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used in Pro Audio may not match the port numbers that appear on your
external multiport MIDI device.
When Pro Audio is installed, a single MIDI output device is selectedÑ
the best available MIDI synthesizer that Pro Audio can locate. This is
usually an internal synthesizer on your computerÕs sound card. You may
have other devices that sound better, so experiment by selecting
different devices in the MIDI Devices dialog box.
Your computer is usually equipped with at least one audio deviceÑyour
computer sound card. Your setup may have several different audio
output devices, or you may have a multichannel sound card that
presents itself to your computer as though it were several different
devices, one for each stereo pair. In Pro Audio, every audio device
represents an output port. You use the port setting to assign each track
in a project to the output device you want to use.
While you need to choose the MIDI output devices you want to use before
you assign them to tracks, all of your audio devices can be assigned to
tracks freely. You do not need to conÞgure them the way you do MIDI
devices. If you have a voice modem or speakerphone in your computer,
however, you might want to set up Pro Audio so that it wonÕt use those
devices. Also, note that some dedicated audio equipment has speciÞc
setup requirements. For more information, see Chapter 13, Improving
Audio Performance.
MIDI Port 1
These devices
are not
selected
MIDI Port 2
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