Reference Guide

852 Software instruments

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.

A. Synth icon

For step by step instructions, see:

“Inserting soft synths” on page 853

“Waveform preview for buses and synth tracks” on page 908

“ReWire instruments” on page 870

“Freeze tracks and synths” on page 909