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2014/03/08 12:19:06 (permalink)

MIDI Input only on ARMED, not SELECTED tracks?

Is there a way to enable MIDI input only on tracks that are ARMED (set to record), rather than selected?

I use a lot of keyswitch-articulation instruments. I have always found it too easy in Sonar to bump an instrument out of the articulation I intended because of an errant MIDI keystroke. 




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    tayzonday
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    Re: MIDI Input only on ARMED, not SELECTED tracks? 2014/03/08 12:27:30 (permalink)
    I guess I can somewhat control this by disabling "always echo current MIDI track" in settings, but I LIKE auto-echo when the track is selected.
     
    Really it's the fault of some plugins (e.g. EastWest's) who don't have easy articulation locking without cumbersome articulation loading/unloading.

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    Re: MIDI Input only on ARMED, not SELECTED tracks? 2014/03/08 13:02:38 (permalink) ☄ Helpfulby tayzonday 2014/03/08 13:52:18
    Maybe restricting the data the troublesome plug-ins see using the MIDI Event filter would help
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    Re: MIDI Input only on ARMED, not SELECTED tracks? 2014/03/08 13:19:07 (permalink) ☄ Helpfulby tayzonday 2014/03/08 15:15:19
    I have the same problem all the time on midi tracks and I hate it because in sonar X1 and prior versions it wasnt like this.
     
    In sonar X1, when you armed a track, it was automatically selected and auto monitoring engaged.
    But I dont know why they changed that in X2 or X3...cant remember.
     
    Now I need to click twice, one click for selecting the track and another click for arming, its ridiculous how many times I just clicked to arm a midi track and when I start to record...I notice Im trying to play a piano and is sounding the midi track drums! because last track I recorded were the drums....
     
    Please cakewalk...can you go back to the way X1 and prior versions worked?? ARMED track= Selected and monitored in just one click
     
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    Re: MIDI Input only on ARMED, not SELECTED tracks? 2014/03/08 20:37:32 (permalink)
    Danirustic
    I have the same problem all the time on midi tracks and I hate it because in sonar X1 and prior versions it wasnt like this.
     
    In sonar X1, when you armed a track, it was automatically selected and auto monitoring engaged.
    But I dont know why they changed that in X2 or X3...cant remember.
     
    Now I need to click twice, one click for selecting the track and another click for arming, its ridiculous how many times I just clicked to arm a midi track and when I start to record...I notice Im trying to play a piano and is sounding the midi track drums! because last track I recorded were the drums....
     
    Please cakewalk...can you go back to the way X1 and prior versions worked?? ARMED track= Selected and monitored in just one click
     
    Daniel


     
    I may be missing something here but is there any reason why you don't use the "Allow MIDI Recording without Armed Track" option in Edit > Preferences > MIDI > Playback and Recording? With this option enabled, you only need to select the track you want to record into and then hit R to start recording. There's no need to arm and disarm tracks.

    Tak T.
     
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