How do I send the same incoming MIDI data to several tracks simultaneously?

[McLilith]

Let's say I have 4 different tracks in Waveform 11, and each track contains a different VSTi synth. I want to feed MIDI data from my external Yamaha SY77 hardware synth to each of those tracks simultaneously, and I want to do it conveniently. I want to play a key on my SY77 and hear all four VSTi synths playing that note simultaneously in parallel.

It's a very simple task, but Waveform doesn't make it simple to implement, because when I assign the MIDI port associated with my SY77 to the input of Track 1, that MIDI port is no longer available to assign to the other channel inputs.

What is the best and most straightforward way to have synths on different tracks simultaneously playing the same incoming MIDI stream in parallel?

[Peter Widdicombe]

Create virtual MIDI instruments, and assign the associated device to the SY77. Call them Virt1, Virt2, Yamaha3, whatever . Then you can use virtual 1, 2, 3 in addition to the original.

What this ALSO enables is the capability of split/layering or handling of Pads. In each virtual (and the original) you can allow only one midi channel through. So if you can assign, say, pads or a range of keys (keyboard split) from the Yamaha to different midi channels, you can then select the input device to be, say, Yamaha 3 being the Yamaha with ONLY channel 3 being recognized... Most useful if you have a keyboard with pads. Or track-like capabilities like the SY77.

Or you can do it in a rack.

Or, in settings/general, allow inputs to multiple tracks. I don't like this one, as I prefer the device to be UNASSIGNED from the previous track automatically when I assign a new one, but to each his own...

[nowgad]

[nowgad]

Let's say I have 4 different tracks in Waveform 11...

One of the methods:
In Waveform, the Aux Send/Aux Return utilities work for midi as well. This is a very fast way to send midi from one track to another. I do not remember if these utilities are open in the Free version or not.

[pough]

Settings -> General -> Track Inputs -> Allow inputs to appear on multiple tracks

[McLilith]

Settings -> General -> Track Inputs -> Allow inputs to appear on multiple tracks

Thank you. That was exactly what I wanted!

I thought I had looked through all the options, but I still managed to overlook that somehow.