Pro Tools Quick Tip #1 - Convert MIDI to Audio track the EASY way!

[@darrellroseborough7275]

DSoundman you’re the man!!!! Believe it or not I’ve not done this in quite some time therefore I definitely needed a refresher course.I stumbled upon your channel and you were the only one who explained everything in basic to the point detail. Thanks for all you do for the recording community. I’m subscribing to your channel.

[@scottross8752]

Thank you! Upgraded to Pro Tools Studio this week, couldn't bus my instrument track the way I used to in PT 8 : ) and knew it had to be a simple fix. But took me a couple days to find you!

[@iamkxtv]

Thank you.. exactly what I needed. No fluff.

[@NuclearDeathWalk]

There's an even faster way. Right click on the instrument at the insert. Select Commit to this insert. and select hide and make inactive and boom, audio track. If you had other inserts or sends, you have have PT automatically add those too. Now your midi/instrument is hidden and inactive so it's not taking any CPU cycles, and you have your audio without having to create a track

[@JonGon5473]

PRO TOOLS 11 AND 12 don't have the drop feature but if you highlight the MIDI track you get a list and you click COMMIT and you get a few options and then you click to render to AUDIO

[@elliotpmusic3789]

I cannot believe I just learned about this, thank very, very much.

[@pigeonmillers9283]

Brilliant, thank you Douglas!

[@Ryan-gj5nm]

Another way is to set the Instrument track out to a Bus, then have a stereo audio track input set to that bus. This allows you to record an audio track simultaneously. If you need to edit the midi, just delete the recorded audio from the take and drag down the edited midi track like he did in the video and by doing it this way, you can route to FX busses in real-time. Helps me imo

[@bharatoza5595]

Very nice video . I am new to this topic . Can you please advise how to convert midi to style in pro tools. I would appreciate if you can make video on this topic please. Thanks.

[@xelTonE]

Thanks a lot, Legend!

[@cristianzarate4635]

very helpfull, thank you from far Chile

[@thebandthatisDAVE]

Thank you . Spot on!

[@bayseeboynesmusic]

Thanks , I appreciate this info

[@UNEEKMP3]

👏👏👏 thank you 💯💪🏽

[@emilykate_music]

This was so helpful thank you! One question though, how do you backup the track properly? For when you wanna go back to it and make changes to the midi.

[@DSoundman]

Thank you! You can either backup the whole session by just making/saving a copy, or I usually keep the old midi track there still and just leave it muted. You could also remove or disable the virtual instrument in that track to save computer resources and add it back if you ever needed it again. Generally I only convert midi tracks to audio towards the end of my project as I get into mixing/mastering as I like to leave them editable midi for as long as possible. The only exception is on really big projects where I need the computer resources in which case I might convert the midi to audio sooner. Hope that helps!

[@emilykate_music]

@@DSoundman yes thank you this helps so so much!!!

[@keithgustafson3398]

Great lesson Doug - really useful. After doing the audio bounce, is it worth disabling the virtual instrument (Kontact piano for me) to save CPU - but obviously keep the midi recording file. Thanks, Keith (UK)

[@DSoundman]

Yes, absolutely!

[@fleminggonsalves809]

thank you

[@tulanekenny]

Thank you sir

[@omed7635]

Thank you .. !

[@JaLevMusic]

I am running 11.0.2. This drag and drop feature isn't in this version, correct? have to do it using a bus in real-time? thanks!

[@DSoundman]

If it doesn’t work then that must be. I looked around and I can’t find exactly what version it was introduced!

[@radbz1386]

does this work in pro tools first? i dont seem to be able to drag and drop please help!

[@Wout1337]

Does not work for my pro tools first either. However, I saw this comment here by Ryan, who said "Another way is to set the Instrument track out to a Bus, then have a stereo audio track input set to that bus. This allows you to record an audio track simultaneously"

[@CryzorBeatz]

good but how you can make it with a real midi track with some data from an integra 7 ? If you use a midi track and not an instrument track you don't have this option.

[@pianoturnerrobert]

Not working for me maybe because I hv protools 10

[@TheRealCalijokes01]

I hate it’s so many extra steps in pro tools that aux then midi drag ! Like why can’t I just record the midi notes

[@NewInTown24k]

It don’t work