Preferences – MIDI Tab

Options Menu

From the Options menu, choose Preferences and select the MIDI tab to set options for using MIDI devices with ACID software.

Acid Pro MIDI PreferencesIf you have a MIDI controller that includes buttons and knobs that you map to external control functions, you can use the device as an external control device and as a MIDI input device for recording MIDI — for example, you can use the buttons, knobs, and sliders on the device for external control, and still use the keyboard, pitch wheel, and modulation wheel for recording MIDI.

MIDI messages that are mapped to external control functions are filtered when you record MIDI. If a note message is assigned to a control surface function, both the note-on and note-off messages will be filtered.

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Make these devices available for MIDI track playback

Select the check box for each MIDI device that you want to use as a MIDI output for MIDI tracks and generating MIDI clock.

To load a program map for a hardware synth, right-click the Device box for your MIDI device and choose Load Device Template from the shortcut menu.

The selected program map will be used for any track that is routed to the MIDI device. The device name will be displayed on the MIDI Output button on the track header, and the programs from the device map will be available when you click the Program button Acid Pro b programchange MIDI Preferences in the track header.

To assign an input device to a MIDI output port, right-click the Device box, choose Input from the shortcut menu, and then choose an input device from the submenu. For example, by assigning an input device, you can choose which controller you want to use to play a MIDI device.

When you assign an input device to a MIDI output port, the device name is displayed in the Device column in the appropriate row in the Make these devices available for MIDI input list.

If you want an output device to receive MIDI thru data from an input device, right-click the MIDI Thru From column and choose a device from the shortcut menu.

When you choose a MIDI Thru From device, the device name is displayed in the Device column in the MIDI Thru To column in the Make these devices available for MIDI input list.

Make these devices available for MIDI input

Select the check box for each MIDI device that you want to be available for recording MIDI, and controlling soft synths.

To assign an output port to an input device, right-click the Device box, choose Output from the shortcut menu, and then choose an output device from the submenu. 

If you want a MIDI input device to echo its MIDI data to an output device, right-click the MIDI Thru To column and choose a device from the shortcut menu. You can select multiple devices to send MIDI thru data.

Auto MIDI input routing

When this check box is selected, the focus track will accept input from any MIDI input device.

When multiple tracks are selected, the focus track displays a blinking indicator in its track number: Acid Pro focustrack MIDI Preferences.

Acid Pro MIDI PreferencesThe Solo Listen to MIDI Input button Acid Pro b sololistentoMIDIinput MIDI Preferences in the Soft Synth Properties window is unavailable when this check box is selected.

Default All

Click to restore the MIDI tab to the default settings.

Acid Pro tip MIDI PreferencesTips:

  • Double-click the Device box and type a new name to identify the MIDI device connected to each MIDI input or output port. For MIDI tracks that use these input and output ports, these device names will be used on the MIDI Input and MIDI Output buttons on the track header.

  • If you want notes received from a MIDI input port to be echoed to a MIDI output port for monitoring, you can right-click the MIDI Thru From and MIDI Thru To box for any enabled output or input ports. For more information about setting up MIDI thru, click here.

MIDI Preferences