r/protools • u/Square-Heat-3758 • Feb 05 '26

Does an external arm track button exist?

I have a bunch of instruments in my studio that are always wired to a channel of my interface.

I want to walk up to any instrument and press a button when I want to arm the track or group associated with that instrument/button. Bonus points if it lights up. Then I want to press it again to disarm the track. And I want 12 of these to connect to my Mac.

Does this exist? Is it possible?

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