not sure whats going on but i can get velocity or any of the other midi effects to show on the synth rack, is it because i dont have a midi controller?

Welcome!
I'm a little confused. It's Piano Roll where you see the velocity, and velocity is not a MIDI FX, it's just a part of the MIDI note properties. Not having a controller doesn't matter.

MIDI FX are located in the MIDI tracks FX bin. Then again, when you want to use "normal" FX for your soft synths, it's preferred to use audio FX in the audio tracks FX bin.

well  i was under the impression that velocity was a drum machine incorporated in sonar, one of the reason i got it to begin with

as seen here...   http://www.youtube.com/watch?annotation_id=annotation_88867&feature=iv&src_vid=tafE_byZVfs&v=_dw33MfWqN8

at around 4:51

Ok. I got distracted 'cause you wrote velocity instead of Velocity. I did not realise you were talking about a drum sampler, I thought you were talking about velocity readings. 
As velocity means how hard you hit the keyboard key or the pad, and using multisampled instruments, it defines which of the layered samples gets triggered.

Maybe you should use the Plugin Manager to scan for VSTs to make sure SONAR sees all the installed VSTs.

sammich


not sure whats going on but i can get velocity or any of the other midi effects to show on the synth rack, is it because i dont have a midi controller?

I'm confused as well - what Midi Fx are you expecting see in the synth rack??

The synth rack holds synths, not Fx plugs - and yes, there is a Midi Plugin called "Velocity" which does what Kalle says and adjusts which samples are triggered depending on how "hard" a note is hit/played

heya, and thanks fro replying  =]


if you're talkin about the Synth Rack > Soft Synth > Plug-in Layouts > Manage Layouts...   I did scan there  i see a Velocity in the MIDI Effects (MFX) Plug-In Category, I added my vsti folder i had everything installed from when i was using FL Studio and All those showed up too.  I figure some didn't register as they are distortion boxes and such and not actualy synths, though i would like to figure out how to use em later.   I also don't see any other Velocity in any of the categories (ei; DX, VST, DXi, VSTi, MFX, DMO, Control Surfaces).

Which is why i though that the (MFX) Cakewalk FX Velocity was the one I was looking for....  ok so I'm taking that it didn't come with Sonar, I have producer edition.   How do I get it, or should I work with Session Drummer 2 (which did come with it) and call it a night. ?

Kalle Rantaaho


Ok. I got distracted 'cause you wrote velocity instead of Velocity. I did not realise you were talking about a drum sampler, I thought you were talking about velocity readings. 
As velocity means how hard you hit the keyboard key or the pad, and using multisampled instruments, it defines which of the layered samples gets triggered.

Maybe you should use the Plugin Manager to scan for VSTs to make sure SONAR sees all the installed VSTs.

Yea I ran into the other Velocity plug-in last night, seems to change tones and volumes, not a drum machine, lol


I'm looking for the drum machine not not the er...  sound modifier?  I don't know what to call it, anyways, thanks for replyin  :)

Bristol_Jonesey

sammich


not sure whats going on but i can get velocity or any of the other midi effects to show on the synth rack, is it because i dont have a midi controller?

I'm confused as well - what Midi Fx are you expecting see in the synth rack??

The synth rack holds synths, not Fx plugs - and yes, there is a Midi Plugin called "Velocity" which does what Kalle says and adjusts which samples are triggered depending on how "hard" a note is hit/played

Velocity was a Project 5 synth. Nice little drum machine. Can't say for sure if it shipped with any product other than Project 5.

sammich

well  i was under the impression that velocity was a drum machine incorporated in sonar, one of the reason i got it to begin with

as seen here...   http://www.youtube.com/watch?annotation_id=annotation_88867&feature=iv&src_vid=tafE_byZVfs&v=_dw33MfWqN8

at around 4:51

At this point the narrator says: "...and now we've got Velocity...this is the only time I'm gonna go outside of Sonar..."

sammich

 or should I work with Session Drummer 2 (which did come with it) and call it a night. ? 

Yes. You can do plenty with SD2.