Playing a VST instrument/ miditrack without recording

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dennisjr
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Playing a VST instrument/ miditrack without recording

Post by dennisjr » Fri Sep 19, 2008 6:04 pm

I have tried to find a solution on how to play a VST intrument on a miditrack (clips) without enabling the recording.
When I enable the track for playing it is ok, but after recording a clip I will play along with the clip and look for sounds to fill in. The problem is that the track records anything I play. I want to find the sound by playing, without recording, and then hit a button when I'm ready to record on top of the first clip.
There must be a simple solution to this that I have overlooked.

Please help!

Superchibisan
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Post by Superchibisan » Fri Sep 19, 2008 7:36 pm

probably something in the options menu

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Post by borg » Sat Sep 20, 2008 8:26 am

deactivate overdub? it's at the top, next to the transport controls...
monitor buttons set right?
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Post by friend_kami » Sun Sep 21, 2008 12:04 pm

if you set monitor to in you will monitor what you play without recording it.
as far as i understand you want to record something, then enable monitor in and play along and then when youre satisfied, drop back to re-recording the clip? if you im guessing you have to midimap the track arm and monitor selection buttons, unless you want to use several tracks (ie, one for recording and one for monitoring) and sending them both to the track containing the instrument.

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Post by Superchibisan » Mon Sep 22, 2008 3:35 pm

turn off the overdub button at the top.

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