Splitting a midi keyboard to play two different instruments
Gear: Yamaha PSR-280 keyboard, Roland SD-50 Mobile Studio Canavas sound module, M-Audio Delta Audiophile 2496 sound card
Software: Sonar X2 Producer, Z3TA+2_x64 soft synth, Windows 7 Pro 64-bit
Goal: Split one keyboard in order to play two seperate instruments at the same time Since I have only one physical keyboard (PSR-280), I would like to be able to play two seperate patches, either from a soft synth such as the Z3TA or from the Roland sound module, or even a combination of both.
I've done quite a bit of research on this, and I was unable to find a solution that didn't involve third party software.
Do note, that I'm basically a guitar player and that I use those effects live. That being said, I need to be able to switch between instruments on the fly. I know this is a tall order, but to add to the list.. Would be nice if when I switched instruments (so far I have one synth per track), that the previous instrument would decay naturally... And not cut off abrubtly.
Can someone out there help this noob out?
Regards,
Dan