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Troubleshooting
The Music Is Playing Back with the Wrong Instrument Sounds
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The Music Is Playing Back with the Wrong
Instrument Sounds
If the tracks in your project are assigned to the same MIDI output and channel, the same sound will
be used for all of them. To fix this problem, simply assign each track to a different channel (using the
Channel control in the Track view), and then choose the sound (or patch) you want to use for each
one. If you are playing songs through your MIDI keyboard or synthesizer, you need to 1) check that
your instrument is able to receive MIDI data on multiple channels, and 2) configure your instrument
to play a different patch on each channel (this is called Multi Mode on many instruments). See the
documentation for your instrument for more information.
Another possibility is that you are playing back a GM (General MIDI)-authored MIDI file on a non-GM
compatible device.
More Frequently Asked Questions.
My Keyboard Doubles Every Note I Play
When your keyboard doubles the notes, each note seems heavier or thicker than usual, as if two
notes of the same pitch are emitted when you press the key. Also, you may find that you can play
only half as many notes at one time before some of the held notes drop out.
This can occur when MIDI echo is enabled. The keyboard plays the note for the key you’ve pressed.
At the same time, the note is sent through the MIDI interface and echoed back to the keyboard,
where it is played a second time.
The best way to resolve the problem is to disable Local Control on the keyboard, following the
instructions that came with the keyboard. This stops the keyboard from playing independently. The
keys you play still produce sound on the keyboard because they are echoed back by the MIDI
Your sound card isn’t hooked up
correctly.
Try recording audio using the Microsoft Sound Recorder (Start >
Programs > Accessories > Entertainment > Sound Recorder). If it fails,
check your sound card documentation to make sure it is properly installed
and configured.
You have not set up SONAR to
record.
Make sure that 1) you have chosen an input for the track; 2) you have armed
the track for recording; and 3) you have pressed the Record button, and not
the Play button.
Possible problem What to do
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