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SEQUENCER FUNCTIONS
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Creating an instrument track
To create an instrument track, you need only create the instrument device. An instrument track is automatically cre-
ated when you create a device which can receive MIDI notes:
1. Select desired instrument type from the “Create” menu.
Alternatively, to select an Instrument patch and automatically load the patch into the appropriate device type, hold
down [Ctrl](Win) or [Cmd](Mac) and press [I], or select “Create Instrument” from the “Create” menu to bring up the
Patch Browser. Under Windows, you can also press [Insert] to open the Patch Browser. In the Patch Browser you
can select and preview patches before loading them into the instrument.
D Alternatively, drag and drop or double-click the desired instrument device from the “Device Palette” tab on the
Tool Window. Or, to bring up the Patch Browser, click the “Create Instrument” button on the “Device Palette”
tab.
2. An instrument device is created in the rack and the associated track is automatically created in the sequencer.
In addition, a Mix Channel device for the instrument is automatically created in the rack and its channel strip is cre-
ated in the Main Mixer. All devices are automatically connected. The Mix Channel device automatically adapts its
inputs to the created instrument type - if the instrument is in mono, the Mix Channel device will be in mono, and if
the instrument has stereo outputs, the Mix Channel device will be in stereo.
! Note that no automation track is created for the Mix Channel device. This has to be manually created if you
want to automate any of the Mix Channel strip parameters (see “Creating a parameter automation track for a
non-instrument device”).
The ID8 Track
Audio
ID8 Mix Channel device
ID8 Mix Channel strip
Control
MIDI and
parameter
automation
ID8 device