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Tutorial 8—Using Soft Synths
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to insert another instance or copy of Cakewalk TTS-1 into this project, its
label will be Cakewalk TTS-1 2, and it will function as a totally separate
synth. MIDI data in tracks that use Cakewalk TTS-1 1 as an output will have
no effect on MIDI tracks that have Cakewalk TTS-1 2 as an output.
Next step: Playing MIDI Tracks through a Soft Synth
Playing MIDI Tracks through a Soft Synth
Now that you have verified that Cakewalk TTS-1 is installed, let’s try some
of its sounds on some pre-recorded MIDI data.
To Play MIDI Tracks through Cakewalk TTS-1
1. Drag the Cakewalk TTS-1 property page out of the way for now, and in
the first MIDI track (Guitar 1), click the dropdown arrow in the track’s
Output field, and choose Cakewalk TTS-1 as an output.
2. Set the Output fields in all the other MIDI tracks to Cakewalk TTS-1.
Note: When the cursor is in the Output field of one track, pressing the
Up or Down arrow key moves the cursor to the same field in the next
track. You can then press Enter to open the menu, and click the menu
item that you want to select.
3. Let’s insert a patch change in track 1: click the track number of the
Guitar 1 track to select it, and move the Now time to the Verse 1 marker
by clicking the Next Marker button once (the Next Marker button is
in the Markers toolbar; if you don’t see it, use the Views-Toolbars
command and check Markers).
4. Use the Insert-Patch/Bank Change command to open the Bank/Patch
Change dialog box.
5. In the Bank field, select 15488-Preset Normal 0, and in the Patch field,
select Overdrive Gt, and click OK.
Now you’ve routed your MIDI tracks through Cakewalk TTS-1, and inserted
a patch change. Rewind the project and play it to hear the project through
Cakewalk TTS-1.
Next Step: Converting Your Soft Synth Tracks to Audio.
Converting Your Soft Synth Tracks to Audio
Once your project sounds the way you want it, it’s extremely easy to convert
your soft synth MIDI tracks to either new audio tracks, or wave, MP3, or
other exportable files.