[Ardour-Users] Directing MIDI input from a keyboard

[Ralf Mardorf]

On Sun, 2011-06-26 at 18:50 +1000, Leigh Dyer wrote:
> On 06/26/2011 06:43 PM, Nando wrote:
> > Midi channels?
> 
> I've tried MIDI channels, but they only partly solve the problem -- they 
> work okay if all of your MIDI tracks are just being sent to the same 
> multitimbral synth anyway, but if you're using multiple synths and 
> they're all expecting data on channel 1, you're still stuck.
> 
> Thanks
> Leigh
> 
> >
> > On 26 Jun 2011 05:36, "Leigh Dyer" <lsd at wootangent.net
> > <mailto:lsd at wootangent.net>> wrote:
> >  > Hi all,
> >  >
> >  > I have a project set up in Ardour 3 with a number of MIDI tracks, all of
> >  > which I'd like to be able to selectively play with and record to from my
> >  > MIDI keyboard. I have the keyboard hooked up to each track's inputs, but
> >  > when I press a key, the message gets sent to every track, which makes
> >  > working with specific sounds difficult.
> >  >
> >  > I was hoping that MIDI would work in a similar way to audio, ie: with
> >  > Auto Input disabled, MIDI data should only go to those tracks that are
> >  > armed for recording. That way, I could simply arm the track I want to
> >  > play with, and disarm any others.
> >  >
> >  > Is there a way to get this to work, or is there some other way of
> >  > managing a single keyboard input across multiple MIDI tracks?
> >  >
> >  > Thanks
> >  > Leigh

1. idea
Again, MIDI channels?
There might be a Linux MIDI filter app.
I've got no time to search, on the quick I hadn't success using Google.
2. iedea
I didn't work with Ardour3 until now. Isn't it possible to give Ardour3
Several MIDI inputs (MIDI captures) routed to different tracks?