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Now I can hear playback, but i cant change the sounds, just hear what the brain is using, not anything from sonar. And only when i play it back, its like theres no monitoring or what ever you want to call it.
To hear sounds directly from the DM6 brain, you would have to have your headphones plugged into the headphone out of the DM6, or have the Line Out from the DM6 connected to the Line In of your laptop. If neither of these is true, you are, in fact, hearing sound from Sonar.
I'm going to sidetrack for a minute.
You have jumped into the deep end of the pool. Sonar is a very complex program, which I am sure you have realized at this point. Don't worry. it is comprised of many small components that are easier to understand if you try to absorb it in smaller bites.
Greg, myself, and others can attest to the fierce learning curve, especially in the first few weeks.
It will have you pulling your hair out, and hurling colorful language at your computer. Just ride it out. Stuff will start to click. Things that are blowing you out of the water now will become easy tasks. Trust me on this. Been there, done that.
It's an incredibly powerful tool, once you get the hang of it.
Back to our regularly scheduled program.
I believe Sonar8PE included Session Drummer 3, or possibly Session Drummer 2. Either of these would offer better drum sounds than TTS-1.
That said, you have chosen to work with TTS-1, so let's run with that.
When you insert a soft synth, any soft synth, select the following:
MIDI Source Track ( I see you have that)
First Synth Audio Output (This is critical. It is how the sound from the synth is returned to Sonar)
Synth Properties Page(This is the synth GUI, and in most cases, you will need to see this).
Synth Track Folder( Not absolutely essential, but very handy for keeping things tidy)
Here is a screen shot showing a TTS-1 setup for drums.
Once you have the bank selected, you can select any of the named patches for variations in the sound.
I'm sure you will have more questions.
Please ask.
We are here to help you get the most from Sonar.
ps. Greg, I saw the reference in this thread, then I got your PM.
Hopefully we can get young Obi-wan sorted out.