pax-eterna

Main reason I am looking is so I can load up MIDI files as my play tracks so that if I get bored with one or for some reason want to drop instrument count, or to try and do a small combo deal it's as easy as muting a track on the night. Problem with audio tracks is it is a p.i.t.a. having to re-do the whole track again and subsequent mixdown etc etc AND you end up with a shitload of different variation versions of the same song. Second reason is, and I hope this is true, that I can use Ableton to "jump" to markers (using MIDI) so that if the crowd starts dancing in the last 16 of a song I can extend it simply by jumping back to a verse or chorus or whatever. EDIT: Sorry meant to add a big thanks for the links I'll check them out!

Thanks for that abacab - I'll have a look at that. In fact I think I MAY have a code somewhere for the Live Lite!! I seem to recall getting a coupon with some gear I bought. Is Live particularly difficult to run?

Thanks Starship Krupa

Sampletank 3 (VST2 and VST3) the interface is the Yamaha MG10XU Mixer.

thanks davet!

Thanks. I mainly use IK Multimedia Sampletank, Addictive Drums 2, Pianoteq 6 and Lounge Lizard 4. I am using the Yamaha Steinberg ASIO drivers, i5@3.2 8gig RAM and an SSD. Reason I am asking is I have had several random crashes on the desktop (pretty much only with Sampletank - and IK deny it is anything to do with ST they keep telling me it is a Cakewalk issue!) however as these crashes require a full reboot, I am hesitant to use Sonar live....unless others can report a glitch free time on stage. I am considering jumping to Ableton Live but I'd rather avoid the expense if I could.

Has anyone been using Bandlabs version of Sonar in a live setting? If so, can you report on reliability issues, if any? I am thinking of using a laptop for gigs, and rather than create WAV/mp3 backing tracks I thought using Sonar might make it easier to make dynamic changes, run markers (for repeating sections - using MIDI files- when necessary) and other stuff. I am currently using Cantabile as a host app (not live yet) but it gives me no freedom to vary arrangements or mute out parts etc if I felt like it. Thanks

Thanks Scook. That was it - "enable MIDI output"

I am trying this drumbeats VST but I need to route it's MIDI data out to another drum VST (AD2 in this case) however the only option under the VST "out" tab is either Master or a bus (if one is created. There is no option to send it to the other VST. Can it be done? thanks