Reference Manual

217 Working with Instruments and Effects
Chapter 17
Working with Instruments and
Effects
Every track in Live can host a number of devices. These devices can be of three different sorts:
•MIDI effects act upon MIDI signals and can only be placed in MIDI tracks.
•Audio effects act upon audio signals and can be placed in audio tracks. They can also be
placed in MIDI tracks as long as they are “downstream“ from an instrument.
•Instruments are devices that reside in MIDI tracks, receive MIDI and output audio.
The Device View is where you insert, view and adjust the devices for the selected track. To select
a track and open the Device View to access its devices, double-click the track’s name. The De-
vice View appears in the bottom area of the Live screen.
Devices in the Device View.