Changing the sound used for chord symbol playback

You can change the sound used for chord symbol playback by assigning the Chords track to the required endpoint, including loading a new sound manually if required; for example, if you want to use a sound that is not used by any of the instrument tracks in your project.

Prerequisite

  • The Chords track is shown.

  • You have loaded the VST/MIDI instrument you want to use for chord symbol playback.

Procedure

  1. In Play mode, select the Chords track in the track overview.
  2. In the Track Inspector, in the Routing section, select the VST/MIDI instrument plug-in you want to use for chord symbol playback from the audio plug-in menu.
  3. Optional: If the sound you want to use is not already loaded in the plug-in instance, click Edit Instrument to open the corresponding VST or MIDI instrument in a window, then load the required sound into an available channel.
  4. Select the required endpoint in the plug-in instance using the following value fields, individually or together:

    • To assign the Chords track to a different port in the selected plug-in instance, enter the required port in the Port field.

      Note

      Only necessary when using a plug-in that has multiple ports of 16 channels.

    • To assign the Chords track to a different channel in the selected port, enter the required channel in the Ch. field.