Hi all
 
I have just installed Chris Hein Horns Compact - and WOW, what a fantastic sound!
 
Anyway, I have just done a demo recording in X3 and have encountered my first problem
 
 
If I record a MIDI track using Chris Hein Horns via Kontakt it records the track as expected
 
However, the "MIDI Notes" in PRV all look REALLY long - ie a long duration, as if the key has been held down even though it hasn't - although they do sound right
 
The real issue though is that if I wanted to ADD an extra note to what I have recorded - or go back over it and record modulation changes (using my keyboard modulation wheel) all of the MIDI notes are re-recorded
 
What I want it to do is for the existing (already recorded) MIDI information to just playback (and not get re-recorded) allowing me to just record the NEW information, whether it is extra notes, modulations, pitch bends, articulation "hot keys" etc.
 
Is there a way to achieve this with a setting in SONAR X3, KONTAKT or CHRIS HEIN HORNS?
 
Thanks
 
Boydie
 
 

You can always record the extra notes/modulation/automation in a separate MIDI track, since you can have any number of tracks driving the same synth. I do this sometimes when there a lot of keyswitches in the track, just for tidiness. It lets me decide whether I want to see the keyswitches in the PRV or not, for instance.

OOh - that's a really good idea BITFLIPPER!
 
As it happens it looks like the PRV view just "lights up" to indicate which notes are playing - which makes it look like it is recording the notes
 
When I deleted a note there was another one there so I thought it had recorded another one
 
What actually seems to be happening is that it is recording 2 notes each time - the played "note" and then it is recording another "long" note afterwards (which doesn't play nor does it sustain the previous note) - I am not sure why it is doing this or how to stop it?
 
However, I actually prefer your method of recording the articulations etc. on a separate MIDI track - much tidier