Huge problem with Sonar X2a! Can't get midi to playback!

I can't seem to get any soft synths to play a midi track I wrote in Fruity Loops. It's really pulling my hair out.

Here's how I did it.

1. Exported a midi file from FL Studio
2. Open Sonar X2a, inserted any soft synth (Dimension/Ezkeys/AddictiveKeys/StringSection)
3. Imported the midi file onto the midi track of the soft synth.

There's midi activity but there's absolutely nothing from the audio track. Also, before I imported the midi, I did a test with my midi keyboard to see if the soft synths are working. They do but once I import the midi, it'll stop working. Doesn't help if I remove the midi or use any other midi track that I have.

I've tried changing the midi buffer to 128, prepare using 500 milliseconds buffer trick, using different soft synths, different midi files but still not luck.

Also, this has never happened to me and it recently occurred after I installed the latest 2a update. It's becoming a huge brick wall in the progress of my project.

Would love to hear your thoughts on this,
Thanks

Did you set the output of the MIDI track to the softsynth track?

Is it possible that the track has a midi volume setting at the beginning? 
Events list may tell you this.

I've also had fun when I forgot about an envelope controlling volume that went to zero when I deleted it. 

Hey guys, thanks again for the suggestions, I found out that Sonar's included soft synths was the problem, I could import a midi track to work with other 3rd party soft synths though.

CJaysMusic

1. Yeap, I tried it with some other  soft synths like TruePianos, EzKeys, Trillian but worryingly not any of Sonar's Dimension, String Section or Rapture. (I did go through a couple of patches with them to check.) Weird. 

2. Midi tracks are all routed correctly, I've triple checked it. Here's how it's routed.

I've inserted the soft synth as 'All Mono Outputs' plus the midi track. Before I imported the midi file, I ran through on the piano roll to check if there's signal, there is.  Moving on, seeing as I'm using a pre-recorded midi file, the input of the Midi track is set to Omni, outputs set to the two mono channels of the soft synths that I'm using. The synth's mono channels are routed to Master. I hit play, the midi track levels seemed to work but there's nothing from the synth's mono channels.

3. I tried recording new notes with my midi controller, it works well even with Sonar's soft synths but I'm still worried as to why I'm not being able to import midi and get them to play.

daveny5

I've set it to the two mono channels of my soft synths.

robert_e_bone

Hello, I took a look at the Event Viewer. I tried removing the CC messages such as RPN, Control, Wheel, and Patch but it still no luck.

Haddox

Removed it but it still doesn't work.

Guitarpirma

Did that, still no luck. :(

So far, I've found out that it works for one of my 3rd party soft synths but not for Sonar's String Section, Dimension and Rapture. Weirdly, before I imported the midi track in, it works but not after. Also, even if I deleted that midi track and tried playing something on my midi controller, there's nothing from the synth's mono sources at all, just the midi track.

Hopefully, I'm not confusing anyone here,
 
Best regards,
John

fanir


Hey guys, thanks again for the suggestions, I found out that Sonar's included soft synths was the problem, I could import a midi track to work with other 3rd party soft synths though.

CJaysMusic

1. Yeap, I tried it with some other  soft synths like TruePianos, EzKeys, Trillian but worryingly not any of Sonar's Dimension, String Section or Rapture. (I did go through a couple of patches with them to check.) Weird. 

2. Midi tracks are all routed correctly, I've triple checked it. Here's how it's routed.

I've inserted the soft synth as 'All Mono Outputs' plus the midi track. Before I imported the midi file, I ran through on the piano roll to check if there's signal, there is.  Moving on, seeing as I'm using a pre-recorded midi file, the input of the Midi track is set to Omni, outputs set to the two mono channels of the soft synths that I'm using. The synth's mono channels are routed to Master. I hit play, the midi track levels seemed to work but there's nothing from the synth's mono channels.

3. I tried recording new notes with my midi controller, it works well even with Sonar's soft synths but I'm still worried as to why I'm not being able to import midi and get them to play.

daveny5

I've set it to the two mono channels of my soft synths.

robert_e_bone

Hello, I took a look at the Event Viewer. I tried removing the CC messages such as RPN, Control, Wheel, and Patch but it still no luck.

Haddox

Removed it but it still doesn't work.

Guitarpirma

Did that, still no luck. :(

So far, I've found out that it works for one of my 3rd party soft synths but not for Sonar's String Section, Dimension and Rapture. Weirdly, before I imported the midi track in, it works but not after. Also, even if I deleted that midi track and tried playing something on my midi controller, there's nothing from the synth's mono sources at all, just the midi track.

Hopefully, I'm not confusing anyone here,

Best regards,
John

Hi, fanir - please check your private messages for one from me.


Bob Bone

Is the midi track the same as the soft synth track? I thought you could do this but apparently you can't. At least I never could get it to work.

robert_e_bone

Guitarpima


Is the midi track the same as the soft synth track? I thought you could do this but apparently you can't. At least I never could get it to work.

Can you please explain what you were not able to get to work?  Using a midi track with a soft synth?  Please explain,  and I will assist.


Bob Bone

I thought you could put the midi clip in the instrument track. The midi track and instrument track need to be separate. I don't know if this is what he was doing but it's worth mentioning.