Hi Nathan,

Glad to be of some help: been there, done that, in regards to being frustrated when things don't work as I think they should...

Another hint: you also should be very careful also when recording modulation wheel, aftertouch, sustain pedal, etc, while sequencing. It is a good thing to set all of these controller values to 0 at the first beat of the first measure of the sequence, just to make sure there are no funny sounding notes, etc. Most sequencers allow you to insert controller events.

Alternatively, you can leave one bar of silence at the beginning of the song and record just controllers as you 'tweak' the pitch bend, modulation, sustain pedal, just to make sure they will all be set to zero at the start of the music.

Regards,

Christopher