User Manual

WORKING WITH THE RACK
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By default, when you create an Instrument device, a new (or currently unused) Mix Channel device will be automati-
cally connected to the Instrument device, as described in “Creating devices”. In this situation, the Instrument device
and the connected Mix Channel device will now be considered a Device Group - with the Instrument device as the
Source device.
If you want to keep all devices in a Device Group physically together in the rack (e.g. if you want to move all devices
in the group), there is an option “Auto-group Devices and Tracks” on the Options menu.
The “Auto-group Devices and Tracks” option.
The advantage of using the “Auto -group Devices and Tracks” option is that it’s much easier to get a good visual over-
view over what devices are connected to each other and associated with specific sequencer tracks and with a spe-
cific channel strip in the Main Mixer. It’s also easier to rearrange devices in the rack since all devices in the Device
Group will move together if one device in the Device Group is moved.
The example below shows two ID8 devices connected to one Mix Channel device each. Let’s say you want to move
the ID8 1 device to another position in the rack. This is what will happen:
1. Make sure the “Auto-group Devices and Tracks” is selected on the Options menu - if not, select it from the
menu or hold down [Ctrl](Win) or [Cmd](Mac) and press [G].
2. Click on the ID8 1 device panel (but not on a parameter or display) and drag and drop below the ID8 2 device in
the rack.
As you can see, both the ID8 1 device and its connected Mix Channel device are moved together, as a group, to
the new destination.
q If you want to view what devices belong to a specific Device Group, select a device and then select “Select All
in Device Group” from the Edit menu or context menu.
ID8 1
Device
Group
ID8 2
Device
Group
Moved ID8 1
Device
Group