Remember that instruments convert MIDI to audio ( see 4.8). All tracks have audio outputs, except for MIDI tracks without instruments. The lower chooser pair (“Audio/MIDI To“) selects the track’s output.The Monitor radio button selects the monitor mode: the conditions under which the track’s input is heard through the track.Return tracks receive their input from the respective sends ( see 16.4). Audio tracks have an audio input, and MIDI tracks have a MIDI input. The upper chooser pair (“Audio/MIDI From“) selects the track’s input.The Mixer’s In/Out Section and Mixer Section Selectors.įor every track that can play clips, the In/Out section has the same layout: Toggle its visibility using the I/O Mixer Section selector, or via the View menu’s In/Out option. The In/Out section can be independently shown or hidden from the Session and Arrangement Views. The mixer’s In/Out section is Live’s “patchbay.“ Most routing happens in the mixer’s track In/Out section, which offers, for every track, choosers to select a signal source and destination. In the context of Live, “routing“ is the setup of the tracks’ signal sources and destinations (i.e., their inputs and outputs).