Why is the synth name in the rack different from the track name?

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2013/02/08 22:35:46 (permalink)

Why is the synth name in the rack different from the track name?

I never really paid much attention to this in the past but it's bugging me tonight. I have just inserted an instrument track with Kontakt 5. The track is immediately named as "Kontakt 5 6" but in the rack, the synth is named as "Kontakt 5 4" -- why? The automation field in the synth rack says "Automation: Kontakt 5 6."

Is this just another oddity, or am I misunderstanding the naming convention here? 

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    Re:Why is the synth name in the rack different from the track name? 2013/02/09 04:13:32 (permalink)
    I always thought that the final digit referred to the number of instances that were running in the synth rack.

    I've yet to see a situation where there was a discrepancy.

    if you solo it via Track View, does the "wrong" one also get solo'ed in the rack?

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    Re:Why is the synth name in the rack different from the track name? 2013/02/09 11:36:25 (permalink)
    Oh yes, there is no doubt that the track is pointing to that synth. I had the synth rack open when I create this track and saw immediately that the synth that appeared in the rack had a different name from the track. This is why I probably got so confused the last time I attempted to clear the rack of unused synths. 

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