The Basics section for instrument tracks contains controls and parameters that allow you to control your instrument track. It shows some of the sections from VST instrument channels and MIDI tracks.
The top section of the instrument track Inspector contains the following basic track settings:
- Track name
Click once to show/hide the basic track settings section. Double-click to rename the track.
- Edit Channel Settings
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Opens the Channel Settings window for the track.
- Mute
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Mutes the track.
- Solo
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Solos the track.
- Read Automation
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Allows you to read track automation.
- Write Automation
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Allows you to write track automation.
- Record Enable
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Activates the track for recording.
- Monitor
Routes incoming MIDI to the selected MIDI output. For this to work, activate MIDI Thru Active in the Preferences dialog (MIDI page).
- Freeze Channel
Allows you to freeze the instrument.
- Volume
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Allows you to adjust the level of the track.
- Pan
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Allows you to adjust the panning of the track.
- Delay
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Allows you to adjust the playback timing of the track.
- Load/Save/Reload Track Preset
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Loads or saves a track preset or reverts the default presets.
- Retrospective Recording
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Opens a pop-up menu that allows you to insert a retrospective track recording, that is, MIDI data that was captured during playback.