SETUP HELP!!!! Sonar Platinum with V-Studio with hardware synth (Roland XP-80)

SOLUTION TO MIDI KEYBOARD UNABLE TO RECORD:
 
MIDI KEYBOARD finally RECORDING in Sonar Platinum!
 
I had forgotten to check appropriate Track Input and Outputs. 
MIDI TRACK SONAR SETTINGS for Roland XP-80
  Input  MIDI (VS-100) XP-80 Omni
 Output  MIDI (VS-100) XP-80
Channel  Midi Channel 1: Roland XP-80
 
Equipment
SONAR V-STUDIO 100 AS INTERFACE FOR SONAR PLATINUM.
Roland XP-80 keyboard   *Settings on XP-80:   Local OFF
 
HARDWARE CONNECTIONS: 
VS-Studio 100 USB to PC
XP-80 Midi OUT to Midi IN on VS-100
XP-80 Midi IN to Midi OUT on VS-100
  
SONAR Platinum Settings:
  AUDIO
  Devices
      INPUTS:   VS-100 IN 1-2; VS-100 IN 3-4; VS-100 in 5-6; VS-100 DIGITAL; VS-100 MAIN
     OUTPUTS:   VS-100 OUT 1-2; VS-100 OUT 3-4; VS-100 OUT 5-6
 
  MIDI
  Devices
      INPUTS:            MIDI (VS-100) XP-80  + CONTROL (VS-100)
 
     OUTPUTS:         MIDI (VS-100) XP-80  + CONTROL (VS-100)
                               
 INSTRUMENTS
 MIDI (VS-100) / 1 = Roland XP-80
 MIDI (VS-100) / 2 = SR-JV80-02 Orchestral Expansion  
MIDI VS-100/  3 = SR-JV80-09 Session Expansion
MIDI (VS-100) / 4 = SR-JV80-13 Vocal Collection
 
CONTROL SURFACES
                 VS-100 - 1   = Input & Output:  CONTROL (VS 100)  (ACT & WAI... both checked)

ama310
 
HARDWARE CONNECTIONS:  
VS-Studio 100 USB to PC
XP-80 Midi Thru to Midi IN on VS-100
XP-80 Midi IN to Midi OUT on VS-100

 
this looks fine. routing seems ok. 
 

ama310
              CONTROL SURFACES:
                  ACT MIDI CONTROLLER-1   = Input & Output: MIDI (VS 100)   (A... & N... both checked)
                  ACT MIDI CONTROLLER-2   = Input & Output:  CONTROL (VS 100)  (A... & N... both checked)
                  Cakewalk Generic Surface  = Input:  MIDI (VS-100) / Output:  CONTROL (VS 100)  (A... & N... both checked)
                  Mackie Control   =  Input:  MIDI (VS 100)  / Output: CONTROL (VS 100) (Only N.. checked)
                     ** Only chose Mackie control since I read somewhere that corresponded to my Roland XP-80
 

there should only be one control surface selected. so delete 3 of them and ensure that the remaining one is the VS-100 control surface. make sure it is using the CONTROL (VS-100) ports.
 
Apart from that getting no sound can only be due to not having input monitoring enabled or mismatching MIDI channels (keyboard vs. Sonar MIDI track).

Midi thru on the XP-80 only echos what is coming in to the Xp-80 on Midi in...sometimes there is a setting on a synth to also send midi out to the midi thru port but you shouldn't need to do this in your case.
 
The midi messages from the XP-80 keyboard/mod wheel etc. come out of midi out.
 
You need to connect as follows...
 
XP-80 Midi Out to Midi IN on VS-100
XP-80 Midi IN to Midi OUT on VS-100
 
 You should then set up a midi track in SONAR which uses the midi in/out on the VS 100 and then you will want to set Local to off on the XP-80.

(no problem)