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Hi,

I use vArranger in this way with virtual midi cables: vArranger -> TransMIDIfier -> Brainspawn Forte 4. Transmidifier responds to Program Changes from vArranger and selects a specific virtual midi output/channel that goes into Forte which is loaded with VSTs (Kontakt, Eastwest Play, NI Battery) for (almost) all 127 GM instruments.

I have a MIDI controller connected to vArranger which has knobs to control CC values. The issue I'm having is that apparently vArranger does not output all CCs it receives. I see that vArranger sends out only CC1, CC7 and CC11. But if I program a MIDI controller knob to send values for CC20, for example, vArranger does not output any CC20 values (I check this in TransMIDIfier Inspector, and nothing received in Forte either). If I program that knob for CC11, for example, vArranger does output CC11 and it is received by TransMIDIfier and Forte.

Is there a way to make vArranger send all received CC messages to its output?

Thanks

Hi,

I recently purchased vArranger and this is my setup:

- vArranger: MIDI IN 1 from USB MIDI Controller, MIDI IN 2 from Korg nanokontrol2 with LED feedback, MIDI OUT 1 to LoopMidi1 (virtual MIDI cable)
- TransMIDIfier: MIDI IN from LoopMidi1, MIDI OUT to LoopMidi2 - LoopMidi7 depending on Program Change number (this for each MIDI channel individually).
- Sonar X3: MIDI IN LoopMidi2 - LoopMidi7, one track per General MIDI instrument (omitting several GM patches/program change numbers I don't use)

This setup allow me to use Sonar as a VST host with VST instruments from different companies (NI, Eastwest, Synthogy, etc.) and make Sonar be able to respond to Program Change from vArranger when selecting different patches or switching styles/songs. So when I change a patch or style/song in vArranger, TransMIDIfier sees the program changes in each MIDI channel and routes the MIDI data in LoopMidi1 to the corresponding channel in LoopMidi2 – LoopMidi7 and Sonar plays the corresponding track which is assigned to a specific VST instrument. I don't have to change anything in Sonar when changing patches/styles and all changes are immediate since all VST instruments (most GM instruments) are loaded in Sonar (I have 16GB RAM). This way, I can also add VST effects. This gives me more flexibility than using the built in VST host in Varranger.

Anyway, this is the issue I'm having. Some VST instruments have keyswitches and I want to control the keyswitches with buttons on the nanokontrol2. I set up the nanokontrol2 with the Korg Kontrol Editor so that one of the buttons plays the keyswitch note. I expected the keyswitch note to play on "Right 1" on vArranger. But I see that the note is played on "Left 1".

How can I make the keyswitch button on the nanokontrol2 play on "Right 1" so that the keyswitch is played for the instrument in Right 1? Ideally, it would be good to have the option for specifying which Right/Left 1/2/3/4 the key from the nanokontrol2 should play on.

Is what I want to do possible with vArranger?

Thanks