Exactly! I can not preview patches in sonar by playing the keyboard. I can however solo one of the tracks in a loop and then open the patch select in sonar and arrow up and down to different patches to find what I am looking for. It is a mystery to me why I can not play the keyboard itself and hear these patches. The keyboard is usualy stuck on whatever happens to be selected as the patch on the first track. Any suggestions? Thanks, Grant [Grant Zolninger] From: ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Omar Binno Sent: Monday, January 12, 2009 8:12 PM To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [ddots-l] Re: working with midi files So if you pick a piano sound, you're not hearing a piano when playing the keyboard? Omar Binno AIM: LOD1116 Skype: obinno1 Website: www.omarbinno.com ----- Original Message ----- From: Grant Zolninger To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Monday, January 12, 2009 7:15 PM Subject: [ddots-l] working with midi files Hello everyone, I am working with downloaded midi files. I am using sonar 7 etc. When I try to re-assign a new patch to the pre-recorded midi track, I am able to select and play back new sounds by selecting different banks and patches. However, I am not able to hear the same sounds when I play the keyboard. I am using a Motif ES. I thought that when a track, bank, and patch were chosen, that that would be the sound that should be available when I physically play the Motif. I normaly get a patch that I have selected to be played on another track. I am also unable to record on the midi tracks. I want to be able to ad a 4 beat count in on some of these files. Thanks, Grant 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