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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 View-Toolbars-Playback
State command), click the Input Monitor button (last one on the right).
Local Control
You should normally disable the Local Control setting on your master keyboard to
prevent notes from being doubled when you play your keyboard. If you disable
Local Control, your keyboard sends notes that you play to SONAR, which echoes
them to the synthesizer, which plays them only once.
When SONAR starts, you can have it send a special MIDI message that attempts
to disable Local Control automatically. Most modern synthesizers respond to this
message. If yours does not, you will need to disable Local Control every time you
turn it on for use with SONAR.
If your synthesizer does not let you disable Local Control (this is rare), you can use
the Local On Port setting in the Input tab of the Project Options dialog box to
indicate the number of the output port connected to your synthesizer. SONAR will
then refrain from sending MIDI echo data to that port. In this configuration, you
may need to turn your synthesizer’s volume control up and down from time to time
to avoid hearing it play along with your other modules. If this situation doesn’t
apply to you, the Local On Port should be set to 0.
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