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DarkStar · 12-21-2017, 09:31 AM

I do not know sforzando (is it an ARIA Player?) but it only loads one instrument at a time, so is not really a "multi-VSTi". Kontakt, SampleTank, Garritan Perosnla Orchestra are multi-VSTis. They have multiple internal slots and you can load an instrument into each one; each slot can be set to receive a particular MIDI channel.

Using sforzando, your first approach is fine - you could put the 4 receiving track into a folder and collapse it to tidy up a bit. Or hide them in the Arranger, keeping them in the Mixer. Details of both are in the User Guide.

Your second scenario is an alternative that I was going to suggest. Yes, it is a bit wacky, but it does get round an odd omission in Reaper - the ability to set a VSTi to receive from one (or more) specific MIDI channels.

In your position I would stick with the first approach and hide the tracks.

In my position I would use CWITec's Tx16Wx

http://www.tx16wx.com/ (but support the developer and buy the Pro version)

12-21-2017, 09:31 AM	#2
DarkStar Human being with feelings Join Date: May 2006 Location: Surrey, UK Posts: 19,680	I do not know sforzando (is it an ARIA Player?) but it only loads one instrument at a time, so is not really a "multi-VSTi". Kontakt, SampleTank, Garritan Perosnla Orchestra are multi-VSTis. They have multiple internal slots and you can load an instrument into each one; each slot can be set to receive a particular MIDI channel. Using sforzando, your first approach is fine - you could put the 4 receiving track into a folder and collapse it to tidy up a bit. Or hide them in the Arranger, keeping them in the Mixer. Details of both are in the User Guide. Your second scenario is an alternative that I was going to suggest. Yes, it is a bit wacky, but it does get round an odd omission in Reaper - the ability to set a VSTi to receive from one (or more) specific MIDI channels. In your position I would stick with the first approach and hide the tracks. In my position I would use CWITec's Tx16Wx http://www.tx16wx.com/ (but support the developer and buy the Pro version) __________________ DarkStar ... interesting, if true. . . . Inspired by ...