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Hey fellow Ableton users!

I have an external synth (Novation Supernova II in this case, but the type of synth isn´t the issue here) with multiple MIDI input channels. I have connected the Master Audio Out from the synth to my audio interface; so far so good. If I want to use a single MIDI channel (for example MIDI Channel 1), I can use the External Instrument plugin perfectly. However, if I want to use more than one channel, for example channel 1 and channel 2, I can´t use 2 separate tracks with 2 External Instruments cause the Audio signal will be duplicated on both tracks since I will essentially here all audio output from the synth on each. The only way around this I have found so far is to setup 2 Individual MIDI tracks (with channel 1 and channel 2 output respectively) and 1 Audio track with input set to the synth output and turning the Monitor setting to "In".

My question is whether there is another more elegant way to solve this? I can of course Group all the tracks related to my synth so that it doesn´t take up any Screen space, but what would really be nice is if I could somehow use the concept of abletons rack system to setup the whole synth so I could recall the setup from anywhere

sorry if this was confusing, but hey .. thats kinda how I feel!

you're doing it the right way

so there is no way to somehow "save" the setup so I can just drag the whole synth setup into another set? Not the biggest problem in the world, but it would be nice

Linked thread for anyone else with this probs info
http://forum.ableton.com/viewtopic.php? ... 74#p927674

kristian wrote:so there is no way to somehow "save" the setup so I can just drag the whole synth setup into another set? Not the biggest problem in the world, but it would be nice

I think the best way is to save a project with your group channel setup into Library/Templates. You can then go to this template anytime, click the triangle next to your project name to see all channels within the project, and drag in the group channel. This *should* setup eveything as you saved it (I say should because I'm not infront of Live to test at the moment).

that, Sir, is one brilliant suggestion /bow