I can't record from my MIDI device

Symptom: When you play notes on your MIDI instrument while recording on a MIDI track, nothing is recorded.

Solutions:

You may have no MIDI input device selected. Go to Edit > Preferences > MIDI - Devices and select the correct input and output devices.

Your MIDI cables may be connected incorrectly. Check to make sure that the MIDI output of your keyboard is connected to the input port on your MIDI interface.

Your may need to update the drivers for your MIDI interface. Please visit the device manufacturer’s Web site and download and install any updated software patches or drivers.

You have not configured SONAR to record MIDI data. Make sure that you have performed the following steps:

Select the correct MIDI input for the track you are recording to.

Arm the track for recording.

Press SONAR’s Record button (not the Play button).

The correct instrument definition for your MIDI device may not have been imported and configured correctly. To import an instrument definition, follow these steps:

1.	Go to Edit > Preferences > MIDI - Instruments.

2.	Click Define to open the Define Instruments and Names dialog box.

3.	Click Import to open the Import Instrument Definitions dialog box.

4.	Navigate to the desired instrument definition file (.ins) and click Open.

Note: By default, instrument definition files are stored in SONAR’s Sample Content folder.

5.	Select one or more instrument definitions from the Import Instrument Definitions dialog box and click OK.

6.	Click Close to return to the Assign Instruments dialog box.

You can now assign your new instruments definition(s) to the proper port and channel assignments.

Note: You may need to route channel 10 specifically to a Drum Instrument definition file. If none is available, route all channels to the single definition.

 

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