same tones on different midi tracks

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2011/05/20 21:57:44 (permalink)

same tones on different midi tracks

Hey all,

I am SUPER new to midi, but my band leader is MAKING me figure out how to use it, and use it well. 

Okay, keyboard is a Yamaha s90 es, that's what I'm usually using to get midi into the Presonus Firestudio Project.

For some reason, when I set up two different tracks, using the instrument definitions, when I play them both back, they play the same voice, not the two I had set up in the track. 

I don't know what info you need, so if you would be so kind as to let me know, that would rock!
P>S> I'm still using Sonar 6.21 or whatever the last patch was.
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    Guitarman1
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    Re:same tones on different midi tracks 2011/05/20 22:14:48 (permalink)
    sounds like to me you have both midi tracks going to same midi channel such as midi 1, you need to route the other one to midi 2 and set it up for that.

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    kf10126
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    Re:same tones on different midi tracks 2011/05/20 23:01:50 (permalink)
    Actually, I did change the channel, and no sound would come out of channel two. 
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    Re:same tones on different midi tracks 2011/05/20 23:06:32 (permalink)
    Are you using soft synths? If yes, which ones? Are you sure that the midi track isn't playing the sounds from your keyboard and that is what you're hearing?
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    Re:same tones on different midi tracks 2011/05/20 23:11:27 (permalink)
    No, I'm using my Yamaha S90 es keyboard.  I am not trying to use a softsynth now, but that would probably work.  I don't have really any installed except what came with Sonar, if any, haven't even looked into them.  It is playing the instrument definition voices I downloaded for the Yamaha.

    One thing is that it's got both usb and midi cables hooked up.  If I use usb for midi, it won't PLAY BACK AUDIO.  If I use the midi cables, I'm getting this same voice issue.
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    daveny5
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    Re:same tones on different midi tracks 2011/05/20 23:13:40 (permalink)
    You have to put the S90 in General MIDI mode or multitimbral mode for it to respond to different channels simultaneously. Check the manual for how to do that.

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    kf10126
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    Re:same tones on different midi tracks 2011/05/20 23:15:29 (permalink)
    I'm TRYING to use diff sounds from the keyboard.  I like them.  They have the motif sounds.

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    Re:same tones on different midi tracks 2011/05/20 23:26:05 (permalink)
    I'll check that out, sorry didn't see your reply.  Okay, it's working!!!!!!  Yay.
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