Instruction Manual

570 Software Synthesizers
Soft Synth MIDI Output Support
Recording a Soft Synth’s MIDI Output
SONAR allows you to record the MIDI output of a synth onto another MIDI
track in your project. This can be convenient if your synth creates
arpeggios, drum patterns, or other MIDI data that you wish to edit as a MIDI
clip.
To Enable MIDI Outputs on a Synth
• When inserting a synth from the Insert menu or the Synth Rack, check
the Enable MIDI Output checkbox in the Insert Soft Synth Options
dialog box.
Or
• Right-click a synth name in the Synth Rack to enable or disable Enable
MIDI Output from a popup menu.
The soft synth will now appear as an Input option on all MIDI tracks just like
any hardware inputs.
To Hear a Soft Synth’s MIDI Output Through Another
Track
1. Verify that Enable MIDI Output is enabled for the synth whose MIDI
output you wish to hear through another track.
2. On a new MIDI track in your project, set the Input to the synth whose
MIDI output you wish to hear.
3. Set the Output of that track to another synth or MIDI output used in your
project and enable Input Echo.
4. Play some MIDI data through the synth whose MIDI Output has been
enabled.
The MIDI data sent from that synth will be echoed through the Output of the
new MIDI track.
To Record a Soft Synth’s MIDI Output to a Track
1. Verify that Enable MIDI Output is enabled for the synth whose MIDI
output you wish to record.
2. On a new MIDI track in your project, set the Input to the synth whose
MIDI output you wish to record and arm the track.
3. Click the Record button to start recording.
4. If you’re recording live MIDI input through the synth, place track focus
on the synth’s MIDI track and begin playing your MIDI controller. If