Sonar X1 track MIDI Chn assignment?

This is probably something very basic that have forgotten. So how do I get Piano Roll-entered notes to automatically be placed to the MIDI channel of a track that the Piano roll is set to? Here is the trouble. Although the track is set to say, MIDI chn 3, every time I enter a new note event in the Piano Roll, it gets sent to Chn 1. I am trying to get to terms with TTS-1 and this requires that I assign multiple MIDI tracks to it. So I create a few tracks and assign them to the TTS-1. I then set each track to MIDI Chn 1,2,3,4 etc. I then set TTS-1 to different voices by either trying to insert a Patch from the Insert Menu, or by actually manually inserting one on the Event List, making sure that each track's patch change is set to the MIDI channel for that track. But when I use Piano roll to insert a note, it goes to Chn 1. TTS-1 then happily plays it with Chn 1's voice. Any help appreciated

Thanksw for the reply. Yeah I am in the wrong forum. Rats. But hey, you are here now :D. Could you please let me know about the following? When you use TTS-1, do you have a track for each channel in TTS-1? When you enter a MIDI note in a track that has been assigned to a MIDI channel, what MIDI channel does that note go to? When you enter that note, does it play the right voice?ATM the ONLY way I can get the thing to remotely behave is by doing a Find/Change on all notes in each track and setting them to the right MIDI channel for that track. Then it _seems_ to work.

As long as you have a MIDI channel specified in the track header, all notes entered into that track will be sent to that channel regardless of their individual MIDI channel assignments. The only time that's not the case is when you have the MIDI channel set to "none". 

So it's not a matter of forcing MIDI channel assignments onto notes; SONAR does that for you when you select a MIDI channel for the track. Your problem may be simply you're not specifying a MIDI channel for the track.

The TTS-1 is kind of old-fashioned in that each voice is hard-wired to a MIDI channel. Because each of the 16 voices defaults to piano, any time you inadvertently send notes to the wrong channel you get that piano.

Nick, you have mentioned selecting channels, but the bank and patch settings are what really matter, and I am not entirely clear on how you are selecting those.
There is a hierarchy to patch settings, that I think has more to do with GM in general rather than TTS-1 in particular.
The Event list will override everything.
The MIDI track is where you usually want to specify your patch. It will fall prey to the Event list, but will override the synth GUI.
The synth GUI will fall to either of these.
The key element in getting TTS-1 to respond properly is setting your bank and patch in the track. It is vitally important to see the boxes that allow you to do that.
In the following view, you will se a button near the top labelled "All". This is not a default setting, but it must be selected to reveal your bank and patch fields.
When you make your selections here, you will see the TTS-1 GIU follow suit.
I would strongly urge you not to make changes in the Event List for now.
Case in point: When you selected Ch 10 in the Event List, any subsequent notes would be directed to Ch 10. The channel itself does not mean much. It just so happens that the default for Ch 10 is the Standard Drum Set.
Also, PRV may not necessarilly open to the track you think you are in. Verify your track.
PRV is not capable of redirecting notes to other tracks.
Study the screen shot. If something doesn't make sense, please ask.

WOW! Thanks and now it is all clear. But no wonder I was confused. I cannot find anywhere that button to direct to the TTS-1 channel, other then by asking for All, then opening up the track depth to see it. I was working with MIDI Channels, which is all that is available in the Track Inspector AFAICS. This is all a lot different from the way things were in older Cakewalks/Sonars that I used. The only thing that puzzles me is that the PRV WAS sending MIDI events to other TTS-1 sections/parts, if the MIDI Channel of that event matched the MIDI channel of that other section/part. So if I placed a MIDI Channel 1 event in the PRV track that matched TTS-1 channel 10, it would play the voice that TTS-1had set in its #1 section/part. If I changed the event's MIDI Channel to 10, it would play the Channel 10 sound (drums)....anyway, now that I get the interface this is a MUCH better way to handle a multi-timbral synth than used to be there. So all is on order and thank you.

Since I discovered the fact that the TTS-1 GUI has way more instruments to choose from than the properties page, I never use any other option. Anyone who hasn't done so yet should take the time to get to know the GUI interface for the TTS-1. If you ever owned a multi channel sound module you'll be right at home.
  First like I say, if you point the mouse at the instrument name a list will open with "presets" that leads to sub menus of instruments. Look at the piano and you'll see a lot more to offer than standard GM lists. 


You can even edit these sounds and save them. 
You can apply 2 efxs which are also can be edited. 
You can save the whole mixer layout with your own custom "band" as a pre set. 
Coming from using sound modules as my backing band for years I have always used certain channels for certain instruments. Ch1 Bass, Ch2,Organ and so on. So I have my "band tts-1 " loaded in certain templates ready to go for song writing and for creating my backing tracks. 
If I'm about to record an Organ part all I have to do is insert a MIDI track and assign it's output to TTS-1 CH 2. Drums Ch 10 and so on. 

The only time I do it differently is when "Opening" a pre made MIDI track. I have a bunch of my own from my sound module days too. Then I have to change the instruments sounds as the Korg Module used different #'s. But buy loading my "band" pre set this takes 2 seconds. 

Glad that helped, Nick.
In the Track Inspector, if you click Display, there is an option to show Sends/Bank/Patch.
I have grown accustomed to working in the track view, but there are several ways to show the same information. It's just a matter of what you are most comfortable with.
As Cactus noted, TTS-1 is a GM2 synth, and offers a lot more than the standard GM1 sound set.
You may find this article of interest, especially the table that shows the patches and which banks they reside in.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_MIDI_Level_2

Not exactly sure what you are asking but I'll guess that by performance files you are referring to how many live performance MIDI files I have? 

I started making my own with an Atari in 1984 so I got a couple of hundered I made myself. In those day's the only other option was to fork over $20 a song. There was no internet to share files on but a few of us locals did via floppy disk. 
My tracks are simple because I play guitar,  Drums, Bass and a horn stab or a bit of traditional organ /Piano. 80% are just drums & Bass. 
So they are not demanding on a sound modules Polyphony ( 32 parts). There is absolutely no CC info. Just Tempo and PG. In those day one was very limited by the amount of data that could fit on the floppy's, I think 40 songs = 1.44 MB. 

I have not used MIDI for live performance since the invention of the Sony Mini Disk. ( 1992?)  All my tracks since then have been in a digital audio format. I started replacing all midi sounds first with real bass and a mix of real and midi drums too. I'm still working on it!!  
I have over 400 wave backing tracks I have arranged and recorded myself. 

If I work out a new song I do occasionally use a download track now, but only if the drums are properly done. That's the only part I keep. Most free downloads are real badly done. Monkey on a keyboard I think. 

All I do is tweak the TTS=1 and save it as a pre set
=" my band". Each Channel has an instrument I might use and that I have always used that channel since day one for those parts.  Like I say, I don't use many instruments per song as I find that borders on sounding Karaoke. I cringe when I hear a solo act using those 12 track pre made midi files with the wheezy sounds singing harmony etc.
 I know the drunk audience won't care, But I have to listen to myself night after night and I also play in a live band,,, a live band does not sound like that for sure. My mission is to sound like a traditional 4 piece band. Drums, Bass, Guitar and Keyboards. 

PS , I still have my original MIDI files on floppy disk, I still have an old PC with a floppy drive and it can read them. Atari Mega computers could use IBM formatted disks.