Manual routing

To connect devices manually, you need to flip the rack around to see the back. This is done by pressing [Tab] or by selecting “Toggle Rack Front/Rear” from the Options menu.

Note that routing cables can be done regardless of the “Reduce Cable Clutter” setting on the Options menu. This means that you can connect cables even though they are hidden (see “Cable appearance”).

On the back of each device you will find connectors of two different types: audio and CV (Control Voltage, used for controlling parameters - see “Using CV and Gate”). Audio inputs and outputs are shown as large quarter inch jacks, while CV input and output jacks are smaller. For now, we’ll stick to the audio connections.

Audio and CV connectors.

When the back of the rack is shown, you can still navigate in the rack by scrolling or by using the computer keyboard.

There are two ways to route signals from one device to another:

•	By connecting virtual patch cables between inputs and outputs.

•	By selecting connections from a pop-up menu.

Connecting cables

1.	Click on the desired input or output jack on one of the devices, and drag the pointer away from the jack (with the mouse button pressed).

A loose cable appears.

2.	Drag the cable to the jack on the other device.

When you move the cable end over a jack of the correct type (audio/CV, input/output) it will be highlighted to show that a connection is possible.

3.	Release the mouse button.

The cable is connected. If both input and output are in stereo and you connect the left channels, a cable for the right channel is automatically added.

Dragging a cable to make a connection can be aborted by pressing [Esc] while keeping the mouse button pressed.

You can change an existing connection in the same way, by clicking on one end of the cable and dragging it to another connector.

Connecting cables using pop-up menus

1.	Right-click (Win) or [Ctrl]-click (Mac) on a connector.

A pop-up menu appears, listing all devices currently in the rack.

If the connector is an audio output, the first alternative in the pop-up is to route to a new Mix Channel. This is useful if you want to route separate audio outputs (e.g. in Kong or Redrum) to separate Mix Channels.

2.	Move the pointer to the device you want to create a connection to.

A sub-menu appears, listing all suitable input/output connections. For example, if you clicked on an audio output on a device, the hierarchical sub-menus will list all audio inputs in all other devices.

•	If a device is grayed out on the pop-up menu, there are no suitable connections on the device.

•	An asterisk (*) next to the connector name on the sub-menu indicates that the connection is already occupied.

It’s possible, however, to select an occupied connection. Doing so will disconnect the existing connection and replace it.

3.	Select the desired connector from the submenu.

The connection is created.

Disconnecting cables

There are two ways of manually disconnecting cables:

Click on one end of the cable, drag it away from the jack and drop it anywhere away from a jack.

Click and hold (or right-click (Win) or [Ctrl]-click (Mac)) on a connector and select “Disconnect” from the pop-up menu that appears.

Disconnecting devices

It’s also possible to disconnect all cables from selected devices in one go:

Select the device(s) and then choose “Disconnect Device” from the Edit menu or device context menu.

All cables on the selected device(s) are now disconnected simultaneously.