- [Instructor] We learned earlier
that there is a specific type of track
that houses AVSTi.
With that in mind I will now come down
and choose that MIDI track labeled as EZDrummer.
Even though I'm selecting a different type of track
in this case a MIDI track rather than an audio track
we see a similar Inspector layout to the left
but this time with a different collection of panels.
Clearly because we are dealing with a MIDI track
we require different functionality
presented in the Inspector.
Incidentally, even though I am referring
to this particular track as a MIDI track,
strictly speaking we should call it
an Instrument MIDI track.
And this is because it relates to a MIDI instrument.
To digress from the left zone here for a moment,
over at the right hand side,
in the right zone we see all MIDI instrument tracks
presently running within the project.
Like the left zone,
notice the right zone contains a few separate tabs too.
I've got the VSTi tab selected at the present time.
In our example here,
we only have one MIDI instrument track runnning.
Of course it is this one called EZDrummer
and we see it within the right zone tab labeled VSTi.
The VSTi tab houses any amount of MIDI instruments
that we wish to run.
The VSTi tab displays a list of instruments
that we have loaded up.
I'll go through the loading process later.
For now, be aware that the list of VSTi instruments
displayed here will show them
regardless of whether the VSTi is active or not.
In other words turned on or off.
If on, activated, it's sounds will be heard.
If off, deactivated, no sound will be heard
during project playback.
To ensure the MIDI instrument will be heard
we need it to be activated of course.
To activate click on that first button,
within its panel so that it lights up.
Of course clicking on there again deactivates it.
Set like this in its deactivated state
means EZDrummer is ready for use.
But at present because it's not activated
we won't hear it play back.
It needs to be activated if we want to hear it.
There will be much more
on virtual instruments as we progress.
I'm simply deactivating it here to save processing power
during the recording of this tutorial.
As I say there'll be much more on VSTis
and the right zone later.
For the moment,
moving down once more to this track
labeled somewhat obscurely 075a
we now see a different type of track again.
This particular type of track
as indicated by the icon there is a sampler track.
I'll pause here once more
and pick up again talking further about sampler tracks
and other user interface elements
in the following tutorials.