Sonar wont record MIDI that it is registering?

Hi,
I am having a problem using MIDI devices into Sonar. Input shows on my interface where the MIDI cable is plugged in. The input on the channel is set to interface OMNI but I've tried it on all device OMNI too to no avail. Signal is not shown in the channel level.
However if I right click a control to 'remote control learn' it, my devices show to be sending data into Sonar just fine and I can set them up to control things.
It's several devices plugged into a MIDI Solutions Quadra merge. Currently an example is that Sonar will record some action from my Behringer FCB1010 which is acting kind of as a keyboard, 10 footbuttons outputting note commands. These get recorded to piano roll just fine. My keyboard activity however does not, nor does its sustain pedal, mod wheel etc - though all these things show up on learn.

Sonar records anything that gets sent to it. Look at the Event List and you should see all the pedal presses and whatever is sent to it. 
 
Keep in mind, MIDI is not sound so you need to assign the MIDI track to a sound source, such as Dimension Pro or TTS-1 if you want to hear something. Insert a softsynth into the synth rack and then assign the output of a MIDI track to the softsynth. 

When you say "it is registering", do you mean the softsynth, i.e., can you hear the note when you press a key?  If not, then you need to sort this before you begin recording anything.
 

I'm inclined to try it without the MIDI merger etc just device>interface MIDI input but the fact that the midi input on the interface is lighting up anyway and it records into other DAWs just fine, I'm guessing this is pointless (and it will also be a trip into cable hell..)

Are you absolutely sure that the MIDI track you are recording to is set to the same device MIDI channel that the device is sending? Maybe your MIDI merger is changing things? 

Hi guys,
-Looping: Why would that make a difference? Tried it though to no avail
 
-Input device: Positive. 4 devices midi outs into midi merger into RME Multiface MIDI in. Input set to Multiface MIDI Omni. Also tried All Devices Omni. Either should work.
 
-Event list: Nothing there as there is nothing being recorded. Well, I say nothing, as stated - the footpedal buttons are working ok.
 
Here's the specifics:
Footpedal with 10 Note buttons - recorded succesfully.
2 expression pedals on the footpedal sending controllers 1,2 / 3,4 etc all the way up to 20 depending which of the 10 note buttons was pushed last. NOT RECORDED
Keyboard keys - not recorded
Keyboard sustain pedal - not recorded
Keyboard mod and pitch - not recorded
 
So I tried removing the merger. Plugged the footpedal straight into RME MIDI In. SAME RESULTS! No expression pedal activity recorded. Only the note ons.
 
Keyboard still didn't work straight into the Multiface.
 
Once again the RME Multiface signal light is lighting up with ALL attempted commands, along with the 'MIDI Activity' light on the Windows Taskbar. And as stated, the remote control. I can set anything in Sonar to be remote controlled with any of these things that wont record, such as the keyboard, expression pedals...
 
And once again it works flawlessly in ProTools. Open up Protools, create MIDI track, press record and the event list shows note ons from the keyboard and footpedals, sustain pedal, mod wheel, pitch bend, expression pedals..
 
I appreciate the attempted help so far guys! This makes no sense at all

Thanks
Thought you might be onto something there but then realised it should definitely be recording the keyboard notes if it's recording the footpedal notes. Indeed, all checked.

Does a MIDI export of the data recorded in Protools play properly in SONAR? If not, you have an event list to work with. If it does, you might need to consider that Protools is filtering some data. Maybe MIDI-OX might help see what is going on.

I can't imagine how it would be the RME seen as it's working into Protools and Sibelius etc (and probably everything else). I'll try see if the RME drivers are 32 bit and if that is conflicting with Sonar 64 bit

Back after a week doing other things. Drivers are up to date and it's nothing to do with loop regions or anything.
Here is what I can do:
Start new project
Insert an instrument
Arm/input echo
Hit my footkeys..it plays
Hit my keyboard, it does not.
Hit record - footkeys record. Keyboard does not.
Check the input - it's set to All OMNI which includes everything which is why it's partially working.
Change it to RME Multiface MIDI incase it fixes it (that's backward logic of course as All OMNI includes this)
Try again no luck
Right click the mute button on the track, press remote control learn. See it respond to any key presses on my midi keyboard.
Try to press record again - see that the mute button is responding to my key presses and there are shaded areas in the timeline each time I press the key. Sonar is clearly seeing it.
 
As already stated this is the case whether or not I plug my midi devices into a merger box first an then into the RME single midi input. Sonar WILL NOT PLAY or record midi received from the keyboard even with just a single midi cable in the chain. That isn't the issue anyway as otherwise the keyboard would not be seen to do remote control commands.
 
I also downloaded a demo of Presonus studio one today. No issue there as in Protools as stated. Also composing in Sibelius with no issue. First thing I found in Presonus was a midi monitor which will show a 'live' event list which shows all my keying.
It is clear that Sonar would do the same were the event list live and not a list of things that actually exist in the project.
 
Hopefully this more detailed structured post helps as I can't think what else to do! Seems completely nonsensical and it's driving me nuts :(

Cheers - My old setup was an M Audio Keystation over USB. Works fine, as does this larger Keystation over USB.
At this point I was using the pedalboard MIDI out into the Rme MIDI in and it was working just fine (as it still is, through the merger).
 
Now I'm using MIDI out of the keyboard and merging it with other devices (like the footpedal) into the Rme MIDI in. No luck.
 
What's confusing me most is the fact that Sonar is clearly seeing the events to use as automation but just wont record notes where other DAW's and notation software will.
 
Yes I could plug it in via USB (which I have done as a necessity), but I want to have all my MIDI devices into the same port for various reasons and this simply shouldn't be happening.
 
Windows Services - I'm not sure exactly what that covers but I haven't changed anything since I got this PC from Scan Audio. But likewise, I haven't tried to use a keyboard over MIDI in since then either - but it doesn't make sense to me that my other device is working when all they are both doing is outputting note commands, and as stated it works in other software.
 
 

Understood buddy - I appreciate your post as you really do have to suggest EVERYTHING when trying to solve such a problem like this.
But yes, that's not the problem. As stated it is the case even in a clean project with no such markers set, and even if that were not the case it would not explain why hits on my pedalboard record but the keyboard doesn't within the same timeline area

Hey, deleting those 2 files worked!
THANK YOU!! :D
On the surface that doesn't look any different to having gone into pref and unchecked/checked said devices but it did the job, great!