Hi Tim, I do have only one midi out from my Presonus Firepod. The midi chain looks good: midi out, to drum machine 1, through to drum machine 2. Manually pressing start on drum machine 1 will set both off at the same time. However, pressing record with Sonar only triggers the first drum machine. It's like the signal isn't getting over to the second drum machine this way. It must be a Sonar setting because I've tried it at a friend's place, using a different program than Sonar and both drum machines trigger fine. In fact we then added a third sampler to the chain and all triggered as expected. Any help here is greatly appreciated. Is there a Sonar setting to only trigger the first device? Stacy -----Original Message----- From: ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Tim Burgess Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2008 6:54 AM To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [ddots-l] Re: Sonar is only triggering one midi device in the chain Hi, You've got some options here: Method A: 1 - Connect the MIDI Out of your interface to the MIDI In of the first drum machine; 2 - Connect the MIDI Thru of the first drum machine (assuming it has one) to the MIDI In of the second drum machine - this ensures that both machines receive everything sent out by the interface; 3 - Set the MIDI receive channels on the drum machines to be different (this means that you can address them individually and means that you could even create combination kits). Method B: 1 - If your interface has a spare MIDI Out port, connect the MIDI In of each drum machine to its own MIDI Out on the interface. You don't need to change the MIDI receive channels for this method. Best wishes. Tim Burgess Raised Bar Ltd Phone: +44 (0)1827 719822 Don't forget to vote for improved access to music and music technology at http://www.raisedbar.net/petition.htm -----Original Message----- From: ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Stacy Bleeks Sent: 12 August 2008 02:50 To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [ddots-l] Sonar is only triggering one midi device in the chain Hi, I have 2 midi drum machines connected via midi cables. When I play one, the other one plays with matched tempo etc. However, when I run a midi cable out of my Presonus firepod audio controller midi out, with sonar acting as the main midi controller, only the first drum machine is activated. I press R for record with sonar and only the first drum machine plays. I unplug the midi cable from my sound card and press play on the first drum machine and then both will play. Any ideas? Many thanks, Stacy 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?subject=faq or send a message, to ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx and in the Subject line type faq