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When viewing the track channel strip while using a MIDI track (any program type):
• The first field shows the current track (which you can change) and its name.
• The second field shows the name of the program the track is using.
• To solo or mute the track, tap Solo or Mute (respectively).
• To change the panning or level of the track, adjust the pan knob or level slider. The
blue level meter next to the slider shows the track’s current velocity level.
Note: If the track is using a plugin program, then the slider will send CC #7 (Volume)
and the knob will send CC #10 (Pan) to your instrument plugin. The plugin will then
handle these messages as it normally would.
When viewing the track channel strip while using an audio track:
• The first field defines the input source of the external audio signal (Input 1,2, Input
3,4, or one of Input 1–4).
• The second field shows where the track is routed (which you can change; Out 1,2–7,8
in Standalone Mode, Out 1,2–31,32 in Controller Mode; MPC Live does not use Out
7,8 but displays them to maintain compatibility with MPC X, which does use them).
• The Inserts field shows any enabled or disabled effects for that track. Tap the area under
Inserts to open a window where you can load, change, and enable or disable the effects.
• To solo or mute the track, tap Solo or Mute (respectively).
• To change the audio track’s automation, tap the track automation button to cycle
through its three states:
When off, the audio track will ignore automation data. If you have already recorded or
entered automation, tapping this will switch between Read (R) and Write (W) only, but you
can override this and turn it off by pressing and holding Shift while tapping the button.
Important: If you have already recorded automation and turn it off, the track will still
use the effect and its parameter values at the point where you turned it off.
When set to Read (R), the audio track will read automation data but will not record any
additional automation over it. You can still manually edit and enter automation. (Think of
this as a protective feature to prevent accidental changes to your automation while
recording.)
When set to Write (W), the audio track can record automation. (If you have any Q-Link
knobs assigned to automatable parameters, make sure not to touch any accidentally
while you are recording.)
Tip: You can quickly set all programs and audio tracks to the same automation by
tapping the global automation button in the upper-right corner of the touchscreen. See
General Features > Automation to learn about this.
• To change the panning or level of the track, adjust the pan knob or level slider.
• To record-enable the track, tap the Record Arm button. When you begin audio
recording, the audio signal will be recorded to this track.
Tip: You can select multiple tracks in the Track View by pressing and holding Shift
while tapping the Arm button to each track.
When viewing the master channel strip:
• The first field shows the current master output as a stereo pair (which you can change).
• The Inserts field shows any enabled or disabled effects for that pair of outputs. Tap
the area under Inserts to open a window where you can load, change, and enable or
disable the effects.
• To mute the master output, tap Mute.
• To change the panning or level of the master output, adjust the pan knob or level
slider. The green level meter next to the slider shows the outputs’ current volume
level in dB.