MIDI Routing Limitations of Older Synths

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2014/03/03 07:28:00 (permalink)

MIDI Routing Limitations of Older Synths

So I've got this 80s synth with a wacky 16 track sequencer that's really an 8 track sequencer with the remaining 8 tracks only available in Song Mode.
 
16 tracks gives you 16 MIDI channels, but when playing a 16 track project in Sonar using this synth, it will assign all 16 tracks their correct instruments but only 8 tracks will play, either sequence or song, but not both.
 
To make matters worse, the manual was written for the older 8 track version so it is unclear if this is truly a limitation of the synth.
 
To overcome this limitation I bought the rack module version of the same synth and route the remaining 8 tracks there.
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    gswitz
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    Re: MIDI Routing Limitations of Older Synths 2014/03/03 08:07:54 (permalink)
    I'm not sure if there's a question here.

    StudioCat > I use Windows 10 and Sonar Platinum. I have a touch screen.
    I make some videos. This one shows how to do a physical loopback on the RME UCX to get many more equalizer nodes.
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    daveny5
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    Re: MIDI Routing Limitations of Older Synths 2014/03/03 11:41:00 (permalink)
    Might help if you told us the make and model of the instrument. 

    Dave
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    soens
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    Re: MIDI Routing Limitations of Older Synths 2014/03/04 04:10:23 (permalink)
    I was only conveying a workaround for a perceived MIDI limitation in case others had similar issues.
     
    BTW, the rack synth has the same limitation.
     
    Ensoniq SQ1+/KS32 series. Original SQ1 was 16 voice with 8 track sequencer. The SQ1+ had 32 voice and 16 track sequencer.
     
    Steve
     
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