# Set output of instrument channel - too complicated, not intuitive

**URL:** <https://forums.steinberg.net/t/set-output-of-instrument-channel-too-complicated-not-intuitive/791174>\
**Category:** Cubase\
**Tags:** feature-request, cubase-12\
**Created:** [June 12, 2022, 4:45pm UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/set-output-of-instrument-channel-too-complicated-not-intuitive/791174 "2022-06-12T16:45:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![Tj99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c77e96/32.png) [@Tj99](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/Tj99)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2022, 4:45pm UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/set-output-of-instrument-channel-too-complicated-not-intuitive/791174/1 "2022-06-12T16:45:42Z")

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When setting the ouput of instrument channels, you have to do 4 clicks minimum. When having to deal with a lot of channels (i.e. when using a Drum VSTi) it can get annoying really fast.  
With a simple additional output field in the inspector, this could be done very easily and fast.

 ![2022_06_12_18_40_40_Kanaleinstellungen_Output_12_L_stereo_](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/steinberg/original/3X/4/3/43fc7822cb0a8b3abd342660611898b30df76fdc.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![Romantique\_Tp](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/steinberg/user_avatar/forums.steinberg.net/romantique_tp/32/267315_2.png) [@Romantique\_Tp](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/Romantique_Tp)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2022, 7:23pm UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/set-output-of-instrument-channel-too-complicated-not-intuitive/791174/2 "2022-06-12T19:23:40Z")

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![image](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/steinberg/original/3X/d/e/de15adf299890f2a5db95839260e28e3a13f9e00.png)

Clicking the circled icon displays your instrument’s outputs.

![image](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/steinberg/original/3X/6/d/6dab28df2152b19a037e0bb7f35a544bcb683f57.png)

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**Author:** ![Tj99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c77e96/32.png) [@Tj99](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/Tj99)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2022, 10:22pm UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/set-output-of-instrument-channel-too-complicated-not-intuitive/791174/3 "2022-06-12T22:22:36Z")

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This is not what I meant. Its about the routing of each channel. I.e. when wanting to route each track to a different group, as you would do with real drums.

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**Author:** ![st10ss](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/steinberg/user_avatar/forums.steinberg.net/st10ss/32/145012_2.png) [@st10ss](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/st10ss)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2022, 8:04am UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/set-output-of-instrument-channel-too-complicated-not-intuitive/791174/4 "2022-06-13T08:04:25Z")

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> [@Tj99](#):
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> Its about the routing of each channel. I.e. when wanting to route each output to a different group

It’s working the same way as with other channel types. There are different places where you can do it.

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**Author:** ![Tj99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c77e96/32.png) [@Tj99](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/Tj99)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2022, 10:16am UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/set-output-of-instrument-channel-too-complicated-not-intuitive/791174/5 "2022-06-13T10:16:35Z")

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Not exactly the same way. AFAIK there is no way to do it directly in the inspector. Or is it?  
Can you show me a convenient way to do this, other than having to click through menus 4 times for each channel?

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**Author:** ![somecomposer](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/steinberg/user_avatar/forums.steinberg.net/somecomposer/32/285140_2.png) [@somecomposer](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/somecomposer)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2022, 10:27am UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/set-output-of-instrument-channel-too-complicated-not-intuitive/791174/6 "2022-06-13T10:27:04Z")

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I echo this, I never got why this hasn’t been implemented…

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**Author:** ![Tj99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c77e96/32.png) [@Tj99](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/Tj99)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2022, 10:28am UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/set-output-of-instrument-channel-too-complicated-not-intuitive/791174/7 "2022-06-13T10:28:51Z")

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Absolutely, it gets really annoying, as soon as you have multiple instrument tracks, with multiple outputs, which need to be routed to different groups…