Sounds one note only, the rest are silent

Try running the split channel to tracks CAL program and then using the Tracks menu to assign all the new tracks to the TTS.

Sorry I was just trying to help.

It will work out of the box if you set the output channel from your MIDI file to None.

If you run the CAL routine (select single track, press CTRL-F1, Select split notes to separate channels, choose first track you want the data to appear on) then select all the new tracks and use the Tracks Properties option to set all of them to point at the TTS.

Ultimately I would think you'll benefit from seeing the separate tracks, but who am I to know?

Phil

Sounds like your computer or Sonar installation is all screwed up. What soundcard are you using? You may need to reinstall. Sonar 8.5.2 is solid as a rock.

mbunkerusa


I have a new project with one MIDI track from a .MID file.  I inserted a single synth, TTS-1 which is automatically connected to the MIDI track and the laptop audio speakers.  When I play (spacebar), only one note plays and the indicator bar continues to travel across the page.
 
The track contains only note data so there is no trouble to be found there.  If I use the TruePiano synth I get the same effect.  If I use the Wavetable synth the whole track plays as expected.
 
A search turned up thousands of non-viable hits, so can someone get me on the right track here?
-Mike

All this is assuming there isn't a technical issue and that Sonar is set up correctly with your audio interface.
 
"If I use the Wavetable synth the whole track plays as expected."
 
It sounds like it could possibly be a routing issue. I'm still using Sonar 7 which does not have the instrument track. But basically the new instrument track is two tracks, an audio track and a midi track. To play a soft synth you need at least one audio track. To see what is going on try switching the instrument track to show both the audio track and the midi track. Unfortunately I can't tell you how to do this. The routing goes like this...
 
Midi track output is assigned to a soft synth.
Audio track input is assigned to the soft synth.
Audio track output is assigned to your audio interface (soundcard).
 
There's a little more to the routing, but that's it in its simplest form.
 
Here is an example using the TTS

 
If your routing is set up correctly you should be able to open the Piano Roll view for your midi track and hear sound as you drag the mouse along the vertical piano keys along the left hand side.
 
Another thing to check is what midi channel your midi notes are assigned to. It sounds like you imported a midi file so this definitely may be the problem also. With the TTS which is a multi-timbre soft synth, notes assigned to midi channel 1 plays the instrument assigned to the channel 1 of the TTS. Motes assigned to midi channel 2 play the instrument assigned to channel 2 of the TTS etc. To check what midi channel a note is assigned to use the Event Inspector. The Event Inspector is a toolbar so make sure it is shown by making sure the check box is selected under Views/Toolbars. To see which toolbar this one is toggle the check box and it should Show/Hide making it clear which on it is. Then in the Piano Roll use the Select tool (either select the button or use the short cut key S) and select your midi notes. Note the Even Inspector chn box to see what channel they are assigned to. If you select multiple midi notes at the same time that are assigned different midi channels the Event Inspector chn box will be blank. They should correspond to the channel on the TTS you’re trying to play. You can change midi note channel assignment by selecting the notes in Piano Roll view, selecting the notes and typing in the value in the Event Inspector chn text box.
 
The easiest way to insert a soft synth is by selecting Insert/Soft Synth and choosing the soft synth you want. Then make sure you choose similar options in the screen shot posted below...
 

WDI, your post was the most sensible and informative yet.  I'm not sure why, bit the two-track view is working for me now for the soft synth.  I can now switch between hardware and soft synths without problem, but for the life of me I don't know why.  It acts like Sonar righted something between computer shutdowns.

Anyway, thanks especially for the tutorial on the event inspector and the soft synth setup.  And thanks everybody else who contributed.  Now I have this test project to refer to if I get into trouble again.
-Mike