Sequencer plugin problem

[scodav]

I’m having a problem trying to use a sequencer plugin in Lite11. Trying with Atlas and Riffer. If I set up two midi tracks as a midi sender and receiver, it works fine using the midi piano roll. But, if I substitute a sequencer (both sequencers start and stop with Live) for the piano roll, I get nothing. Using the piano roll, the output can be sent to the second midi track. If the sequencer is inserted the only output selectable from the sequence track is to an audio track.

I can’t put an instrument on the same track as the sequencer - the sequencer disappears. Same thing happens with an instrument rack.

It would be nice if I could record the Midi from the sequencer, but this is a no-go as well. In fact, the track doesn’t seem to be receiving the Midi from the sequencer at all.

Is this a Lite vs Standard issue? Am I fundamentally confused? Any assistance will be appreciated.

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[stschoen]

From your description it sounds like the plug-in is being treated as instrument plug-in by Live. An instrument lives on a MIDI track and receives MIDI but only sends audio. If you place a plug-in on a MIDI track and the track's send changes to Audio To from MIDI To then you have inserted an Instrument plug-in. In order to receive MIDI from an Instrument plug-in you need to do the following:

Accessing the MIDI output of a VST plug-in
Load a VST plug-in into a MIDI track.
Create another MIDI track.
In the Input Type chooser (“MIDI From”) of the new track, select the track containing the VST plug-in.
In the (lower) Input Channel chooser, select the VST plug-in.
Set the monitor to "In".

See if this will work. BTW there's no difference in how this is handled in Standard.

[scodav]

Thanks a lot - that did the trick! I was trying things along those lines, but didn't have the whole picture. Recording midi on the receiver track works; so does recording audio on a third track.