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Changing Track Settings
Controlling Playback
setup requirements. For more information, see the online help topic
Improving Audio Performance.
To Choose MIDI Devices
1. Choose Options-MIDI Devices to display the MIDI Devices dialog box.
2. Click on any MIDI device in the Outputs list.
3. To move any device to the top of the list, deselect all other devices and
click Move to Top to move the selected device to the top of the list.
4. When all devices are selected in the order you want, click OK.
See:
MIDI Devices dialog
Creating Friendly Names for MIDI Output and Input
Devices
You may find that a name you make up yourself for a MIDI device is easier
to remember or more descriptive than a device’s original name. The friendly
name for a MIDI device is the name you will see places such as MIDI track
input and output menus, and the Controllers/Surfaces dialog, if you enable
the Use Friendly Names To Represent MIDI Devices checkbox at the
bottom of the MDI Devices dialog.
To make up a friendly name:
1. Choose Options-MIDI Devices to display the MIDI Devices dialog.
2. Double-click the name of a device in the Friendly Name column, type a
new name, and press Enter.
3. Enable the Use Friendly Names To Represent MIDI Devices checkbox
at the bottom of the MDI Devices dialog.
4. Click OK.
Assigning Tracks to Outputs
You assign each track to a MIDI or an audio output using the Output
dropdown in the Track view. From then on, material on that track will be
sent to the appropriate output device.
Note: If you rearrange your MIDI output devices after making output
assignments, you may find MIDI information being sent to different
instruments than you expect. Also, SONAR allows you to define
instruments that are associated with certain outputs and channels. If you