1. Double click a soft synth icon Acid Pro b dirtysynthindicator Soft Synth Properties in the Mixing Console window. The Soft Synth Properties window is displayed.

  2. Click the Edit Soft Synth button Acid Pro b insertsoftsynth Soft Synth Properties. The Soft Synth Chooser dialog is displayed.

  3. Select the DLS soft synth or VST instrument you want to use, or select the ReWire Devices tab and choose a ReWire 2.0 device.

Acid Pro tip Soft Synth PropertiesIf the VST instrument you want to use isn’t displayed in the Soft Synth Chooser dialog, you can use the Plug-In Manager window to indicate where your plug-ins are installed and scan for plug-ins.

If the ReWire device application you want to use isn’t displayed in the Soft Synth Chooser dialog, you can use the Plug-In Manager window to re-enable the plug-in.

In the Plug-In Manager, navigate to the ReWire Devices > Ignored folder to view the ReWire devices you’ve excluded. Right-click a plug-in and choose Ignore from the shortcut menu to clear the check mark and re-enable the plug-in.

  1. Click OK to return to the Soft Synth Properties window.

    If you selected a VST instrument, the VSTi synth is displayed in the Soft Synth Properties window, and you can adjust the controls as necessary. If you selected the DLS soft synth, you can click the Open DLS Voice Set button Acid Pro b open Soft Synth Properties to choose a DLS voice set.

    If you selected a ReWire 2.0 device, the Soft Synth Properties window displays information about the synth’s MIDI ports. Click the Open ReWire Device button Acid Pro b opencloserewirepanel Soft Synth Properties to start the device (some applications cannot be started by a ReWire mixer), or select the Lock MIDI Port Configuration button Acid Pro b lockfaderchannels Soft Synth Properties to lock MIDI ports so the software does not lose port assignments due to dynamic changes from ReWire devices.

By routing soft synths to busses, you can create subgroups or use the bus to apply a single set of plug-ins to the subgroup of soft synths.

  1. Add busses to your project.

  1. Click the Playback Device Selector button on the soft synth bus control or bus track and choose a bus from the menu.

  2. The button is displayed as a Acid Pro b masterbus Soft Synth Properties when a bus is routed to the master bus.

  3. The bus letter is displayed (Acid Pro b bus Soft Synth Properties, Acid Pro b busb Soft Synth Properties, and so on) when a bus is routed to another bus.

Each soft synth bus control in the Mixing Console window can accept input from MIDI tracks and external MIDI devices. You can use your favorite controller to play a DLS soft synth or VST instrument for recording MIDI.

For more information about using external MIDI controllers, click here.

  1. Double click a soft synth icon Acid Pro b dirtysynthindicator Soft Synth Properties in the Mixer window. The Soft Synth Properties window is displayed.

  2. Click the External MIDI Input Port button Acid Pro b setexternalMIDIport Soft Synth Properties and choose a port from the menu.

    If the port you want to use isn’t displayed, choose External MIDI Device Preferences from the menu. The MIDI tab in the Preferences dialog is displayed so you can select a port in the Make these devices available for MIDI input section of the dialog.

Acid Pro  Soft Synth PropertiesThis step is necessary only if the Auto MIDI input routing check box on the MIDI tab of the Preferences dialog is not selected.

Acid Pro  Soft Synth PropertiesIf you’re using a VSTi soft synth, select the Enable button Acid Pro b enableVSTi Soft Synth Properties on the Soft Synth Properties window to allow real-time MIDI playback.

Your external MIDI devices can be routed to multiple soft synth bus controls and MIDI thru devices. Soloing an external input prevents your device from playing through other soft synths and MIDI thru devices.

  1. Double-click a soft synth icon Acid Pro b dirtysynthindicator Soft Synth Properties in the Mixer window. The Soft Synth Properties window is displayed.

  2. Click the Solo Listen to MIDI Input button Acid Pro b sololistentoMIDIinput Soft Synth Properties.

    You can select the Solo Listen to MIDI Input button on additional soft synth bus controls to add them to the solo group.

Acid Pro  Soft Synth PropertiesThis button is unavailable if the Auto MIDI input routing check box on the
MIDI tab of the Preferences dialog is selected.

The contents of the Soft Synth Properties window will vary depending on the type of soft synth bus.

  • To learn more about editing DLS soft synth properties, click here.

  • To learn more about editing VSTi soft synth properties, click here.

  • To learn more about editing ReWire soft synth properties, click here.

Editing Soft Synth Properties

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View Menu

From the View menu, choose Soft Synth Properties to display the Soft Synth Properties window for the selected track. You can use this window to route soft synths to DLS soft synths, VST instruments, or ReWire 2.0 devices, and you can configure soft synths for external input from a MIDI controller.

Soft synths that are routed to VST instruments or ReWire 2.0 device applications inherit voicing information. Soft synths that are routed to the DLS (DirectX) soft synth can be voiced using DLS or DLS-2 files.

Acid Pro tip Soft Synth PropertiesDouble-click the Acid Pro b dirtysynthindicator Soft Synth Properties icon on a soft synth channel strip in the Mixing Console window or select a track that is routed to that soft synth to display the Soft Synth Properties window for the soft synth.


What do you want to do?

Acid Pro  Soft Synth Properties Route a soft synth bus control to the DLS soft synth, a VST instrument, or a ReWire 2.0 synth application

Acid Pro  Soft Synth Properties Route a soft synth bus control to another bus

Acid Pro  Soft Synth Properties Configure a soft synth for external input

Acid Pro  Soft Synth Properties Solo external MIDI inputs

Acid Pro  Soft Synth Properties Edit a DLS, VSTi, or ReWire soft synth properties

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