Import/Export Midi

[jwilkers]

I am VERY new to Pro Tools or any production software for that matter. What I know I have basically taught myself. I am having what I assume is an operator error.
I have created some single bar drum tracks (regions) that I could use in many different sessions.
I highlighted them one at a time in the regions list and did File>Export>Midi and saved them to a folder on my FW800 drive.
I opened a new session and did File>Import>Midi. I also used the Workspace and drug them in that way. Each time I did this I didn't get the region I wanted plus it had no sound during playback.
For example if I grabbed a region called Kick-4Beat (which I named in the previous session) what populated in my new regions list was Hats-01, Snare-01, and Kick-01. I only graabed one file off the drive and it gave me 3 which went to three different tracks. Not only that, if I do playback on them, the meter moves but there is no sound. WHAT am I doing wrong?

Also, if anyone has time, I'd like to know how to take two or more tracks in one session and mix them to a single track in the same session.

Thanks in advance to anyone who can help a newbie.

[Holly73]

Originally Posted by jwilkers

Not only that, if I do playback on them, the meter moves but there is no sound. WHAT am I doing wrong?

Midi itself doesn't sound. The meters move to show there is a midi signal present. In order to hear it you need to route these tracks to a virtual instrument (like Xpand) or to an external sound source.

Originally Posted by jwilkers

Also, if anyone has time, I'd like to know how to take two or more tracks in one session and mix them to a single track in the same session.

Just route the output of the two tracks to a bus, create a new audio track, set the input to the bus you chose before, record enable the audio track an record it.

But this is quite basic stuff. It might help to read through the Pro Tools Reference guide and/or watch some videos online. Digi TV has some good ones that should get you started...

[jwilkers]

Thanks!! Anyone with any ideas on the other part as to why I'm not getting what I am grabbing in the workspace?

[Holly73]

Originally Posted by jwilkers

For example if I grabbed a region called Kick-4Beat (which I named in the previous session) what populated in my new regions list was Hats-01, Snare-01, and Kick-01. I only graabed one file off the drive and it gave me 3 which went to three different tracks.

Just a guess: there is two possible midi file formats when exporting: "multitrack" and "single track". Could this be the problem? Did you try both?

[jwilkers]

No but I will give it a try

[filosofem]

Try Muting all regions but the desired region for export.

filosofem