recording 3 different tts-1 strings patch tracks to control each volume separately? SOLVED

Hi, I recorded 3 separate tracks for strings. one was like the bass stuff, 1 the middle and one the harmony. I thought I would be able to adjust the volume of each midi track  if i did it this way. when I play back and I go to turn up 1 of the recorded tracks all 3 go up in volume. How do I change this? Thanks in advance

You need to have three instances of TTS-1; one for each track.  Currently. even if each track is assigned separate midi channels, each track and channel is controlling the same instrument patch.
 
When you load three instances of TTS-1, each instance controls it own set of instrument patches so even though each instance of TTS-1 may be calling up the same instrument patch, each TTS-1 is controlling its own patch.
 
Hard to believe but TTS-1 has been included with Cakewalk DAW products since 2005.  Craig Anderton wrote a very good TTS-1 tutorial for the British version of Sound On Sound.  The tutorial is available at this link:  http://www.soundonsound.c...ng-sonar-4s-tts1-synth

maybe I'm messing up my inputs and outputs for the tts-1. frustrating

I deleted my tts-1 and entered a new one. I got sound again. still though. when i play my piano  with my midi controller, it makes the noise of the ez drummer as well as the piano. annoying

Sorry for all the posts. just trying to figure this out. Now the sound of the piano disappeared, I can still here the drums when I press the midi controller. I armed the tts-1 to record the piano and was able to record the piano track without recording the drum track. I just can't here what I'm playing on the piano until I play it back. is there a way to make it so I can here the piano when i want to record that and hear the drums when I want to record them?

ok, that eliminated the drum sounds. thanks. Now I have a problem. I can't hear my tts-1 at all. I didn't change anything on that
 

I had my midi controller set on a different channel. tts-1 was set on omni.So I put keyboard on ch 1 and it worked. the  keyboard was on channel 10.
I switched the ez drummer inputs to none and it worked. Thanks Greg. Now if I wanted to record three separate tts1 string midi tracks and control each of their volumes separately, how would I do that?
 

Thanks so much  John. I am going to play around with this ASAP. This forum is awesome.

Malakidreams
Thanks so much  John. I am going to play around with this ASAP. This forum is awesome.

Good luck and have fun!
 
1 instance of TTS-1 is all you need to accomplish a recording with up to 16 MIDI tracks.  Just set up a MIDI track in Cakewalk for each instrument in your "band", and route it to the MIDI channel corresponding to that instrument in TTS-1.
 
The MIDI volume sliders will allow you to adjust the volume track by track.  By default all of the audio output from TTS-1 synth will return to the master stereo audio output.
 
The other stuff about the 4 audio outputs just gives you more routing and mixing options when you are ready to use them.  If you do this, you can EQ and add FX for each audio output individually before routing it on to the master stereo output.
 
Craig Anderton recently mentioned that he still uses TTS-1 because he prefers the way some of the instruments sit in his final mixes over some of the newer high end sample based instruments.

Greg,
 
Thank you for verifying.  I'm sorry I provided incorrect information and challenged your response without a good  reason.
 
This conversation does indicate how amazing it is that so many people still regularly use a twelve year old (2005) virtual instrument.
 
I'm glad Malalidreams questions have been answered.  This forum has so many people willing to share their knowledge.

New problem. I enter the tts-1. I select midi source, synth track folder, first synth audio output and synth property page.
I insert a mid track. I change the input to all inputs mid ch 1
I change the output to tts-1. I get sound. I go to patch browser to change the instrument to violin or whatever and it doesn't change
I inserted another midi track to see if it would work the same way but put input to all input midi 2 and output to
tts-1. I switched my midi controller to midi channel 2 and got sound.
I click on patch Browser to change the instrument and nothing again.

I'm not sure how to post a picture.
On the left of the track it says FX +
below that R W M S 
below that pan. then volume.
to the right it says snap to scale 
below input quantize. below that Keys then Time then below is Patch Browser.
I click on patch browser and it allows me to select an instrument.
I guess this isn't how you change the sound?
where do you go for that?
 
 

This is from my web site.  You need to learn about the channels in TTS-1 and once you do, you will be able to run 16 different patches on one instance of TTS-1. You will be able to have different instruments and set their volumes as needed.     Note...FR refers to my interface.... FocusRite. Use your interface for this step when mine is mentioned. ALSO.... note that on the INPUT, I am selecting channel 6 because that's the channel my midi piano sends it's data on. If yours uses a different channel or OMNI, you need to select that one.
 
So... here's the page from my site:
 
ADVANCED TTS set up and operation.

You only need one instance of TTS to be able to play 16 different midi tracks as 16 different instruments. In this demo I will explain just how you accomplish this by starting with 3 midi tracks and one instance of TTS.

So…open a new project ( I opened a normal project and deleted the audio track and then inserted the midi tracks needed and then inserted the soft synth) and insert 3 midi tracks and one instance of TTS. I have:
 Track 1 midi piano
 Track 2 midi bass
 Track 3 midi strings
 Track 4 Cakewalk TTS1-1 (audio track this is where TTS lives in this project)

Use the track icons…it makes it ease to know what track you are working on.


Understand that this is just a basic setup of TTS to show you how to setup multiple instruments in one instance of TTS and get it all working.

Set Track 1 (piano)

Input FR channel 6
Output 2-Cakewalk TTS1-1
Channel 1
Key 0
Bank & patch = piano

Set track 2 (bass)

Input FR channel 6
Output 2-Cakewalk TTS1-1
Channel 2
Key -12
Bank & patch = bass

Set track 3 (strings)

Input FR channel 6
Output 2 Cakewalk TTS1-1
Channel 3
Key 0
Bank & patch = strings


A NOTE about my set up..... Notice that all 3 tracks are using the same input....FR channel 6. (Focusrite=FR) This allows all three channels to “hear” the midi keyboard which I have set to transmit on channel 6.
I could set each channel input to a different channel. By doing so I have to change the midi keyboard to transmit on that channel....none of the other channels will hear it, and that can be very useful in recording as you will see shortly.

By setting all 3 channels to the same midi input channel (channel 6) I am able to play all the parts into the three channels with out changing the midi transmit channel on my DX27S. I arm track 1 and record my parts doing the same for the next two tracks. Since the outputs are set to different channels they are sending their midi data to different channels in the TTS synth. The synth looks at the channel number, and routs that data to that channel and applied the patch & bank info you assigned to it and it carries out those instructions. The result is that you hear 3 different instruments playing from your speakers.


 
 
SO... if you did that correctly, you should have been successful in setting up TTS to play the instruments and be able to control them as you needed.