Steinberg Cubase Le 8 Manual

MIDI realtime parameters
The Inspector sections
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Setting up ranges
PROCEDURE
1. Open the Range pop-up menu and select one of the following four modes:
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.
NOTE
Note 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...

MIDI realtime parameters
The Inspector sections
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VST Instrument section (Cubase Elements only)
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 the channel settings for the VST instrument while you 
are editing the MIDI track.
• If multiple outputs for a VST instrument are...

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Using MIDI devices
The MIDI Device Manager allows you to specify and set up your MIDI devices, 
making global control and patch selection easy.
MIDI devices – general settings and patch handling
On the following pages, we will describe how to install and set up preset MIDI 
devices, and how to select patches by name from within Cubase.
About Program Change and Bank Select
To instruct a MIDI instrument to select a certain patch (sound), you send a MIDI 
Program Change message to the instrument....

Using MIDI devices
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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...

Using MIDI devices
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Commands
This pop-up menu lets you edit the selected device (provided that “Enable 
Edit” is ticked). The patch structure for the selected device is shown on the 
left side of the dialog.
MIDI Messages
This area on the right side of the dialog shows exactly which MIDI messages 
are sent out to select the patch highlighted in the list to the left.
When you open the MIDI Device Manager for the first time, it will be empty (because...

Using MIDI devices
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Installing a preset MIDI device
PROCEDURE
1. Click the Install Device button.
A dialog opens listing all pre-configured MIDI devices. For now we assume that your 
MIDI device is included in this list.
2. Locate and select the device in the list and click OK.
If your MIDI device is not included in the list but is compatible with the GM (General 
MIDI) or XG standards, you can select the generic GM or XG Device options at the 
top of...

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Devices with several banks have an additional tab “Bank Assignment”. Select this 
tab to specify for each MIDI channel which bank it should use.
The selection here will affect which bank is displayed when you select programs by 
name for the device in the track list or Inspector. For example, many instruments use 
MIDI channel 10 as an exclusive drum channel, in which case you would want to 
select the “Drums” (or “Rhythm Set”,...

Using MIDI devices
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Renaming patches in a device
The pre-configured devices list is based on the factory-preset patches, i. e. the 
patches included in the device when you first bought it. If you have replaced some 
of the factory presets with your own patches, you need to modify the device so that 
the patch name list matches the actual device:
PROCEDURE
1. In the MIDI Device Manager, select the device in the Installed Devices list.
Make sure that...

Using MIDI devices
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New Folder
Creates a new subfolder in the selected bank or folder. This could correspond 
to a group of patches in the MIDI device, or just be a way for you to categorize 
sounds, etc. When you select this item, a name dialog opens, allowing you to 
name the folder. You can also rename the folder afterwards by clicking it and 
typing in the list.
New Preset
This adds a new preset in the selected bank or folder.
You can rename the...

Using MIDI devices
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Adding Multiple Presets
PROCEDURE
1. Add the event types required for selecting a patch in the MIDI device.
This is done just as when editing the settings for a single event: clicking in the event 
display brings up a pop-up menu from which you can select an event type.
2. Use the Range column to set up either a fixed value or a range of values for 
each event type in the list.
This requires some explanation:
If you specify a...