Can I use 1 instance of HalionSonic with multiple midi tks

[jtpelton]

It didn't say so in the doc but when I tried to use the same instance of Halion Sonic on another midi track and channel after I added it as a vst instrument, it seemed to create another separate instance of HS. This shouldn't be. Did I set it up wrong? In theory I should be able to access 16 instruments from 16 different midi tracks with on instance of HS. Yes?

[Robert]

Hello,

The reason you are not getting the results you want is because you are using Instrument tracks. While fast and convenient, these kinds of tracks don't allow a single VST instrument to be loaded and shared by different midi tracks, set to different MIDI channels. Here's what you need to do:

1. Load up the VST Instrument panel (F11)
2. Load HALion Sonic into any slot
3. Create a MIDI track and assign the output MIDI port to "Halion Sonic"
4. Set the same MIDI track to channel #1
5. In HALion Sonic, load a sound into the first slot

Repeat steps 3 - 5 for each additional midi track you'd like to use, using successive midi channels and Halion Sonic slots (Midi Ch.2 = Halion Sonic Slot #2, etc)

Have fun!