Steinberg Cubase 7 User Manual

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MIDI realtime parameters and effectsThe Inspector sections
ÖNote that the functionality of the Bank and Program selector settings (used for 
selecting sounds in the connected MIDI instrument) depends on the instrument to 
which the MIDI output is routed, and how you have set it up in the MIDI Device 
Manager. The MIDI Device Manager allows you to specify which MIDI instruments and 
other devices are connected to the various MIDI outputs, thus making it possible to 
select patches by name. See the...

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Transpose
This allows you to transpose all notes on the track in semitones. The available range is 
-127 to +127 semitones, but remember that the total range of MIDI note numbers is 
0 to 127. Furthermore, not all instruments can play back notes over the whole range. 
Therefore, extreme transpositions can give rather strange and unwanted results.
•You can also transpose individual MIDI parts using the Transpose field in the info 
line.
The...

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MIDI realtime parameters and effectsThe Inspector sections
Random
The Random settings let you introduce random variations to various properties of MIDI 
notes. Anything from very subtle variations to dramatic changes can be applied. There 
are two separate “random generators”, set up in the following way:
1.Open the Random pop-up menu and select which note property is randomized.
The options are position, pitch, velocity and length. 
ÖKeep in mind that depending on the content of the track, certain...

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2.Use the two fields to the right to set the minimum and maximum values.
These values will be shown as numbers (0 to 127) for the velocity modes and as 
note numbers (C-2 to G8) for the pitch modes.
ÖNote that you can make independent settings for the two Range functions.
•To deactivate the Range function, open the Range pop-up menu(s) and select 
“OFF”.
HMT: Follow
Activating this button for a track applies Hermode Tuning to the notes played...

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Notepad section
This is a standard notepad, allowing you to enter notes and comments about the 
track. Each track has its own notepad in the Inspector.
VST Instrument section
If the MIDI track is routed to a VST instrument, a new section will appear at the bottom 
of the Inspector, labeled with the name of the VST instrument. Clicking this section 
shows a duplicate of the Inspector settings for the VST instrument channel. This 
makes it easy to adjust...

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MIDI realtime parameters and effectsMIDI effects
Insert and send effects
As with audio effects, there are two ways to route the MIDI events on a track to an 
effect:
ÖIf you add an insert effect, the MIDI events will be sent to the effect, which will process 
the data and pass it on to the track’s MIDI output (or to another insert effect). In other 
words, the MIDI events will be routed “through” the insert effect.
ÖIf you use a send effect, the MIDI events will be sent both to the track’s MIDI...

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MIDI Sends section
This allows you to add up to four MIDI send effects. Unlike audio send effects, you can 
select and activate send effects individually for each track. The section contains the 
following items:
ÖEffects that display their controls in the Inspector can be opened in a separate control 
panel window by pressing [Alt]/[Option] and clicking the Edit button.
ItemDescription
Sends State 
indicator and 
Bypass buttonThe symbol on the right...

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MIDI realtime parameters and effectsMIDI effects
About presets
Several of the MIDI plug-ins come with a number of presets for instant use.
•To load a preset, select it from the Presets pop-up menu of the plug-in.
•To save your current settings as a preset, click on the “+” button (“Save Preset”) 
to the right of the Presets menu.
You will be asked to specify a name for the preset. The saved preset will then be 
available for selection from the pop-up menu for all instances of that MIDI plug-in, 
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MIDI realtime parameters and effectsManaging plug-ins
Managing plug-ins
Selecting Plug-in Information from the Devices menu opens a window in which all 
loaded plug-ins, audio and MIDI, are listed.
•To view the MIDI effect plug-ins, click the MIDI Plug-ins tab.
•The leftmost column allows you to deactivate plug-ins.
This is useful if you have plug-ins installed that you do not want to use in Cubase. 
Only plug-ins that are activated (ticked checkbox) will appear on the MIDI effect 
pop-up menus.
Note...

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Using MIDI devices
Background
The MIDI Device Manager allows you to specify and set up your MIDI devices, making 
global control and patch selection easy.
But the MIDI Device Manager also features powerful editing functions that can be 
used to create MIDI device panels (Cubase only). MIDI device panels are internal 
representations of external MIDI hardware, complete with graphics. The MIDI device 
panel editor provides all the tools you need to create device maps where every 
parameter of an...