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most plug-in instruments, however. Soloing a track that taps one of Impulse's sample slots
will still allow you to hear the output of that slot.
Using Multi-Timbral Plug-In Instruments
Many plug-in instruments support multi-timbral operation. A multi-timbral instrument is like
several instruments in one, with each component part (or whatever term the manufacturer
uses) receiving MIDI on a separate MIDI channel. Usually, the multi-timbral instrument
offers individual outputs so that the parts can be separately routed into the mixer. Or, the
instrument might offer a submixer of its own.
Tracks Feeding MIDI to
and Tapping Audio
From the Parts of a
Multi-Timbral
Instrument.
Sending MIDI from the mixer to a multi-timbral instrument is a variation of a case described
above
. One MIDI track hosts the multi-timbral instrument, and additional MIDI tracks are
used to feed its individual parts. Each additional MIDI track has its Output Type chooser
pointed to the track that contains the instrument, and its Output Channel chooser referenc-
ing the target MIDI channel. Additional audio tracks can then be used to tap the instrument's
individual outputs, as described
earlier
.
It is also possible to use the External Instrument device to route MIDI to (and audio from)
the secondary outputs on multi-timbral plug-ins. This scenario eliminates the need to create
an additional audio track for each tapped output:
1. Insert the multi-timbral instrument on a MIDI track.
