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  1. I'm thinking that the crux of the problem must concern the fact that the external MIDI tracks are receiving MIDI from the keyboard as well as sending it back but not triggering the Kronos to make sound. Not sure why this is working differently than having a software instrument track with and ext. instrument insert on it.
  2. I'm hoping that someone will be able to help me with this. I've looked around the internet as well as through Korg's documentation to get this to work and I haven't found a way. What I'm looking for: I want to use logic as my MIDI master to slave the Kronos to it. I want to be able to send MIDI to 16 different Kronos tracks and eventually be able to bounce those regions to audio. What I've done: I've attempted to add external MIDI tracks to Logic's arrange page, selecting the Kronos in the port drop-down and setting individual MIDI channels as well. I've done this both with and without the Kronos sequencer and neither produces any sound. Note* I've also turned the local switch in Global settings on the Kronos off, as well as enabled MIDI to be slaved to Logic. I should also mention that I'm connecting the Kronos to my MacBook Pro via USB2. The closest I've gotten is to open up a software instrument track, set the insert as external instrument where I designate the Kronos across all MIDI channels on the insert settings, then duplicate the tracks and change the channel settings on the arrange page 1-16 to match up with the programs selected in Kronos's sequencer. This works up to a point; I can get individual programs to play back their designated sounds but I don't get individual control over the arrange tracks in order to mute or solo. They either all mute or all solo. This seems to be because the external instrument insert has a MIDI setting set to "ALL", but changing the channel of one insert changes every channel to match it. I thought I could get around this by just muting the midi regions, but I quickly found out that none of the MIDI regions will bounce their output to audio, and this inability to bounce the MIDI regions happens regardless of whether there are muted MIDI regions and despite having a visible meter reading on the main output. If anyone has used this set up successfully or knows someone who has, I would greatly appreciate a little bit of help on this one.
  3. Here's a rewording of what I was trying to say above: I've been trying to use my V-synth with logic 9 as both a MIDI keyboard to control soft synths and also to utilize the V-synths own sound via 16 part MIDI. I'm having some big problems. I'm wondering also if I'm properly understanding the usage of 16 part MIDI. Here's a simple example: I've recorded a MIDI loop into logic on channel #1 of my multi.instrument which is a bass patch from the V-synth. The V-synth plays this back no problem. I also want to record an atmospheric pad from the V on channel 2. What ends up happening is the V-synth will start playing the MIDI bass notes I've previously recorded on ch.1 while I'm trying to record onto channel 2, and instead of using the bass program that's selected in the channel 1 settings it plays the atmospheric pad selected in channel 2's program. Is what I want to do even possible or am thinking about this all wrong? If not, any ideas why this isn't working out? Thanks for the help, synthetiquette
  4. Perhaps I've misunderstood what 16 part midi is capable of doing.?
  5. I'm still having trouble with configuring my multi-instrument correctly. I've recorded a short midi loop on channel #1 with a bass patch. Channel two is set to an atmospheric patch and when I go to record my midi input my recorded loop from channel 1 starts to record onto channel 2. It's not that I'm hearing the bass behind my channel two pad; the exact midi notes i recorded on channel 1 are being played by my v-synth in my selected channel 2 voice. Also, I cannot play a designated patch assigned to channel 2 over the bass I've recorded on channel 1 to hear what it sounds like. The V-synth seems only to use the voice that is selected on its own display. I've enabled all the 16 parts on the V-synth. Does anyone have any suggestions as to what I'm doing wrong? Thanks, synthetiquette
  6. Thanks for all the help. I was able to turn off MIDI thru on the whole multi instr. You saved me loads of time, thanks again. Best, synthetiquette
  7. I have to keep my local swith on because I'm using my Roland as MIDI controller as well as an external sound module. I turned MIDI Thru off in my project settings but it only lets me do this for a particular channel and not the entire multi-instrument. Do you know any way to apply this setting to the multi instrument itself? Many thanks, synthetiquette
  8. OK> I played around for hours before I figured that I needed to keep my local switch AND remote switch both turned to 'on' in order for this to work correctly. I screwed around with just about everything else and this was the last thing I tried before going to bed tonight and it worked! A minor problem I'm having now is that when I switch between my midi channels in the arrange window the 'record' button automatically lights up red and this sends my Roland into a tizzy. Do you know a way of turning off this setting? Thanks for the help, synthetiquette
  9. I'm having a problem getting my V-synth to respond to program change messages on separate channels. I've set up a multi-instrument to receive 3 of a possible 16 channels and have created 3 loops to test that I have these three channels playing different programs on the v-synth. What happens is that only channel #1 will respond to program changes executed in logic. I can make multiple multi-MIDI instruments in the environment window and control up to 16 channels that way, but this is the functionality of a plain ol' 'instrument' in the environment. Can anyone speak to why the channels don't seem to maintain their specified patches and work independently? Another quick example is that when I select channel one and change the program I can visually see the change on the screen of the V-synth but when I try and do the same for channels two or three nothing happens. Much appreciated in advance, synthetiquette
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