CAKEWALK SONAR - Other MIDI Playback Settings; Controlling Live MIDI Playback-MIDI Echo

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Other MIDI Playback Settings
Two other MIDI settings can affect what happens when you play back your project,
as described in the following table:
To set these options, choose Options-Project and click the MIDI Out tab. If you
have set up a playback loop, enabling either of these options can cause an audible
delay when the loop is restarted.
Controlling Live MIDI Playback—MIDI
Echo
When you play your MIDI keyboard or controller, the sound that SONAR produces
is determined by what hardware or software synth SONAR sends the incoming
MIDI data to after SONAR receives the data. This is called MIDI echo. By default,
SONAR sends the data to the MIDI output or software synth listed in the Output
field of the current track. The current track is the one whose titlebar has the
golden color—press the up and down arrows on your computer keyboard and
watch each track turn golden in succession as you change different tracks into the
current track (you can also click any of a track’s controls to make it current).
However, you can echo MIDI data to much more than just the current track, or
turn echoing off on the current track if you want. With a single keyboard or
controller, you can echo MIDI data to as many MIDI tracks as you want, meaning
that you can simultaneously play as many hardware and software synths as you
can hook up to your MIDI interface or run on your computer. You can also have
multiple performers on different controllers sending MIDI data to either the same
synth or multiple synths. Each SONAR track allows you to select what MIDI input
ports and channels the track will respond to. The Output field of the track
Option… How it works…
Zero Controllers When Play
Stops
If this option is enabled, SONAR zeroes (resets) the pitch wheel,
the pedal Controller, and the modulation wheel Controller on all
16 MIDI channels whenever playback is stopped. It also sends a
“Zero All Continuous Controllers” MIDI message, which turns off
other continuous Controllers on newer synthesizers. If you
experience frequent stuck notes when playback stops, try
checking this option.
Patch/Controller Searchback
Before Play Starts
If this option is enabled, SONAR searches for and sends the
most recent patch change, wheel, and pedal events on each
output and MIDI channel before starting playback. This ensures
that all these settings are correct, even if you start playback at
an arbitrary point in your project.