Tutorials
Cakewalk Sonar LE
E-MU 1616/1616
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PCI Digital Audio System
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To Record a MIDI Track
15.
Minimize the Proteus X LE window by pressing the minimize button
.
16.
Record-Enable
the MIDI Track by pressing the track
Record
button. The track turns
a dull red color to indicate that it is record-enabled.
17.
Press
Record
on the Sonar LE Transport control and start playing.
18.
Press
Stop
when you’re finished recording the first track and press the
Return-to-
Zero
button.
19.
Press
Play
on the Sonar LE Transport to play back your track.
To Record a MIDI Track on another MIDI Channel
Proteus X LE VSTi can play back up to 16 MIDI tracks at once. It’s much better to use
several channels on one VSTi than to use multiple VSTi’s with one channel each.
20.
Select
MIDI Track
from the
Insert
menu.
21.
Select
E-DSP MIDI Port
as the MIDI input for the new MIDI track. Select
MIDI
Omni
as you did before.
22.
Select
Proteus XLE
as the
Output
destination for the track.
23.
Bring up Proteus X LE again and
select MIDI Channel 2
using the channel inc/dec
keys
.
f
There are several ways
to select presets. See the
Proteus X LE Operation
Manual for details.
24.
Select a Preset
on
Channel 2
. Place the cursor in the preset number field and use
the up/down arrow keys on your computer keyboard to scroll through the list.
25.
When you’re ready,
Record-Enable
the track, then hit
Record
on the Sonar LE
Transport and start playing.
26.
Press
Stop
when you’re finished recording, then
RTZ
(return-to-zero), then
Play
.
Proteus X LE now plays both MIDI channels.
On Your Own
Now that you’ve had a taste of what Proteus X LE can do, please read the Proteus X LE
Operation Manual pdf to learn all about this exceptional instrument.
Sonar LE also includes useful online documentation and help files to help you learn
about the features of this powerful program.