The meter of the click track, for example 4/4, can be modified from the transport bar, by simply double clicking on the meter options you can choose the exact meter you would like for your session. Quick Tip: If you have commands focus enabled, the click can be activated/deactivated by pressing the ‘7’ key on your numeric keypad. Within the midi controls of the transport bar you will see a small metronome looking symbol, when this is a dark blue colour the click will be audible (on) and when it is grey it will be inaudible (off). If your transport bar is missing these options then all you need to do is extend it by clicking the small drop down arrow and selecting ‘ Midi Controls‘. At the far right of your transport bar you should see the ‘midi controls’ as seen below. Now that you have created your click track, lets look at how it can be turned on and off. The only thing you may want to change on the track itself is the overall level, or if you click the ‘ click‘ plug-in, you can set the level between the accented and unaccented beats as shown below. Now that you have the track loaded you can either leave it as it is within your session or hide it as all the settings for it are applied elsewhere. You now notice that an additional track has been added to your session with the ‘click’ insert already applied. Within Pro Tools, the click/metronome will run from its own track, to create this simply navigate to Track > Create Click Track. This helps the performers to stay in time during their takes, but more importantly ensures that all of the instruments come together in time when mixed.Ī click track within Pro Tools does not always load as standard within a session, this guide will show you how to create, modify and bypass one. One of the most important timing tools during a studio recording is usually the click track or ‘metronome’ as it should really be called.

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