to, so I would appreciate any pointers that anyone has. Also, I've been using Pro Tools for 7 years and have not had any trouble recording audio or even MIDI instruments until I tried to make Pro Tools run the show instead of my hardware sequencers.

My system:
2011 iMac OS X 10.6.8 quad core at 2.5 GHz, 4GB RAM
Pro Tools M-powered v 8.0.3 with M-Audio Fast Track Ultra interface.
Novation ReMOTE 37SL controller/keyboard through USB