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How do I "select" an instrument?

greatestlengthsgreatestlengths
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I must be missing something because I'm legit just drawing a blank here, without some convoluted MacGuyver setup.

Is there a way to just.. select an instrument/track?

I'm wanting this so I can use the same midi controller for multiple instruments - ie, map a few pads to "select" an instrument, so I can press a pad, lay down drums, press another pad and it "selects" whatever synth I want.. rinse and repeat, you get the picture.

Exactly like how there's a "select clip" function, but I straight up don't see it.

All I can think of is two workarounds that both feel unnecessary:

  • midi filtering.. my controller does allow this but it requires going to the right octave, holding shift and hoping I remember WTF instruments are on what midi channels when I choose the channel..
  • or basically doing a mute/unmute midi source thing where when I press a pad, it makes sure the Drum instrument I'm using isn't muted, and it mutes everything else.

That feels a bit over the top to me.

Am I missing something, or is the above the actual ways people are doing this?

Comments

  • greatestlengthsgreatestlengths

    I don't see a way to edit my post - but another option is to SOLO the audio source?
    This actually seems legit? It doesn't mute the loops when I solo an audio source.

    I assume this is the way!

  • GavinskiGavinski
    edited June 30

    You can tap the cog icon on top right of any post you make, that'll give you options to edit

  • espiegel123espiegel123

    @greatestlengths said:
    I must be missing something because I'm legit just drawing a blank here, without some convoluted MacGuyver setup.

    Is there a way to just.. select an instrument/track?

    I'm wanting this so I can use the same midi controller for multiple instruments - ie, map a few pads to "select" an instrument, so I can press a pad, lay down drums, press another pad and it "selects" whatever synth I want.. rinse and repeat, you get the picture.

    Exactly like how there's a "select clip" function, but I straight up don't see it.

    All I can think of is two workarounds that both feel unnecessary:

    • midi filtering.. my controller does allow this but it requires going to the right octave, holding shift and hoping I remember WTF instruments are on what midi channels when I choose the channel..
    • or basically doing a mute/unmute midi source thing where when I press a pad, it makes sure the Drum instrument I'm using isn't muted, and it mutes everything else.

    That feels a bit over the top to me.

    Am I missing something, or is the above the actual ways people are doing this?

    Does this answer your question?

    https://wiki.loopypro.com/Synth_Routing_2.0

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