Steinberg Nuendo 4 MIDI Devices Manual

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7.Reduce the number of bits to “4” and enter “10” in the 
Hex row at position 2, because the device ID ranges from 
10H to 1FH.
8.Next, remove Value 3 and Value 4 and enter the right 
Values (6A and 12) in the Hex row.
9.Finally, rename Values 5 to 9 according to the Sysex 
definition table. For this, double-click on each value name 
and enter the new name.
The dialog should now be set up like this:
10.Click OK.
All the values that have been defined now appear in the 
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As you may have noticed, the variable “x” is automatically 
assigned to the “Data” value. “x” stands for the value that 
is represented by this parameter and is always defined in-
dividually by each parameter. If you later assign a control 
like a fader to this parameter, this fader will control and 
modify “x”. “x” is automatically assigned to the last value of 
the message, but can be freely assigned to any other 
value.
4.Click OK to close the dialog.
In the Device window, small plus...

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3.Now set up the DevID as described before.
4.Activate the Create Multiple checkbox and enter a 
range of 0–81, because the System Common table in the 
manual of the JV-1080 contains 82 parameters, starting 
with an index of “0”.
Address1MSB, Address2 and Address 3 are all 0 for all System Com-
mon parameters, so leave them as they are. Enter “index” in the Formula 
column for Address4LSB to address each of the 82 parameters sepa-
rately. The dialog should now look like this:
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Excerpt from a Device XML file
Yamaha XG Drum FX.xml
The code has to end with , otherwise it is 
incomplete and cannot be imported. 
The value of the variable “DeviceNode Name” is the name 
of the device given in the Installed Devices List. 
Object classes have unique IDs, which are important in 
case you want to merge XML files (see below). 
Editing the device setup XML files directly
It is possible to “merge” XML files, e. g. in these cases:
You have created a panel for a device and now...

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Bitmaps are included with the tag , in this ex-
ample the Bitmap “virus LOGO.bmp”.
Controls have their own tags . Templates 
are encoded in sections that are tagged with .
Snapshot XML files
Snapshots are saved as separate XML files under the 
specified name, e.g. “Blues.xml”.
You can arrange the snapshot files in subfolders. 
Example for Windows
This way it is possible to e.g. rebuild the preset structure 
of your device, which results in a corresponding folder 
structure in the snapshot...

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About Studio Connections
Studio Connections is the name of an initiative led by 
Steinberg and Yamaha. The initiative intends to create in-
dustry standards for totally integrated system environ-
ments using software and hardware products.
First implementation stage of the Studio Connections 
open standard is the integration and support of Yamaha’s 
Studio Manager 2 (SM2) and Total Recall for compatible 
hardware devices. 
For further information about Studio Connections, please 
visit...

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Total Recall
Total Recall means that you can save and recall all set-
tings of your hardware and software products by opening 
one integrated file in a DAW such as Nuendo or Cubase. 
Also you will have instant and organized access to hard-
ware editors.
When you load a project or switch to another active 
project that contains SM2 data, the Total Recall Synchro-
nization dialog appears:
This dialog can also be opened any time from the Studio 
Manager’s Synchronize menu. Click OK for the...

Index 

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Index
B
Bank Assignments 8
Bank Select 6
C
Control Parameter Assignment 20
Copy
Panel elements 28
Create Multiple option 12
Create new MIDI channel 12
D
Definable values 35
Device panels
About 13
Edit windows 16
Editing 19
Device Setup XML File 43
Device structure 16
Device window 16
Double value Sysex message 36
F
Fomula 35
I
Identifying nodes in panels 30
Import bitmap 21
M
Mathematical operations in
formulas 35
MIDI Device Manager 6
Device window 16
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Defining new for patch 
selection...