For each MIDI track in your Live set that has a MIDI clip on it, change the Output Type setting to point to the track where you loaded your virtual instrument plugin, and change the Output Channel setting to the MIDI channel you want to use for that part.One further note: Since the External Audio Effect device is only available in Live Standard or Live Suite, if you're using Live Intro, you WILL have to use an audio track for this instead, and make sure that track monitoring is set to IN to hear incoming audio, or (better yet) use your interface's direct monitor ability instead. Setting Audio To to No Output basically turns the device into a live audio input.

Since we're putting this device on a track that intentionally has no MIDI, the External Audio Device makes more sense here.

Next, you might ask, 'Why use the External Audio Effect device instead of the External Instrument device?' Well, that's because the External Instrument device requires to to select a MIDI output in order to be able to select an audio input.

I prefer to use Live's External Instrument and External Audio Effect devices instead, because they behave more like plugins and they automatically compensate for latency. Now, you might ask, 'Why are we using a MIDI track instead of an audio track for this?' Well, you can use an audio track, but when you do that you have to worry about track monitoring, and how Live compensates for delays when recording at various monitor settings.

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