Playing Back Chord Pads Using Exclusive Instrument Tracks

You can play back chord pads using exclusive MIDI or instrument tracks where Record Enable or Monitor is activated, and where Chord Pads is selected as a MIDI input in the Input Routing pop-up menu.

Prerequisite

You have set up a MIDI keyboard.

Procedure

  1. In the global track controls area of the track list, click Add Track .
  2. Click Instrument.
  3. Open the Instrument pop-up menu and select a VST instrument.
  4. Click Add Track.

    The instrument track is added to the track list, and the control panel of the selected VST instrument is opened.

  5. On the instrument track, click Record Enable or Monitor.
    Note

    If Record-Enable allows MIDI Thru is deactivated in the Preferences dialog (RecordMIDI page), you must activate Monitor to use the chord pads.

  6. In the Inspector for the instrument track, open the Input Routing pop-up menu, and select Chord Pads.
  7. Select Project > Chord Pads > Show/Hide Chord Pads to open the Chord Pads.
  8. Deactivate Chord Pad Output Mode.
  9. Press some keys on your MIDI keyboard to trigger the chords that are assigned to the chord pads.

Result

The instrument track now receives MIDI data exclusively from the chord pad device. You can use a connected MIDI keyboard to trigger the chord pads. This still works if you hide the Chord Pads from view.

Note

On the Chord Pads page of the Studio Setup dialog, you can select your connected MIDI keyboard from the MIDI Input pop-up menu. This is useful if you want to use a specific MIDI keyboard exclusively for triggering the chord pads.