Another way to phrase the question could be, more generically, is it possible to assign selected midi tracks to one VSTi in one basic move?
I'm auditioning some multipart (15+) midi files from the web. All tracks have channels and GM patches pre-assigned. But none are assigned to a synth. I can assign each midi track to TTS to get a rough idea of whether the file is any good, but seem to have to assign each track one by one. I've a lot of files to audition, so that's a drag.
Now, I remember once managing to very quickly get a similar, a mulitpart midi file to play through TTS-1 (appropriate channels and patches) very quickly --it was great, worked almost like a midi jukebox -- but I forgot what I did. Seems to me it just happened semi-magically somehow, either when when I dragged the file into an existing project with TTS loaded, or when I opened the midi file via the File / open command ... but trying it now, no dice...
I've also tried selecting multiple tracks and right-clicking but didn't see anything like "Assign selected tracks to..."
What's the trick here? Grateful as ever for any advice....