Is there a way to turn on a MIDI controller DURING a project....

yeah.... no... probably not. I think Sonar checks for devices upon start up and if it doesn't find one, it doesn't look any further. So a restart would be needed to find that interface..... I do recall seeing the "No midi devices found....continue without midi?" when I have forgotten to start the interface.....and the only solution is a restart of Sonar and let it look again. 

Every now and then, during recording and or mixing....something goes wrong and my interface loses it's communications with the computer/Sonar. I get no audio but the meters are moving.....  I have to do a compete shutdown and reboot to re-establish communications. 

Fortunately, this is not common.  


HOWEVER, here is my train of thought..... if something has happened in the comm path, I would rather take a few minutes to do a total restart (cold boot) of both the interface and the computer to ensure I have a 100% communicating and stable system before I attempt to record or work in that platform.   

If you simply forgot to turn the interface on...turn it on first and then a simple restart of Sonar gets you there. 

FastBikerBoy


If you add a MIDI device with Sonar open you should get asked if you want to add it. Click on yes and it gets added although playback will stop.

That's how it works here anyway.

hummmmmmmm.... I will have to investigate that further.  perhaps later today. 

This is why I like to use a lot of legacy midi.

I have an 8 port usb hub that boots up with the computer then a lot of hardware synths etc.

A lot of them have USB but I use the legacy midi ports then I can turn on something if I need it and not have to have everything running all the time.

Thanks for the replies!