In our productions we use Sonar 7 for music and sound fx cues. We have been using an Express console which recognizes midi program changes and fires the lighting cues (midi program changes) from Sonar. It's worked flawlessly. We recently purchased an ION in hopes that we could do something similar using midi time code instead of midi program changes (which ION doesn't do). Much to our dismay, when using midi time code, there is a one to two second delay when starting a sound cue. Once it locks in, it works fine. But If I want to automate a show, I can't have a light cue start at the same time as a sound cue with one command due to the midi time code delay at the start of the sound cue. We love using Sonar in our setup, but currrently have to continue using our Express console until we find a solution. Sonar sends midi program changes, note on and off, and Midi Machine Control. Does anyone out there have a solution to our dilemna, short of getting SFX or something similar? We really like Sonar. We automate a lot and it makes for flawless tech.
I read in another post that if there were enough requests, they would implement standard midi into a future software update. Count this post as a request. The way it was set up in the Express Console worked great.
Thanks
Cody
