User guide

Chapter 9 Working With Tracks 193
External MIDI Track Creation in the New Tracks Dialog
External MIDI tracks offer no additional options, but if External MIDI is chosen in the
New Tracks dialog, the following applies:
 A new MIDI multi instrument object will be created in the Environment for the first
track, and the track will be assigned to sub-channel 1.
 Subsequent tracks will be assigned to sub-channels of the MIDI multi instrument
object (up to the maximum of 16).
 If more than 16 External MIDI tracks are created, they will automatically roll-around to
channel 1, 2, 3, and so on. These can be freely reassigned to any sub-channel. If you
have more than one MIDI port available on your system, you can reassign additional
tracks (above the first 16) to a second MIDI multi instrument object.
 A channel strip is automatically generated in the Mixer for each sub-channel of each
MIDI multi instrument object.
∏ Tip: Once tracks are created, you can quickly reassign them to the sub-channels of any
MIDI multi instrument object with the Library, or by Control-clicking on the track list,
and making your choice from the Reassign Track Object menu.
Full details on setting up external MIDI sound modules and keyboards are found in
“Setting Up External MIDI Instruments” on page 247.
Audio Track Creation Options in the New Tracks Dialog
 Driver: This pop-up menu allows you to select the audio hardware driver that you
wish to use for your newly-created tracks. If you use only one hardware playback
device, this menu won’t appear.
 Format: Choose Mono or Stereo in this pop-up menu, to create multiple mono or
stereo audio tracks.
 Input: Choose the desired input or input pair.