I think that I'm intellectually challenged....I read through the posts on how to send soft sync to the Midi tracks but I still can't seem to get my system to work....
Here's what I did....
1. Opened a normal session (it created two audio tracks and 2 midi tracks).
2. Open a soft sync (Dimension Pro)
3. On the soft sync properties page it gave me several choices; thusa I selected : Midi Source, Synth Track Folder, First Synth Audio Output and Synth Property Page
4. When Dimension Pro opened, I selected 1st and 2nd Violins under the "Strings" section
5. It executed the program, loaded everything and created a three part Dimension Pro Track for me.
6. Here's where I became extremely confused on how to set everything else up......
7. On the first midi track...which happens to be Track 3....I selected "Input Echo - On"
8. For the INPUT (I selected my M-Audio KeyRig 49 and then moved over to select Midi Omni from the drop down that it gave me.
9. On the OUTPUT it gave the choices of my SB X-FI sound card or Dimension Pro......I selected the SB X-FI soundcard.
10. On the MIDI CHANNEL, I selected Soundfont Device
11. For the BANK, it only had the choice of "Bank" until I played around with it.....it then at some point put in "General Midi"
12. And then the patch....which didn't give me an option somehow came up with all of these instruments....thus I selected "Rhoads Piano"
13. Please note right here that on yesterday when I played around with it, it actually gave me all the tools in Dimension Pro (right here I think)
14. THAT'S ALL THAT I DID TO THE MIDI TRACK 3
I've tried many many different combinations but none have worked 15. Next, I went to the Dimension Pro track and turned ECHO on
16. For the "INPUT" (Selected my KeyRig 49, Midi Omni).
17. Channel - SoundFont Device
The only way that I can get any sound out of my speakers.....I have to go to the OUTPUT and select DRUM MAP....at that point I do here drums, cymbols, etc.
I don't know if there's a specific order of turning everything "On" and "Off" that I must follow.....Please help
Note: Have had Sonar for a while but am now just really really getting started....