Steinberg Cubase SX/SL 3 MIDI Devices And Features Manual

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Transformer
The Transformer is a real-time version of the Logical Editor. With this 
you can perform very powerful MIDI processing on the fly, without af-
fecting the actual MIDI events on the track.
The Logical Editor is described starting on page 111. As the parame-
ters and functions are almost identical, the descriptions for the Logical 
Editor also apply to the Transformer. Where there are differences be-
tween the two, this is clearly stated. 

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3
Working with System Exclusive
messages 

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Introduction
System Exclusive (SysEx) is a special type of MIDI message used to 
send things that only make sense to a unit of a certain make and type. 
Every major MIDI manufacturer has its own SysEx identity code. Sys-
tem Exclusive messages are typically used for transmitting patch data, 
i.e. the numbers that make up the settings of one or more sounds in a 
MIDI instrument.
Cubase SX/SL allows you to record and manipulate System Exclusive...

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1.Open the Preferences dialog from the File menu (on the Mac, this is 
located on the Cubase SX/SL menu) and select the MIDI–MIDI Filter 
page.
This allows you to govern which MIDI event types should be recorded and/or thru-put.
2.Deactivate the Sysex checkbox in the Record section, but make sure 
the Sysex checkbox in the Thru section is activated.
With this setting (shown in the figure above) SysEx messages will be recorded but not 
echoed back...

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If your MIDI instrument doesn’t offer a way to initiate a dump “by itself”, 
you have to send a Dump Request message from Cubase SX/SL to start 
the dump. You will then have to use the MIDI SysEx Editor (see page 108) 
to insert the specific Dump Request message (see the instrument’s doc-
umentation) at the beginning of a MIDI track. When you activate record-
ing, the Dump Request message will be played back (sent to the instru-
ment), the dump...

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•If you create parts with useful “SysEx dumps”, you can put these on a special 
muted track. When you want to use one of them, drag it to an empty unmuted 
track and play it back from there.
•Do not transmit several SysEx dumps to several instruments at the same time.
•Make a note of the current device ID setting of the instrument. If you change 
this, the instrument may refuse to load the dump later.
Recording System Exclusive parameter...

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Editing System Exclusive messages
While System Exclusive events are shown in the List Editor/Project 
Browser, their entire content is not (only the beginning of the mes-
sage is displayed in the Comment column for the event). Furthermore, 
you cannot edit the event (other than moving it) as you can with other 
event types in the List Editor.
Instead, you use the MIDI SysEx Editor for this.
•To open the MIDI SysEx Editor for an event, click in...

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Selecting and viewing values
To select a value, either click on it or use the cursor keys. The se-
lected byte is indicated in various formats:
•In the main display, values are shown in hexadecimal format.
•To the right of this, values are shown in ASCII format.
•At the bottom of the dialog, the selected value is shown in binary and decimal 
formats.
Editing a value
The selected value can be edited directly in the main display or in the 
decimal...

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