Steinberg Cubase SX/SL 3 Operation Manual

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2.Select the track(s) by clicking in the Track list.
To select multiple tracks, press [Shift] or [Ctrl]/[Command] and click. The Inspector 
shows the settings for the first selected track (for details, see page 92).
3.Click the track headline in the Inspector to make sure the topmost 
section is shown.
4.Pull down the “in” pop-up menu and select an input.
The available MIDI inputs are shown. The items on the menu depend on the type of 
MIDI interface you are using etc. 
•If...

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Setting the MIDI channel and output
The MIDI channel and output settings determine where the recorded 
MIDI is routed during playback, but are also relevant for MIDI Thru in 
Cubase SX/SL. Channel and output can be selected in the Track list 
or in the Inspector. The procedure below describes how to make the 
settings in the Inspector, but it can be done in largely the same man-
ner in the Track list as well.
1.To select the track(s) and show the settings in the Inspector,...

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Selecting a sound
You can select sounds from within Cubase SX/SL, by instructing the 
program to send Program Change and Bank Select messages to your 
MIDI device. This is done using the “prg” and “bnk” value fields in the 
Inspector or Track list.
Program Change messages give access to 128 different program lo-
cations. If your MIDI instruments have more than 128 programs, Bank 
Select messages (set in the “bnk” value field) allow you to select differ-
ent banks, each...

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Recording
Recording MIDI is done according to the basic recording methods 
(see page 43). When you finish recording, a part containing MIDI 
events is created in the Project window.
About overlap and the Rec Mode setting
MIDI tracks are different from audio tracks when it comes to overlap-
ping parts:
• All events in overlapping parts are always played back.
If you record several parts at the same locations (or move parts so that they overlap), 
you will hear the events in...

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Recording MIDI in cycle mode
When you record MIDI in cycle mode, the result depends on which 
Cycle Record mode is selected on the Transport panel:
Cycle Rec mode: Mix (MIDI)
For each completed lap, everything you record is added to what was 
previously recorded, in the same part. This is useful for building up 
rhythm patterns, for example. Record a hi-hat part on the first lap, the 
bass drum part on the second lap etc. 
Cycle Rec mode: Overwrite (MIDI)
As soon as you play a...

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Cycle Rec mode: Stacked/Stacked 2 (No Mute)
In this mode, the following happens: 
• Each recorded cycle lap is turned into a separate MIDI part.
• The track is divided into “lanes”, one for each cycle lap.
• The parts are stacked above each other, each on a different lane.
• All takes but the last one are muted (Stacked). 
• If Stacked 2 is selected, no muting takes place.
This makes it easy to create a “perfect take” by combining the best 
parts from the different cycle...

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Recording different types of MIDI messages
You can decide exactly which event types should be recorded by using 
the MIDI filters – see page 81.
Notes
With MIDI, when you press and release a key on your synth or other 
MIDI keyboard, a Note On (key down) and a Note Off (key up) mes-
sage are sent out. The MIDI note message also contains the informa-
tion which MIDI channel was used. Normally, this information is overrid-
den by the MIDI channel setting for the track, but if...

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Program Change messages
Normally, when you switch from one program to another on your key-
board (or whatever you use to record), a number corresponding to that 
program is sent out via MIDI as a Program Change message. These 
can be recorded on the fly with the music, recorded afterwards on a 
separate track, or manually entered in the Key or List Editors. 
System Exclusive messages
System Exclusive (SysEx) is a special type of MIDI message used to 
send data that only makes...

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Retrospective Record
This feature allows you to capture any MIDI notes you play in Stop 
mode or during playback and turn them into a MIDI part “after the fact”. 
This is possible due to the fact that Cubase SX/SL can capture MIDI 
input in buffer memory, even when not recording.
Proceed as follows:
1.Enable the Retrospective Record function in the Preferences dialog 
(Record page).
This activates the buffering of MIDI input, making Retrospective Record possible.
2.Make sure a...

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MIDI Preferences
The following options and settings in the Preferences dialog affect 
MIDI recording and playback:
MIDI page
•Length Adjustment
Adjusts the length of notes so that there always is a short time between the end of one 
note and the start of another (of the same pitch and on the same MIDI channel). You 
set the time in ticks. By default there are 120 ticks per 1/16 note, but you can adjust 
this with the MIDI Display Resolution setting on the same page.
Record...