Steinberg Cubase 8 Manual

Using MIDI devices
About Device panels (Cubase Pro only)
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If you click in the name field, all parameters in the device are shown and can be 
selected for automation.
• To open another automation track for the next parameter on the pop-up menu, 
click the + button (“Append automation track”) at the bottom left of the 
automation track.
NOTE
If you wrote automation but your MIDI device is not yet connected, the panel will not 
display any parameter changes when playing back the track with the Read...

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MIDI Processing
This chapter describes the various MIDI processing functions 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. For example, the operations “Transpose” and “Quantize” are 
available both as MIDI modifiers and as MIDI functions.
The main difference is...

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What is affected by the MIDI functions?
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What is affected by the MIDI functions?
Which events are affected when you use a MIDI function depends on the function, 
the active window and the current selection:
• Some MIDI functions only apply to MIDI events of a certain type.
For example, quantization only affects notes, while the Delete Controllers 
function only applies to MIDI controller events.
• In the Project window, the MIDI functions apply to all selected parts, affecting 
all...

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Making your settings permanent
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• Select a root note and scale type for the new scale from the lower 
pop-up menus.
Make sure to select the correct root note if you want to keep the result 
in the same key as the original notes, or select an entirely different key 
if you want to experiment.
Use Range
When this is activated, transposed notes will remain within the limit that you 
specify with the Low and High values.
If a note would end up outside this limit after transposition, it is...

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Making your settings permanent
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The following settings for MIDI parts are taken into account as well:
• The Transpose and Velocity settings for parts displayed on the info line – the 
Volume setting is not taken into account.
Merge MIDI in Loop
The “Merge MIDI in Loop” function combines all unmuted MIDI events on all 
unmuted tracks, applies MIDI modifiers and effects, and generates a new MIDI part, 
containing all the events as you would hear them during playback.
PROCEDURE
1. Mute...

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Making your settings permanent
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Erase Destination
If this is activated, any existing MIDI data between the left and right locators 
on the destination track will be deleted.
Include Chase
If this is activated, events placed outside the selected part but relating to it will 
be included in the processing, e.
 g. a Program Change right before the left 
locator.
Convert VST3
If this is activated, all VST 3 data within the selected area is converted to MIDI 
data.
RELATED LINKS
Chase on...

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Dissolve Part
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Dissolve Part
The Dissolve Part function on the MIDI menu allows you to separate MIDI events 
according to channels or pitches:
• When you work with MIDI parts (on MIDI channel “Any”) containing events on 
different MIDI channels, activate the “Separate Channels” option.
• To separate MIDI events according to pitch, activate the “Separate Pitches” 
option.
Typical examples are drum and percussion tracks, where different pitches 
usually correspond to separate drum...

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Dissolve Part
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PROCEDURE
1. Select the parts containing MIDI data on different channels.
2. Select “Dissolve Part” from the MIDI menu.
3. In the dialog that opens, select the “Separate Channels” option.
RESULT 
Now, for each MIDI channel used in the selected parts, a new MIDI track is created 
and set to the corresponding MIDI channel. Each event is then copied into the part 
on the track with the corresponding MIDI channel. Finally, the original parts are 
muted.
An example:
This part...

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Bounce MIDI
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Dissolving to lanes
In the lower right section of the Dissolve Part dialog, you will find the “Dissolve to 
Lanes” option. When this is activated, the part will not be dissolved onto different 
tracks but onto different lanes of the original track, allowing for a better management 
of MIDI material that “belongs together”.
This is useful when working with drums for example, as it allows you to split up a 
part into different drum sounds and edit these independently. When...

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Other MIDI functions
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Other MIDI functions
The following items can be found on the Functions submenu of the MIDI menu:
Legato
Extends each selected note so that it reaches the next note.
You can specify a gap or overlap for this function with the “Legato Overlap” setting 
in the Preferences dialog (Editing–MIDI page).
When using Legato with this setting, each note will be extended to end 5 ticks before the 
next note.
When you activate “Legato Mode: Between Selected Notes Only”, the...