Reference Guide

824 Software instruments
ReWire
2. In your ReWire application, assign the devices you want to use to the outputs or channels you
want to use. For example, in Propellerheads Reason, you use the back panel of the mixer to
drag cables from a device to the output channel you want to use for that instrument.
3. In SONAR, set the Output field of a MIDI track to the name of your ReWire application, and set
the Channel field to the name of the ReWire device you want to play with this track.
4. Record some MIDI data in the track and play it. Find the synth track whose Input field lists the
output channel you patched your device into—the playback meter lights up as you play the MIDI
track that plays your device.
Now you can use separate effects for each of your ReWire devices.
See also:
“Mixing down ReWire instruments” on page 824
“Automating ReWire instruments” on page 825
“ReWire troubleshooting guide” on page 825
Routing MIDI data to ReWire instruments
Some ReWire applications can create large numbers of instruments. You can send a track’s MIDI
data to any of these instruments by selecting the specific instrument in the MIDI channel menu of
the relevant track.
To send MIDI data to a specific ReWire instrument
1. In the SONAR MIDI track that contains the recorded MIDI data you want to send, make sure that
the Output menu is set to the correct ReWire device.
2. Then use the Ch menu in the same track to choose the instrument you want to send to. This also
works if you just want to use this track to play your MIDI controller through a particular instrument
in the ReWire application.
Mixing down ReWire instruments
To either mix down or bounce ReWire instruments to new audio tracks, use the same procedures as
for synths.
See also:
“Automating ReWire instruments” on page 825
“ReWire troubleshooting guide” on page 825
“Inserting a ReWire instrument” on page 822
Note: Always close your ReWire applications before closing a SONAR project.