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ROUTING AND I/ O

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The In/Out section can be independently shown or hidden from the Session and Arrangement Views.

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For every track that can play clips, the In/Out section has the same layout:

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MIDI tracks have a MIDI input. Return tracks receive their input from the respective sends.

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through the track.
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MIDI tracks without instruments. Remember that instruments convert MIDI to audio.

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connections via an audio or MIDI interface), and is called the Input/Output Type chooser. If this signal type
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have set up an audio track to receive its input signal from a guitar. Monitoring then means that the signal from
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whatever latency the audio hardware interface incurs), over your speakers.

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playing clips.

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