Automating complexity via controller keyboard

[Che_Guitarra]

I've got a breakdown in a song and I've decided an increase in pattern complexity is needed at this point.

I'm increasing complexity using my keyboard's pitch wheel, but being new to the MIDI realm I don't know how to record information to a track without overwriting existing data.

i've worked out how to do it pointing and clicking with a mouse - but using a keyboard controller to trigger these things is new ground for me


Any advice to the process?

[spkguitar]

You need to turn on MIDI merge.
On the transport window (Window->Transport), making sure you have the MIDI view turned one (View->Transport->MIDI Controls), click the button that looks like a sideways "Y".


MIDI merge is covered in Chapter 19 of the Pro Tools Reference Guide.

[Che_Guitarra]

This button seems inactive, is there another step to turn it on perhaps?

Will 'merge' also allow me to record mod/pitch wheel changes to pre-mapped MIDI data?