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When playing already recorded MIDI tracks, track monitoring should be
switched off.
Routing VST instruments using the VSTi manager
There are many flexible methods for signal routing of instruments.
As described in the previous paragraph, an instrument may be fed from several
MIDI tracks, and the outputs of an instrument may also be sent to several
tracks.
Routing instrument outputs
Instrument outputs may be easily routed by using the VSTi manager. Simply
open the VST instrument to view the individual outputs, and then right click
the "Output routing" column.
Now search for the track to be fed the corresponding individual output. The
assigned output now appears in the target track's plug-in slot.
Alternatively, you may also route directly to the track box of the arranger:
To play the output of an already loaded (or instantiated) instrument on a
specific track, right click the record button for the track, go to "Instrument
outputs", and select the instrument output available in the project by placing a
check mark. Several instrument outputs may be used simultaneously in one
track. The outputs of several different instruments may even be combined into
one track.
Deactivating the instrument outputs works the same way. Remove the
instrument output by removing the check in front of the corresponding output
in the "Instrument outputs" submenu.
Moreover, the routing options of the mix engine may also be used. A track
containing the audio return of any instrument may be routed to any bus, AUX
bus, or master.