TTS1 plays midi others vst`s dont?

TTS1 plays a midi file just fine but when i drag the same data into another Cakewalk synth, Dim Pro, SD3 etc, not only does it not play but also knocks the synth out even tho i can see midi activity....any ideas guys?

Thanks but looked at all that and its not the prob.

drag it in,  and then you have to be sure all the settings are correct....

I generally insert 1 midi track and one audio track and insert the synth manually in the FX bin on the audio track. 

If that doesn't work and sometimes on my DAW, when I have an existing synth....and for whatever reason decide to delete that synth and insert a new one....I have to restart the DAW.... sometimes even both the computer and the interface. 

Doing that switch out synth thing causes communication to stop or lose sync.....a reboot of BOTH gets it going again.  


so... drag it in, be sure the new synth is set up correctly and if it doesn't play.... save and reboot both interface and computer then try it upon the new restart. 

Thanks for that  guys, there`s a lot to look at there..for me at least, i`ll have a play and get back if im still stuck...thanks again!

damon777


TTS1 plays a midi file just fine but when i drag the same data into another Cakewalk synth, Dim Pro, SD3 etc, not only does it not play but also knocks the synth out even tho i can see midi activity....any ideas guys?

Yes it's because the TTS-1 is a GS Synth module which means it's multi-timbral on a per channel basis.  In order to get the midi to work in a different synth is to assign the channel of the midi track to a corresponding enabled midi channel on the new destination synth.  You'll then hear it playback as well as see the activity.

So insert the synth you want then assign the track to that synth, and set the channel to the same channel the synth is recieving data from (normally CH1 if you've just inserted a new synth) Repeat untill you have all tracks assigned.

On a multi-timbral player like Kontakt you can assign different instruments and different recieve channels to those instruments without having to insert another instance of it.

Just make sure you have all the tracks assigned to the right synths and the right channels basically.  In most cases program change events wont make much sense in a non-GM(GS) synth and will largely be ignored (although will sometimes cause unwanted or weird changes in the new synth, so it's best to remove them ultimately).  It's channels you need to be concerned with first.

GM normally assigns drums to CH10 so load up your SD3 and assign the drum track to that and set the channel from 10 to 1 and you should be golden.