Solved Two lanes of MIDI into same instrument?

[RedSkyRoad]

Hi,
Is it possible to have two lanes of midi clips play into the same instrument?

I have two themes crossfading at one point and I don't want to create two identical instruments for this purpose.

Possible?

This is what I had in my old Cakewalk project. The two MIDI play to the same intrument. By using MIDI velocity, they crossfaded in volume

 

[Lukas]

Yes. Just assign the two instrument tracks to the same instrument - done.

 

[RedSkyRoad]

Yes, sure. Just assign the two instrument tracks to the same instrument.

Not sure what you mean. Will the instrument still go to its channel?

 

[Lukas]

It will be the same channel. 1 instrument = 1 channel

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[Jemusic]

There are two possible scenarios here. One is you have a single instrument performing only one sound and set to receive on a channel. (Ch 1 usually) There can be two (or more) midi tracks though playing that instrument. As Lucas said assign both (or more) tracks to the same instrument and have the midi tracks set to channel 1.

The second option is where you have a single instrument in multi timbral mode eg its playing two separate sounds at once (or more) A good example of this would be Kontakt set to playback two separate patches at once. Those two sounds though need to be set to different midi channels eg ch 1 and ch 2. Two midi tracks can also feed the one instrument. But they also would be set for ch 1 and 2 respectively.

If the two sounds in the one instrument need to be layered then they could be both set to the one channel eg ch 1. One or both tracks could also play that layered sound but it or they would need to be set to ch 1 only.

To the OP tell us exactly and more clearly what it is you are wanting to achieve. eg Is the instrument a single or multi timbral sound? Do you want both tracks to be able to play it whether the instrument is a single or multi sound.

 

[Gary Shepherd]

Go to the Inspector and point each midi track to the same instrument in the dropdown on the left.

 

[RedSkyRoad]

Currently Ive got a one-sound instrument track. I want two separate midi tracks playing the same sound. I want a second theme played with the second midi track without over complicating the midi of the first theme, hence the two tracks.

 

[RedSkyRoad]

Currently Ive got a one-sound instrument track. I want two separate midi tracks playing the same sound. I want a second theme played with the second midi track without over complicating the midi of the first theme, hence the two tracks.

I found my solution. I selected "Duplicate Track" and it just added a second track to the same Instrument.

Thanks for all the input. I learned a few new things from the videos and comments.

 

[Jemusic]

Yes the duplicate track command is a good one for sure. Its great for keeping the same instrument but getting a new track to talk to it. Duplicate Complete is also great when you want a whole new second version of the same instrument.