Or at least you should be able to select "no output" for a MIDI track. 
 
Sometimes you just want a quick way to make a copy of a MIDI track including all events and any MIDI settings like snap to scale, arpeggiator etc. Let's say you want to preserve a "version" of a MIDI track before you go ahead and make experimental changes to the original. So you make a clone and choose "events" and "properties" in the cloning dialog. Everything is peachy except for the fact that the cloned track is still linked to the original synth. Of course you can mute it, but if you mute or solo the original synth track then the cloned track will mute or solo with it. Very annoying! 
 
If it were possible to select "no output" on a MIDI track, the problem would be solved. Anyone else run up against this problem sometimes?
 
Of course you can just mute the clips on the cloned track, but this feels like a workaround. 

Or set up an instance of dimension pro without a patch and label it "none". Then, you could select "none" in the midi output.
Just kidding... sort of...

Ha...the potential workarounds are endless 
 

Can't you just duplicate the track rather than Clone? To me "Clone" should be as it is described, all things linked, make changes to one, they are visible in the other.

Not at my daw, but can't you archive the track?

Not at my daw, but can't you archive the track?

Yes, Archive is what I generally do in this case. And if I need the track to stay "live" but be silent for some reason, I mute the clip(s).

If you have no intention of cloning any settings from the original (e.g. the synth it's routed to), just insert a new MIDI track and then ctl-drag the original clip(s) down into the new track.

thebiglongy
Can't you just duplicate the track rather than Clone? To me "Clone" should be as it is described, all things linked, make changes to one, they are visible in the other.

How does one go about "duplicating" a track? All I can see is the option to clone it. And I realize that cloning a track should keep it linked to the original synth by default, but given that options are given in the cloning dialog as to what does and doesn't get cloned, surely the link should be an option too. The track would still be output to the synth, but the group behavior would be lost so that you could keep it muted without having to worry about it unmuting with the original synth track. 

brundlefly
Yes, Archive is what I generally do in this case. And if I need the track to stay "live" but be silent for some reason, I mute the clip(s).

Ah yes, I hadn't thought of that!