Awesome, thanks, all makes sense. That was the missing link, having the audio interface and motif signals being sent to a single source... Duh... At one point, I did have the audio track enabled and had the signal sent, but wasn't real happy with the added latency... Thanks again. Justin On Aug 11, 2010, at 6:18 AM, Charles Marston wrote: > Justin: > In order to hear the Motif signal coming into your tascam, you will need to > insert an audio track into Sonar, select the tascam inputs you have the Motif > connected into, and then turn the input echo on and or arm the track using > control-a. However, this should be done only when you want to record your > midi track into an audio track. If you only want to record your midi tracks > for now, you should have your motif audio outputs, and also your Tascam audio > out puts connected to an external mixer so that you can hear everything > together. Then, once you are ready to convert your midi tracks into audio, > you will connect the Motif's audio out puts into your Tascam and record it > into an audio track in Sonar. > > > -------------------------------------------------- > From: "Justin Kauflin" <blindguy500@xxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Wednesday, August 11, 2010 2:42 AM > To: <ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: [ddots-l] Newby question on MIDI > >> OK, please don't cringe in fear, hopefully this will be relatively painless >> for you guys. As it was stated in the subject, I'm most definitely a newby >> slowly working my way around Sonar. Heres the deal. >> I'm running Sonar 8.5.3 with CakeTalking 8.5 scripts. I've been having no >> issues with soft synths, but, as you might guess, I'm running into a little >> snag with regards to getting everything to work right with MIDI and external >> gear. >> My sound card, which is sadly a Tascam US122MKII, is receiving the MIDI >> signal from my controller, and I have the MIDI input set to the Tascam MIDI >> in, and the output set to the Tascam Midi out. I have the MIDI cable >> running to my Motif. The audio out of the Motif is running back to the >> Tascam line in ports. The problem is that I am not hearing the signal >> coming in from the Motif. >> I plugged my headphones into the Motif to make sure it was receiving >> signal, and all was well there. >> I think that covers it. Feeling a bit fried right now. I'm sure I'm >> missing something very stupid, but haven't been able to suss it out just >> yet. And, if you want to point me to the tutorial, I have spent a good >> while with it, so if there's a point made there, I am apparently not >> grasping it... >> Thanks for any help, and thanks for your patience. >> JustinPLEASE READ THIS FOOTER AT LEAST ONCE! >> To leave the list, click on the immediately following link: >> ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=subscribe >> If this link doesn't work then send a message to: >> ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> and in the Subject line type >> unsubscribe >> For other list commands such as vacation mode, >> click on the immediately following link: >> ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subjectúq or >> send a message, to >> ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> and in the Subject line type >> faq >> > PLEASE READ THIS FOOTER AT LEAST ONCE! > To leave the list, click on the immediately following link: > ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > If this link doesn't work then send a message to: > ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > and in the Subject line type > unsubscribe > For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the immediately > following link: > ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq or > send a message, to ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > and in the Subject line type > faq > > PLEASE READ THIS FOOTER AT LEAST ONCE! To leave the list, click on the immediately following link: ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx and in the Subject line type unsubscribe For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the immediately following link: ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subjectúq or send a message, to ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx and in the Subject line type faq