Steinberg Cubase 7 User Manual

461
Using MIDI devicesMIDI devices – general settings and patch handling
To help with this, you can use the MIDI Device Manager to specify which MIDI 
instruments you have connected by selecting from a vast list of existing devices or by 
specifying the details yourself. Once you have specified which MIDI devices you are 
using, you can select to which particular device each MIDI track is routed. It is then 
possible to select patches by name in the track list or Inspector.
Opening the MIDI Device...

462
Using MIDI devicesMIDI devices – general settings and patch handling
When you open the MIDI Device Manager for the first time, it will be empty (because 
you have not installed any devices yet). On the following pages we describe how to 
add a pre-configured MIDI device to the list, how to edit the settings and how to 
define a device from scratch.
ÖNote that there is an important difference between installing a preset MIDI device 
(“Install Device”) and importing a MIDI device setup (“Import...

463
Using MIDI devicesMIDI devices – general settings and patch handling
4.Select the device in the list.
As you can see, it currently contains only an Empty Bank item.
5.Make sure that the Enable Edit checkbox is activated.
Now you can use the functions on the Commands pop-up menu on the left to 
organize the patch structure of the new device.
Installing a preset MIDI device
To install a preset MIDI device, proceed as follows:
1.Click the Install Device button.
A dialog opens listing all pre-configured...

464
Using MIDI devicesMIDI devices – general settings and patch handling
ÖNote that if there already exists a panel for the device (Cubase only), opening the 
device might open this panel first. In this case, click on the Edit (“e”) button to open 
the Device window.
About Patch Banks
Depending on the selected device, you may find that the Patch Banks list is divided in 
two or more main banks. Typically, these are called Patches, Performances, Drums, 
etc. The reason for having several patch banks is...

465
Using MIDI devicesMIDI devices – general settings and patch handling
You can also use a filter function here. For this, enter the search term in the Filter field, 
e.g. “drum”, and press [Return] to display all sounds with “drum” in the name.
3.Click a patch in the list to select it.
This sends the appropriate MIDI message to the device. You can also scroll the 
program selection up or down, as with any value.
Renaming patches in a device
The pre-configured devices list is based on the factory-preset...

466
Using MIDI devicesMIDI devices – general settings and patch handling
New Preset
This adds a new preset in the selected bank or folder. 
You can rename the preset by clicking it and typing a new name.
When the preset is selected, the corresponding MIDI events (Program Change, Bank 
Select, etc.) are shown in the event display to the right. The default setting for a new 
preset is Program Change 0 – to change this, proceed as follows:
•To change which Program Change value is sent out to select the...

467
Using MIDI devicesAbout Device panels (Cubase only)
This requires some explanation:  
If you specify a single value in the Range column (e. g. 3, 15 or 127), all added presets 
will have an event of this type set to the same value. 
 
If you instead specify a value range (a start value and an end value, separated by a 
dash, e.
 g. 0–63), the first added preset will have an event set to the start value, the 
next value will be incrementally raised by one and so on, up to and including the end...

468
Using MIDI devicesAbout Device panels (Cubase only)
Device panels in the program
In this section we will take a look at a pre-configured MIDI device panel to illustrate 
how it can be used in Cubase. Several device maps can be found in the Knowledge 
Base on the Steinberg web site (http://knowledgebase.steinberg.net).
Opening a device setup
Proceed as follows to open a MIDI device setup:
1.Open the MIDI Device Manager from the Devices menu.
2.Click the “Import Setup” button.
A file dialog opens....

469
Using MIDI devicesAbout Device panels (Cubase only)
7.Close the Device panel and return to the Project window.
8.Select the device from the “Output Routing” pop-up menu for a MIDI track.
Note that for some devices, you may have to set the MIDI channel to “Any”.
Now the Device panel can be opened by clicking the Open Device Panels button in 
the Inspector or in the channel for the corresponding track in the MixConsole.
ÖNote that [Ctrl]/[Command]-clicking the Open Device Panels button allows you to...

470
Using MIDI devicesAbout Device panels (Cubase only)
4.Click the button at the right of the header.
The Panels folder is displayed like in the Inspector, but with different available 
panels. Just like in the Inspector, the panel has to “fit” into the available space to be 
selectable.
5.Double-click to select a panel.
The panel is shown in the Channel Racks section of the MixConsole.
Automating device parameters
Automation works just like for normal audio and MIDI tracks:
1.Open the device panel by...