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Tracks
About Tracks
Each clip you create within a project is routed through a track. There are six
types of tracks, each of which determines how the clip sounds or what it is used
for. A single project can hold up to 128 tracks.
This chapter covers how to create each track type.
To learn about editing your tracks to your preference, see the Modes > Track
Edit Mode chapter.
An Audio track lets you record audio from an external source or by resampling another track to create a clip.
See Audio Tracks for more information.
A drum track uses one or more samples as its sound source. It contains (1) a list of samples and (2) the
settings for each sample (i.e., pad assignments, loop points, pitch tuning, effects, etc.). Drum tracks are used
mostly for creating drum parts and quickly and easily assigning samples to pads. See Drum Tracks for more
information.
A plugin track contains an instance of a plugin through which you can send your track’s MIDI data. See
Plugin Tracks for more information.
A keygroup track uses one or more samples as its sound source. It contains (1) a list of samples and (2) the
settings for each sample (i.e., pitch tuning, effects, etc.). Keygroup tracks are used to play samples
chromatically with a MIDI keyboard or the Force pads. See Keygroup Tracks for more information.
A MIDI track lets you send your track’s MIDI data to an external MIDI device like a synth or drum machine.
See MIDI Tracks for more information.
A CV track lets you send your track’s MIDI data to an external device that uses control voltage (CV), like a
synth. See CV Tracks for more information.