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
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The Chords track is shown.
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You have loaded the VST/MIDI instrument you want to use for chord symbol playback.
Procedure
- In Play mode, select the Chords track in the track overview.
- 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.
- 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.
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Select the required endpoint in the plug-in instance using the following value fields, individually or together:
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To assign the Chords track to a different port in the selected plug-in instance, enter the required port in the Port field.
NoteOnly necessary when using a plug-in that has multiple ports of 16 channels.
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To assign the Chords track to a different channel in the selected port, enter the required channel in the Ch. field.
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