midi interfase

lyra1


im trying to set up my Boss Dr rhythum DR770 to x1 essencials and want to know how to assign seperate instruments to it on sepperate midi channels so i can record the instruments seperately does anyone know how to do this thanx 

You don't really need seperate midi channels if you are going to record the sounds coming from the Boss.  What you need are individual audio outs sent from the Boss to indivdual audio ins on your sound card.
You may want to consider Session Drummer in Sonar instead, or use the drum sounds that come in the TTS-1 synth.  That way, you don't need to bring midi in and out, nor will you need multiple audio inputs.
 
Brian

Also, reviewing your question, I should add that it isn't quite clear what you are trying to accomplish. 
If you are trying to record separate midi tracks in Sonar from the Boss, it may best be accomplished by recording onto one track, then using a cal script to split the notes to separate tracks.

Brian

Lyra, once you get your drum controller hooked up for playing/recording MIDI in Sonar, I suggest you keep it straight forward and record on one MIDI track.  It's much less confusing, plus you'll be able to actually play your kit in a natural all-at-once way.  If you need to do some editing, it's very clear in the Piano Roll View which note each part of the kit is assigned to.  It's the audio being driven by the MIDI that you want split into multiple tracks, so each part of the kit is on a separate track.  That's a simple matter of adding audio tracks and having them connected to the one MIDI track.

Randy B.