Recording 1 Audio Instrument and 1 Audio Track Sumultaneously in LE

Hi,
I have been reading through the forums and as far as I have seen, there no way to record a Midi Signal going into an Audio Instr (for example a drum machine sending midi to the Rock Kit) and at the same time, record an audio input (guitar?).
In LE you don't have R button to Arm an Audio Intr track, so the track will "record" as long as it's selected and you're recording. On the other hand you have to "arm" audio tracks.
If you Arm an audio track and the click on your Audio Instr, start recording an play. Only the Audio Instr will be recorded, despite the fact that both tracks seem to be receiving signal. If you happen to click on your audio track or use SHIFT-Click to select both, the last "clicked" track will be recorded.
Is this correct? I have been trying to record a these two types of tracks simultaneously for a few hours with no success. I have tried all kind of combinations, clicks and stuff like that, nothing will do it. If I record the audio track, the audio inst is "ignored". Is this a LE limitation?
Could somebody please confirm this?
I have an M-Audio Fast Track pro and it works fine.
Thanks in advance.

All you have to do is Shift-Click the R on each of the audio tracks you wish to record while holding down shift. So select each track you want in one shift pushing. If that makes any sense...
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