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Your spacebar days are over.

Send MIDI Notes out of Playback to control lyrics and more while you lead worship.

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Focus more on the worship service and less on the spacebar.

Using MIDI Out to control live production used to require expensive software and a powerful computer. Now it's available in Playback and more flexible than ever.

  • Change lyric slides in perfect time with the song
  • Control lights perfectly in sync with your Tracks
  • MIDI Cues adapt to customized song arrangements and live Setlist navigation
  • Upload Cues to any song with MultiTracks Cloud and download them into Playback
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Take control of your production.

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Control Lighting Software
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Automate Patches and Guitar Profiles
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Control Lyric
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Connecting Playback to use MIDI Out is simple.

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Apple Lightning to USB 3 Adapter
Use the official Apple Lightning to USB 3 Adapter to connect Playback to your powered USB hub and simultaneously charge your iOS device.

We recommend:
Apple Lightning to USB 3 Camera Adapter
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Powered USB 2/3 Hub
Plug Playback into a powered USB hub and connect your audio interface, MIDI controller, and any other devices with MIDI Ports into the hub for use with Playback.

We recommend:
Startech 7-Port Powered USB 3.0 Hub
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USB-Ethernet Adapter
Use a USB to Ethernet Adapter to connect Playback with your lyrics, lights, and other devices over a reliable wired network connection.

We recommend:
Anker Portable Ethernet Supporting Notebook
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Apple Lightning to USB 3 Adapter
Use the official Apple Lightning to USB 3 Adapter to connect Playback to your powered USB hub and simultaneously charge your iOS device.

We recommend:
Apple Lightning to USB 3 Camera Adapter
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iConnectivity PlayAudio 12
Connect Playback to an iConnectivity PlayAudio 12 and use the Ethernet port to send MIDI Cues to lyrics, lighting, or other MIDI-enabled software:

iConnectivity PlayAudio 12 Audio/MIDI Interface
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Control Lighting Software
Automate Keyboard Patches
Control Lyric
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* MultiTracks Cloud Pro is required to upload and send MIDI Cues out of Playback.
Create Cues

Add individual MIDI Notes or upload a MIDI file to any song using MultiTracks Cloud.

Download in Playback

Import a song with MIDI and see Cues displayed on the timeline using Playback.

Connect

Connect Playback with lyrics, lighting, or music software.

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Keep your sounds in perfect time with MIDI Clock.

  • MIDI Clock automatically shares the track tempo with connected patches, music software, and instruments
  • Send out of Playback to any connected MIDI Port
  • Sync patches, guitar effects, and more to the track tempo
  • Available with Playback Premium
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How to Create Cues

PlaybackEdit MIDI Cues right where you need them.
Playback

Be prepared for any last minute tweaks with MIDI Cue editing in Playback. Playback Premium makes it possible to access deep editing power for already uploaded MIDI Cues as well as the ability to create new cues for any MIDI bus. Building MIDI Cues has never been faster.

Add MIDI Notes, Control Changes, and Program Changes directly in Playback.
Add and test cues for your lyrics in real time while the tracks are playing.
Make quick edits on the fly with Cue scrolling and nudging.
Keep keyboard parts in perfect time with the tracks using MIDI Clock.
Available with Playback Premium.
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MultiTracks.com Library

Import your MIDI file library into our ecosystem.
MultiTracks.com Library

Experience advanced control of your MIDI Cues using our online interface. Available to all Cloud users, the MIDI tab under any song in your Library provides an experience for adding any MIDI message to all 8 buses, creating multiple MIDI banks with unique MIDI cues, and uploading your already created MIDI files to be instantly accessible in Playback.

Upload MIDI Files exported from your DAW
Advanced timecode control of MIDI Cues
Add Cues quickly using an optional RehearsalMix player.
Build multiple MIDI banks
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Learn how to use MIDI Out.

Discover the MIDI Out series in the MultiTracks.com Help Center to learn everything there is to know about using MIDI Out, from building MIDI Cues to sending MIDI Cues to up to 8 individual ports.

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MIDI Out Tutorials

Here are all the tutorials you need to learn how to use MIDI Out in Playback, from creating Cues to getting Playback connected.

Making the Connection

Learn how to add individual MIDI Notes using Playback, or how to create a MIDI File in Ableton.

Playback and MIDI Out

See the flexibility of MIDI Out in Playback in action, and learn the basics of MIDI Bus routing.

Setting up ProPresenter

Set up ProPresenter to receive MIDI from Playback.

Build MIDI Cues

Learn how to add individual MIDI Notes using Playback, or how to create a MIDI File in Ableton.

Uploading MIDI Cues

Tour the MIDI Out tab in Library, and learn how to upload Cues to a MIDI Bus.

Creating MIDI Cues without a DAW

You don't need music software to add MIDI Notes to a song. Watch to learn how.

Uploading MIDI Files to Songs with Tempo Changes

Learn how to prepare your MIDI files in Ableton for tempo changes.

Creating MIDI Cues Using RehearsalMix

Use the RehearsalMix player on the MIDI Cues page to add your MIDI Cues faster than ever.

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