[Answered] Question about sending MIDI to external synth
I have MIDI out connected to the MIDI input of my external synth. In X3, when I play my regular (bigger, better) keyboard, the MIDI is routed to my synth, and I get sound from my synth -- that's good!
However, when I play the MIDI back (via transport), the MIDI in the track doesn't seem to be going to the synth -- I get no sound from my synth -- that's not so good, kind of inconvenient for me.
So, here are the three scenarios I've observed:
Scenario 1: Play notes on big keyboard -- Result: synth receives MIDI, and I hear the synth.
Scenario 2: Arm MIDI track (MIDI out is to synth) and audio track (input to audio track is audio from synth), press record -- Result: while recording, the MIDI notes that are in the MIDI track go to the synth, and I hear the synth. When I stop the recording, an audio clip is created in the audio track, which is recorded from the synth audio output.
Scenario 3: Press "Play" (i.e. space bar) to play MIDI notes in the MIDI track -- Result: I don't hear the synth; apparently the MIDI being played by the transport is not being sent to the synth.
I would like to change the outcome of scenario 3, so that when I press "Play", the notes in the MIDI track are sent to the synth. Is this possible? Sorry for the long-winded explanation. I hope this makes sense.
Thanks,
Mike
post edited by mleghorn - 2013/11/10 22:28:47