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Devices in Live's tracks have input and output level meters. These meters are helpful in
nding problematic devices in the device chain: Low or absent signals will be revealed by
the level meters, and relevant device settings can then be adjusted, or the device can be
turned off or removed.
The Level Meters
Between Devices in a
Chain.
Note that no clipping can occur between devices because there is practically unlimited
headroom. Clipping can occur when an overly strong signal is sent to a
physical output
or
written to a sample le.
Further information about track types in Live can be found in the
Routing and I/O chapter
, in-
cluding information on using
return tracks
to distribute the effect of a single device amongst
several tracks. After reading about using devices in Live, it might also be interesting to look
into
clip envelopes
, which can modulate individual device parameters on a per-clip basis.
16.1.1
Live Device Presets
Every Live device can store and retrieve their parameter settings as
presets
. Presets for Live
instruments and effects are managed through the Device Browser. Each device appears
there as a folder that can be opened to reveal its presets.