The gold steps indicate ones that are playing back.

The completed drum pattern now resides in Sonars step sequencer. I want to basically create 8 midi channels that match each of my Maschine Groups A-H. I have Enable Midi Output ticked of course. My main issue is this: I insert Maschine as a VST. Set the number of beats and steps for the Step Sequencer 8 and 4 are good starting points, respectively. Im banging my head against the wall right now trying to figure out how to do the same type of thing in Sonar 8 or Sonar X1. When I have ASIO selected, neither EZDrummer nor pre-existing audio tracks will playback. Click on the MIDI track so that its selected, then go Views / Step Sequencer. I wouldn't mind at all if this came through the POD and I had to monitor it through my PODs headphone jack or regular outputs.īut it seems that the only way I can record using my POD XT is by using the ASIO drivers. Sonar creates the corresponding audio and MIDI tracks and recognizes that Live is running as a ReWire client. While recording, I'd like to be able to monitor existing tracks (say: things I have recorded earlier), midi instruments and vst plugins (I use EZDrummer). Preferably, I would like to be able to record using my Pod XT USB connection, and playback my mix using my Audigy 2's output to my computer's regular well-balanced speaker system. I am setting up a PC for recording and I am having a bit of trouble getting things exactly the way I want them. (Setup: I have my POD XT connected via USB to my Windows 7 Ultimate (64-bit) PC with a SB Audigy 2 sound card.) I would appreciate any help that anyone can offer (especially someone with a similar setup).

Sonar 8 midi setup