Re:Getting Boss DR-5 drum machine music into Sonar...
2010/09/17 19:21:13
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hi,
Well, you are right that a midi track contains the notes and velocities for your instrument.. plus any pitch bend, modulation or expression (such as the sustain pedal).
As such a midi track needs a midi output.. and hopefully if you record the tracks from your DR5, when they are played back via the DR5 as a sound generator then all will (hope hopefully) be well.
If you wish not to use your DR5 once you have got the songs into Sonar, then what you will need to do is select (as the midi output device for the midi tracks) your computer sound card.... they all have a GM (general midi) sound module onboard.
GM is a defined agreed set of instruments in particular locations, so for example, i can load a gm (*.mid) file from the web and it will play via the computer sound card, and also play via my synth as these are all GM compatible.
So, worst case is that the DR5 is not GM compatible, and all you would have to do is look at the output section of each instrument track, (you have selected your sound card as the midi output) and select the patch number from the list for what you want.. bass, synth, strings etc..
Start by getting your midi track data into SONAR :)