Pro Tools:MIDI Real-Time properties

Pro Tools MIDI realtime properties
MIDI real-time properties let you change certain MIDI properties of a MIDI track, Instrument track or MIDI region in real time without changing the actual data on the track itself. Once Real-time property settings are established, you can write them to the track (changing the MIDI data) if you choose

The types of MIDI Real-time properties available to Pro Tools are Quantize,Duration,Delay,Velocity and Transpose.

Real-Time properties view
Real-Time properties view is a feature that allows Real-Time properties to be displayed on MIDI track and instrument track headers and applied to tracks in the edit window.

To enable Real-Time properties View

View>Edit Window Views>Real-Time Properties



The edit window track headers will display the properties



To enable each parameter click on it so that it is highlighted in green



Real-Time Properties Window
To open the Real-Time Properties window go to:

Event > MIDI Real-Time Properties



You can apply the properties to a specific region or the entire track by selecting the Apply to drop down menu options. To apply the properties to specific regions the track must have it's data display set to Region or Block and a region or multiple regions must be selected.



You can access extended properties for each parameter by clicking the arrow icon next to them



When you are done you can write the properties to the track or region by clicking Write to Track or Write to Region