Copying midi clip causes midi track's audio and VST assignment to copy as well - why?

Hi, everybody!
I'm new to Sonar and to this forum so have some patience, please :-)
 
This is what I do:
I have Independence Pro VST and I'm using it in Sonar X3. I have several midi tracks with several instruments loaded, every midi track runs on different midi channel, those midi tracks are routed to separate audio tracks, every intrument in IndePro is assigned to different mixer channel, for example:
midi track 1 runs on midi channel 1, is routed to audio track 1 which is routed to VST's mixer channel Stereo 1, instrument One in IndePro is routed to mixer channel Stereo 1,
midi track 2 runs on midi channel 2, is routed to audio track 2 which is routed to VST's mixer channel Stereo 2, instrument Two in IndePro is routed mixer channel Stereo 2, etc...
 
This is my problem:
when I copy midi clip from midi track 1 to midi track 2, it doesn't copy just raw data but audio and VST assignment as well, meaning data from midi track 2 is still routed to audio track 1 and stereo channel 1 and VST instrument in midi track 1, ignoring the fact that midi 2 track's routing are properly routed to audio 2/stereo channel 2/midi channel 2/VST instrument assigned to midi channel 2. So, midi data in midi track 2 plays VST instrument assigned to midi channel 1, ignoring all those routings.
 
What I want is to copy midi clip to several midi tracks which all contain different instrument, so I can score orchestral part, in this particular scenario, strings, by assigning different notes to different instruments. But in my case, all those midi tracks play VST instrument assigned to midi track from which I've copied the midi clip.
 
I want to copy midi clip without it being routed to certain VST instrument and Audio track, just raw data.
 
How can I do that?
 
Excuse me for a long post, but I want anyone who can solve this problem to be sure of what the problem is.
 
Thanks in advance.
 
Best regards,
 
Ivan

Does it show this behaviour if you use a different softsynth? I don't have independence pro installed and tried to replicate your problem with 3 separate synths, and everything worked as you'd expect.
Simon

What I do not understand is how that particular soft synth would have any means of even understanding what midi events are present in the midi clips as they get copied and pasted.
 
Kontakt, Dim Pro, and any other synth I use, only 'sees' existing midi data when it gets sent during Playback.  If Sonar's transport is 'stopped', any data in a midi clip is just sitting there.
 
So, I don't get it.  :)
 
A confused Bob Bone
 

Kev999
 
What method are you using to copy a clip?

I was going to ask this also.
 
I, like the others, haven't been able to reproduce this. When I drag a midi clip from one track to another, only the midi clip info comes along. Not track routing assignments.

OK, I'll try explaining again and just bear in mind that IndePro is multitimbral sampler, meaning it supports more then one layer (instrument) to be played in the same instance of program, while those  instruments can be assigned to separate midi channels and routed to separate stereo outputs (8 in total). I have Roland A800 Pro, it that's of any significance. So for example:
I have midi track 1 and audio track 1 in Sonar; I have layer 1 in IndePro on midi channel 1; Strings Sus are loaded in Layer 1; midi IN on  midi track 1 is set to A-PRO MIDI Ch. 1, midi OUT is set to Independence 1 (where 1 means there is only one instance of Independence active, I can have several of them, but that would burden CPU and isn't necessary, since Inde is multitimbral); audio IN on audio track 1 is set to Inde Stereo 1 and audio OUT to Master. And then I record something there, no problem, everything plays as expected.
Then I add midi track 2 and audio track 2, another layer - layer 2 in IndePro, load Strings Pizz in Layer 2 on midi channel 2; midi IN on this track is set to A-PRO MIDI Ch. 2, midi OUT to Independence 1 (as explained before why Inde 1), audio IN on audio track 2 is set to Inde Stereo 2 and audio OUT to Master. If I record or play something in midi track 2, no problem as well, everything works just as expected. BUT! If I copy midi clip recorded with Strings Sus in midi track 1 (and by "copy" I mean Edit-Copy-Paste, or Drag-Copy, or Smart-tool-Move-Ctrl-Drag, all methods yield the same result)  to midi track 2, expecting it to play Strings Pizz, it doesn't do that - it keeps playing Strings Sus and meter in audio track 1 is live with activity. While, normaly, it should play Strings Pizz and meter in audio track 2 should be live.
 
I've tried recording in midi track where Cakewalk Sound Center was used and copying the recorded clip to another midi track where SI- String Section was used - everything works just fine, in first track Cakewalk Sound Center is playing, in another track SI-String Section is playing copied clip. No problems.
 
So. I do understand there is probably no one among all of you using Independence Pro (former YellowTools, now Magix), but I can't afford Kontakt and Independence Pro is actually excellent sampler and library. I just don't understand why this is happening and it's slowing my workflow tremendeously.
 
Once again, thanks guys for your support, this is a great place to be.
 

shrike
...midi IN on this track is set to A-PRO MIDI Ch. 2, midi OUT to Independence 1

This is what I'm getting at. You're recording events as channel 1 on track 1, and channel 2 on track 2, but you don't have a forced output channel set. So if you move the MIDI events from track 1 to track 2, they are still going to drive the instrument on channel 1 in the multitimbral synth.
 
You need to set forced output channels on the MIDI tracks corresponding to the channels of the synth. In the Inspector, [C]hannel is the first parameter under the MIDI FX bin. That, or you need to select the copied events and change their channel using the Event Inspector or Process > Find/Change
 
Most users no longer record events using different embedded channels; they just record everything as channel 1 and rely on forced MIDI channels to control routing.
 
 

Brundlefly, thank You very much for this suggestion. Unfortunately, I didn't have time to check out Your solution, but I'll do it today, hopefully.