Steinberg Cubase Studio 4 MIDI Devices Studio Manual

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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 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, sep-
arated 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...

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The Create New MIDI Device dialog
When you select “Define New” in the Add MIDI Device di-
alog, the Create New MIDI Device dialog opens.
ÖIf you are using Cubase Studio, this is where you can 
enter a name for the new device and specify which MIDI 
channels you want the device to use.
ÖIf you are using Cubase, the dialog contains the fol-
lowing settings:
ÖIf you create identical channels with the Channels set-
ting “Snapshot” and delete one of them and create a new 
channel instead, this...

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To build the MIDI connection, you have to activate the 
Create Multiple option in the Add Subnodes dialog. 
Proceed like in our following example:
1.Select the device in the list to the left.
2.Click on the Add Subnodes button.
3.Enter a name for the Subnodes, e. g. “Channel”, and 
activate the Create Multiple option. 
4.Enter the Variable Name “channel”, the Variable 
Range, e. g. “1-12”, and click OK.
This way, 12 channels with identical settings are generated. 
ÖIf you want to create...

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About Device panels (Cubase only)
On the following pages we will describe how to use MIDI 
Device panels and the powerful MIDI device panel editing 
features of the MIDI Device Manager. 
ÖWe recommend that you first configure the patch 
banks, then export the device setup before editing the 
panels. This way, most of your settings will be saved in 
case of panel configuration problems. 
The panels are saved in XML format. For more information, 
see “Panel XML files” on page 45.
Basic...

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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.
The device control panel opens in a separate window. The Edit (“e”) but-
ton...

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2.Select a panel by double-clicking it in the list.
The panel opens in the Inspector.
ÖIf you can’t 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...

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2.Activate Write automation on the device panel.
You can automate the device by either moving knobs and sliders on the 
control panel or by drawing curves on the automation track for a selected 
parameter. 
3.If you now go back to the Project window, there will be 
a MIDI Device Automation track in the Track list.
If the track is hidden, select “Show Used Automation” on the Track Fold-
ing submenu of the Project menu.
If you click in the name field, all parameters in the device 
are shown...

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Device node
This shows the name of the selected node. You can rename 
some or all nodes, for example if the device is a typical GM-
compatible synth you may want to rename “Channel 10” to 
“Drums”. 
Panels
In the Panels window area a list of panels assigned to the 
selected node will be shown (currently no panels are as-
signed). 
The “Add Panel” button opens the Add Panel dialog, 
see “The Add Panel Dialog” on page 18.
When an existing panel is selected in the Panels win-
dow area, the...

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The Edit Panel window
After selecting a name and a panel size in the Add Panel 
dialog, click OK to open the Edit Panel dialog. When a 
panel has been added, you can switch between all edit 
windows (Device/Edit Panel/Patch Banks) by using the 
pop-up menu at the top of the window.
The Edit Panel window contains the following areas:
Device structure (top left)
This is the device “tree” where you can navigate the de-
vice structure and its nodes, subnodes and parameters. It 
is the same as...

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At the top you can see and edit the node name. In the 
Views area, you see the list of panels assigned to the cur-
rent node. Using the buttons to the right of the list, you 
can add a new (blank) panel to a node and edit or remove 
an existing panel. 
The way to reach a particular panel or subpanel is to se-
lect a node in the device structure area, and then select 
the desired panel in the Views window area. If you click 
the Edit Panel button, the panel will open in the edit area....