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4.Click Open. The Import MIDI Devices dialog appears 
where you can select one or several devices for import.
A device setup file can contain one or several MIDI devices.
5.Select a device and click OK. 
The device is added to the list of installed devices in the MIDI Device 
Manager. 
6.Select the correct MIDI output from the Output pop-
up menu, select the device in the list and click the Open 
Device button.
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ÖIf you cannot see any panels in the “Panels” folder, al-
though you have successfully set up a MIDI device with 
several panels, make sure you selected the correct chan-
nel from the Channel pop-up menu, preferably “Any” to 
see all device panels. Also make sure that the panels fit 
into the space, otherwise they will not be available in the 
“Panels” folder.
Showing panels in the Mixer
1.Open the Mixer and make sure the extended channel 
view is shown.
2.Open the View options...

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About Studio Connections 
(Cubase only)
Studio Connections is the name of an initiative led by 
Steinberg and Yamaha. The initiative intends to create in-
dustry standards for totally integrated system environ-
ments using software and hardware products.
First implementation stage of the Studio Connections 
open standard is the integration and support of Yamaha’s 
Studio Manager 2 (SM2) and Total Recall for compatible 
hardware devices. 
For further information about Studio...

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Total Recall
Total Recall means that you can save and recall all set-
tings of your hardware and software products by opening 
one integrated file in a DAW such as Cubase or Nuendo. 
Also you will have instant and organized access to hard-
ware editors.
When you load a project or switch to another active project 
that contains SM2 data, the Total Recall Synchronization 
dialog appears:
This dialog can also be opened any time from the Studio 
Manager’s Synchronize menu. Click OK for...

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Introduction
This chapter describes the various MIDI processing func-
tions available on the MIDI menu. They offer various ways 
to edit MIDI notes and other events, either in the Project 
window or from within a MIDI editor.
MIDI functions vs. MIDI modifiers
In some cases, the result of a MIDI function can also be 
obtained by using MIDI modifiers and effects (see “MIDI 
realtime parameters and effects” on page 305). For exam-
ple, the operations “Transpose” and...

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Setting up quantize on the toolbar
At its most basic, setting up quantizing consists of select-
ing a note value from the Quantize pop-up menu on the 
toolbar (in the Project window or a MIDI editor).
This allows you to quantize to exact note values (straight, 
triplet or dotted notes) only. 
Setting up quantize in the Quantize Setup 
dialog
If you want more options than those available on the pop-
up menu, select “Quantize Setup…” from the MIDI menu 
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Magnetic Area
This allows you to specify that only notes within a certain 
distance from the grid lines should be affected by quantiz-
ing. 
When the slider is set to 0 %, the Magnetic Area func-
tion is deactivated, i.e. all notes are affected by quantizing.
If you move the slider gradually to the right, you will note how the mag-
netic areas are shown around the blue lines in the grid display.
Presets
The controls in the lower left corner of the dialog allow you 
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If you activate the “Auto” checkbox in the Quantize Setup 
dialog, any change you make in the dialog is immediately 
applied to the selected MIDI parts or notes.
A great way of using this feature is to set up a playback loop, and adjust 
the settings in the dialog until you get the desired result. 
The Auto Quantize function
If you activate the Auto Q button on the Transport panel, 
all MIDI recordings you make are automatically quantized 
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Freeze Quantize
There may be situations when you want to make the quan-
tized positions “permanent”. For example, you may want to 
quantize notes a second time, having the results based on 
the current quantized positions rather than the original po-
sitions. To make this possible, select the notes in question 
and select “Freeze Quantize” from the Advanced Quantize 
submenu. This makes the quantized positions permanent.
Part to Groove
With this function, you can...