Instruction Manual

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Controlling Live MIDI Playback—MIDI Echo
Controlling Playback
3. Make sure that the Input Echo button on each track that you want to
play is turned on.
To Create or Edit a Preset Input Configuration
1. In the Input field of a track that you want to select inputs for, click the
dropdown arrow and choose Manage Presets from the dropdown
menu.
The MIDI Input Presets dialog appears.
2. In the Input Port column, find the input port that you want to use for this
track (if you only use a single-port MIDI interface, you’ll only see one
choice).
3. To the right of the input port, select the MIDI channels that you want this
track to respond to on this MIDI port.
4. Select channels for any other MIDI port that’s listed, if you want to use
channels on that port also.
5. If you want to save this configuration, type a name for it in the window at
the top of the dialog, and click the disk icon to save it.
Now, when you choose inputs for other tracks, you can choose the preset
you saved by clicking the Presets option in the track’s Input dropdown
menu. If you want to edit a preset, select it in the top window of the MIDI
Input Presets dialog, edit it, and click the disk icon. If you want to delete a
preset, select it in the same dialog and click the X button to delete it.
To Use Multiple Performers on Multiple Tracks
1. For performer number 1, click the Input dropdown menu(s) of the
track(s) you want that performer to play, and choose the port and MIDI
channel that performer 1’s keyboard is sending data to SONAR on.
2. Repeat step 1 for all other performers.
3. If there is any track that you want more than one performer to play,
create a preset of the input ports and channels that you want that track
to respond to (see previous procedure).
4. Make sure the Input Echo button is on for each track you want to play.
To Turn MIDI Echo (and Input Monitoring) On or Off for
All Tracks
• In the Playback State toolbar (to display, use the Views-Toolbars-
Playback State command), click the Input Monitor button (last one on
the right).