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Synth tracks
Software instruments
For more information about the Synth Rack, see “Using the Synth Rack Browser” on page 558.
For step by step instructions, see:
“Inserting soft synths” on page 778
“Playing a soft synth” on page 786
“Synth Rack icons” on page 785
“Recording a soft synth’s MIDI output” on page 794
“Using the Assignable Controls feature” on page 791
“Automating controls from the Synth Rack” on page 792
“To remove a soft synth from a track or bus” on page 787
“Freeze tracks and synths” on page 829
“Converting your soft synth tracks to audio” on page 789
“Multi-port soft synths” on page 788
“ReWire instruments” on page 795
“Playing a stand-alone synth” on page 800
“Recording a stand-alone synth” on page 801
Synth tracks
Using a soft synth introduces a third kind of track to your project alongside audio and MIDI tracks. A
synth track functions much like an audio track, but with a few differences:
• A synth track’s input is always a synth or a ReWire device, which means you cannot record audio
or enable input monitoring from another source on that track.
• A synth track can display a waveform preview of its output. When you enable this display function
by clicking the button on the track strip, the amplitude of a synth track's audio signal is
graphed in real time as a waveform.
• Synth tracks are distinguished by the synth icon to the right of the track number.
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