A question about Aux sends, Midi channels and Solo

[chrispnyc]

howdy friends,

When I write tracks, I use a sampler and a few synths via midi. I assign each midi channel and then create an Aux input for the devices output. My question is this. Frequently, I will have a few sounds coming out the sampler over the same inputs (ie all drum sounds on individual midi tracks going into PT via inputs 3-4). A lot times I find myself wanting to solo the kick drum (say it its on midi channel 1, snare on 2, hat on 3). Is there anyway that I can set up PT so that when I hit solo on midi channel 1, it will solo the aux input for the device? I know I can set up a group for all of the midi channels that feed to the input, but I don't know how to do it so that I can solo midi channel 2 only and the aux without having to solo the midi channel and then the aux. Can I link them somehow?

Thanks for reading my exceptionally long explantion (I am sure I could have said it in 25 words or less)!

Chris

[dkrz]

Command click on the Aux trk solo button. (It will turn grey..)

This will “Solo Safe” the trk so it can’t get muted when other trks are solo’ed. Works on any kind of track.

dk

[chrispnyc]

Thanks! I will try this one out in the morning.

Much peace
Chris

[where02190]

Group the midi and aux channels, and in the setups, link the solo function to follow groups.