Sonar 7 Producer, Roland A-30, E-MU Xmidi 1x1 Tab

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2012/03/30 18:07:07 (permalink)

Sonar 7 Producer, Roland A-30, E-MU Xmidi 1x1 Tab

I've got Sonar 7 Producer Edition, a Roland A-30 Midi Controller Keyboard, and I just bought an E-MU XMIDI 1.1 Tab MIDI-USB cable. I've installed the cable driver, plugged everything in, and set Sonar's Midi input to the E-Mu, but pressing keys on the Roland does nothing. When I play Midi files in Sonar, a light on the cable blinks. This makes me think the problem is with the Roland. Any advice is appreciated.
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    daveny5
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    Re:Sonar 7 Producer, Roland A-30, E-MU Xmidi 1x1 Tab 2012/03/30 21:13:16 (permalink)
    You have to assign the output of a MIDI track to a softsynth, i.e. TTS-1. Insert a softsynth, i.e., Cakewalk TTS-1, set the output of the MIDI track to the TTS-1 and then you should be able to play the keyboard and get sound.

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    Re:Sonar 7 Producer, Roland A-30, E-MU Xmidi 1x1 Tab 2012/03/31 11:00:41 (permalink)

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    Re:Sonar 7 Producer, Roland A-30, E-MU Xmidi 1x1 Tab 2012/03/31 11:02:53 (permalink)
    Sounds like your mixing up the in and out end of the cable.
    If the cable lights up then it must be recieving a MIDI message. That end would go into a outboard MIDI sound source.

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    Re:Sonar 7 Producer, Roland A-30, E-MU Xmidi 1x1 Tab 2012/03/31 11:08:47 (permalink)
    Right - the MIDI IN goes into the MIDI OUT and vice-versa.

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    Re:Sonar 7 Producer, Roland A-30, E-MU Xmidi 1x1 Tab 2012/04/01 10:44:28 (permalink)
    That end would go into a outboard MIDI sound source.
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    Re:Sonar 7 Producer, Roland A-30, E-MU Xmidi 1x1 Tab 2012/04/06 11:05:38 (permalink)
    Hi guys. Thanks for your suggestions. After trying them all, I took the EMU back to the store and discovered it was defective. I'm now the proud owner of a fully-functional Midisport Uno. Thanks again for all the advice. Sorry it was a wild goose chase!
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    Re:Sonar 7 Producer, Roland A-30, E-MU Xmidi 1x1 Tab 2012/04/06 12:21:28 (permalink)
    Thanks for letting us know how it turned out. Some of us loose sleep at night ya know :)

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