This simple feature greatly enhances all workflow processes that revolve around live input monitoring and recording. Here's just one example regarding the use of Propellerhead Reason with DP5: instead of having to set up two tracks for each Reason instrument input (an aux track for live input monitoring and a disk track for bouncing the final Reason track), you can instead set up just one stereo disk track. Engage the input monitoring button to hear live Reason input, and then simply record into that same track when you are ready to commit the part to disk for archiving, session exchange or editing. Your Reason track counts can now drop by half.

To further enhance input monitoring, four Audio Patch Thru modes give you several options for input monitoring behavior in various situations. For example, just like large-format consoles, Blend mode lets you hear both the live input and the disk audio during playback, before you punch in for recording.

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