What you have are what are called different sound sources. The soft synths are just another source and your sound card is where the soft synth sounds come from. As an example if I recorded the notes c d e f g g f e d c you can use different sound sources to play these notes back. Without the midi coming from the controller keyboard, you wouldn't get any sound from what ever soft synths that you wanted to use. I hope that this will help to clear up that question of whether midi or synths. You use midi to control soft synths as well as other midi keyboards and modules. ----- Original Message ----- From: Johan Piryns To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2012 6:07 PM Subject: [ddots-l] Re: difference between miditracks and synthtracks David, zo when I use softhsynths like dimension pro or cakewalk tts, than it's for me recorded while playing a midicontroller like the a-800 pro from roland. so the best choice than is to use synthesizertracks and miditracks? regards Johan ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Van: ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] Namens David Ingram Verzonden: donderdag 12 juli 2012 0:15 Aan: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Onderwerp: [ddots-l] Re: difference between miditracks and synthtracks If you record a midi track, be aware that you can use a synthesizer, or a midi keyboard. That doesn't matter but what is important is that you can hear what you've done after you've recorded things. ----- Original Message ----- From: Johan Piryns To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2012 4:38 PM Subject: [ddots-l] difference between miditracks and synthtracks Hi, I have so you know sonar and caketalking for sonar. A midicontroller a-800 pro from Roland. Now, I was today in keymusic shop in flanders and someone told me that when you want to record a miditrack that you must select a synthesizertrack and not a miditrack. A miditrack should be for use when you have an external soundmodule. is that trough or not trough? regards Johan Pianist/muzikant Meer info: johan.piryns@xxxxxxxxx