Aligning MIDI notes with audio waveform

[amathie]

I'm trying to line up the beginning of a MIDI note with a transient on an audio waveform.

So, I'm in Slip Mode and start dragging the MIDI note. I was hoping to see a vertical line dropping down from the beginning/end of the note, passing through all the tracks in the edit window, so that I can gauge the MIDI note position accurately in relation to the audio. But I'm not seeing anything to help me.

Is there something I'm missing, or some other way to complete this simple task?

I couldn't find the solution during a short exploration of the User Manual and Google search so thanks if you are able to help.

Pro Tools HD 12.8.0

[cshaw]

Put the edit cursor / insertion point at the transient then control (or option, I'm not at my computer) click on the midi note. This will snap it to the same position as the insertion point


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[amathie]

Thanks cshaw. Holding down control with either the grabber or smart tools did the trick.

[cshaw]

Cool. It also works with audio clips as well.


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[Extreme Mixing]

Or you could try the Massey DRM audio suite plug. It's very accurate and you can do the whole song at once. I assume that you're replacing drums... I think it's still free for the MIDI only version.

Steve