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the focus is on the MIDI track that's patched to the second soft synth. It also makes it possible to
record notes or automation data from the soft synth to any armed MIDI track.
To Play a Soft Synth with Recorded MIDI Data
1.
Insert a soft synth into the project (see "Inserting a Soft Synth" on page 351, if necessary).
2.
In the MIDI track that sends its output to the soft synth, choose a MIDI channel.
3.
Open the soft synth's interface (if it's not open already) by clicking the Properties button in the
Synth Rack view, or by double-clicking the name of the soft synth if it's patched into the FX bin of
an audio track.
4.
Set the soft synth's parameters (choose sounds, effects, etc.), and drag its interface out of the way
(the soft synth's interface does not have to be open for the soft synth to sound).
5.
If you want to save your soft synth settings, type a name in the Presets field, and click the Disk
icon that's next to the Presets field.
6.
Record some MIDI data into the MIDI track.
When you play back the recorded MIDI data, you should hear the soft synth through your sound card's
outputs. If you don't, make sure your data is in the right range; a bank, patch, and channel are selected;
your monitor speakers or headphones are turned up; and that none of the relevant tracks are muted.
You can add effects to each of the synth tracks. You can also add MIDI effects to your soft synth MIDI
tracks.
To Play a Soft Synth from a MIDI Controller
1.
Make sure your controller is set to local off.
2.
Make sure that the Audio Engine button
3.
Insert a soft synth into your project (see "Inserting a Soft Synth" on page 351, if necessary).
Note: If you patch a soft synth into a bus that has no audio track assigned to it, the soft synth does
not sound. Always use a bus that has at least one audio track sending data to it.
4.
In the MIDI track that sends its output to the soft synth, choose a MIDI channel.
5.
Open the soft synth's interface (if it's not open already) by clicking the Properties button in the
Synth Rack view, or by double-clicking the name of the soft synth if it's patched into the FX bin of
an audio track.
Note: You can also open a soft synth's interface by double-clicking its name where it appears in a
MIDI track's Out menu or a synth track's In menu.
6.
Set the soft synth's parameters (choose sounds, effects, etc.), and drag its interface out of the way.
7.
If you want to save your soft synth settings, type a name in the Presets field, and click the Disk
icon that's next to the Presets field.
8.
Make sure that the MIDI track has the focus (its titlebar is gold), and play your MIDI controller.
When you play your MIDI controller you should hear the soft synth through your sound card's outputs.
If you don't, make sure you're playing in the right range; a bank, patch, and channel are selected; your
monitor speakers or headphones are turned up; your controller is attached to your MIDI interface; and
that none of the relevant tracks are muted.
To Remove A Soft Synth from a Track or Bus
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If your soft synth is patched into the FX bin of an audio track or bus, right-click the name of the
soft synth, and choose Delete from the popup menu.
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