Operation Manual

ADOBE AUDITION 3.0
User Guide
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Use sequencer presets
Sequencer presets store settings for multiple tracks, providing a quick way to load an entire rack of instruments,
assign MIDI inputs and outputs, and set volume and pan. A set of default presets gets you started; add your own to
include third-party VSTi’s or automatically connect to your MIDI hardware.
❖ Do any of the following:
• To load a preset, select it from the Sequencer Preset menu.
• To delete the currently selected preset, click the Delete Preset button .
• To save current settings for all tracks as a preset, click the Add Preset button .
See also
“Use effect presets” on page 104
Importing, recording, and outputting MIDI
Connect to MIDI inputs and outputs
MIDI inputs connect to devices like keyboards and control surfaces, so you can record MIDI data. MIDI outputs
connect to devices like synthesizers and samplers, so you can play MIDI data.
Because the Sequencer supports software-based VST instruments, a MIDI output device isn’t necessary for playback.
1 In the Sequencer, click the MIDI Devices button .
2 Select the inputs and outputs you want to access from sequencer tracks, and click OK.
Record MIDI in the Sequencer
The Sequencer lets you record MIDI from both external controllers and a built-in, virtual keyboard. If you can confi-
dently play a musical passage, you can record a continuous MIDI performance, much as you would an acoustic
performance. If a musical passage is particularly complex, however, you can record in steps defined by the current
Grid settings.
Record from an external MIDI device
If you have a hardware controller like a keyboard, you can use it to record MIDI data in real time, while hearing an
entire session.
1 Connect the device to a MIDI input.
2 In the track controls, select a MIDI channel from the Input menu.
The selected MIDI channel receives data from all inputs selected in the MIDI Devices dialog box. (See “Connect to
MIDI inputs and outputs” on page 215.)
3 Click the Arm For Record button for the sequencer track.
4 Click the Record button in the Transport panel.
5 Play the MIDI controller.