Hi - this is apparently possible, but it's not working for me.
 
I have multiple softsynth/midi tracks in my project.
 
I have 2 keyboards connected. They bothy trigger whichever track is selected.
 
I can go to a particular track, and set it to receive input from 1 particular keyboard, rather than all inputs. This all works.
 
I can play piece and all softsynths/tracks play simultaneously.
 
But I can still only trigger in real time the 1 track that was most recently selected (clicked on).
 
How can I select 2 (or indeed more) tracks and have them both triggered by their defined input sources at the same time?
 
Thanks!
Mark
 

Hi Mark...

Not sure what you mean by triggered... Can you explain what you're trying to do more completely?

Some thoughts to remember...

Enabling midi echo for each track
Setting midi channeks for each
Setting multiple parts if available and necessary

sory misread..

Thanks Keni - 
 
(Triggered = 'play a note on my keyboard, and the appropriately pitched sound is initiated in the target Sonar track/linked softsynth')
 
OK - I think midi echo is on, but I'll go back and check. As I say, the synth sounds when the track is selected on its own, the problem is when I am trying to control 2 different tracks from 2 different keyboards.
 
I'm not sure what you mean by 'setting multiple parts' - could you explain please?
 
Thanks for your reply!
 
Cheers,
Mark

There is a MIDI preference setting (something like) "always echo-enable highlighted track", which you would turn off. Then echo-enable the two tracks you want to be controlled. Make sure the two tracks' port selections match (not "omni") the two different MIDI input ports of the two keyboards, then you should be OK. The keyboards will then individually drive the two tracks no matter which tracks are highlighted.
 
If you don't have two different MIDI input ports and you are daisy chaining MIDI thrus, then you need same port / two different channels for the two keyboard/track pairs.

MarkJLewis
Thanks Keni - 
 
(Triggered = 'play a note on my keyboard, and the appropriately pitched sound is initiated in the target Sonar track/linked softsynth')
 
OK - I think midi echo is on, but I'll go back and check. As I say, the synth sounds when the track is selected on its own, the problem is when I am trying to control 2 different tracks from 2 different keyboards.
 
I'm not sure what you mean by 'setting multiple parts' - could you explain please?
 
Thanks for your reply!
 
Cheers,
Mark

Ahhh... Here's the issue...
 
As bvideo mentions above....
 
You have been depending upon the setting to enable midi echo on currently selected track... If this is all you do, you can only trigger for the one track...
 
There is a button in your controls next to the record enable. this is the midi echo button for the track... Ebabling this will allow that track to respond to midi input as long as midi channel selection agrees....
 
Personally, I turn off the auto-echo option in preferences.... So I can move around with nothing changing....
 
 

Ah, OK. That makes sense! ;)
 
Many thanks.
 
Will try it as soon as I can.
 
Thank you,
Mark