Steinberg Cubase Artist 10.0 User manual

Operation Manual

Cristina Bachmann, Heiko Bischoff, Lillie Harris, Christina Kaboth, Insa Mingers, Matthias Obrecht, Sabine Pfeifer,

Benjamin Schütte, Marita Sladek

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8 Introduction

8 Platform-Independent Documentation

8 PDF Documents and Online Documentation

9 Conventions

10 Key Commands

11 Setting up Your System

11 Setting up Audio

18 Setting up MIDI

20 Synchronizers

21 Audio Connections

21 Audio Connections Window

26 Renaming the Hardware Inputs and Outputs

28 Adding Input and Output Busses

28 Adding Child Busses (Cubase Pro only)

29 Presets for Input and Output Busses

29 Adding Group and FX Channels (Cubase Pro

only)

30 Monitoring Bus

30 External Instruments and Effects (Cubase Pro

only)

36 Bus Congurations

38 Project Window

39 Showing/Hiding Zones

39 Project Zone

54 Left Zone

63 Lower Zone

69 Right Zone

75 Keyboard Focus in the Project Window

76 Zooming in the Project Window

80 Snap Function

82 Cross-Hair Cursor

83 Edit History Dialog

84 Color Handling

89 Project Handling

89 Creating New Projects

89 Hub

91 Project Assistant Dialog

91 Project Files

92 Template Files

93 Project Setup Dialog

96 Opening Project Files

97 Saving Project Files

98 Reverting to the Last Saved Version

98 Choosing a Project Location

99 Self-Contained Projects

101 Tracks

101 Track Inspector Settings Dialog

102 Track Control Settings Dialog

104 Audio Tracks

112 Instrument Tracks

120 Sampler Tracks

126 MIDI Tracks

134 FX Channel Tracks

141 Group Channel Tracks

147 VCA Fader Track (Cubase Pro only)

151 Marker Track

153 Ruler Track

155 Folder Tracks

157 Other Tracks

170 Track Handling

170 Adding Tracks via the Add Track Dialog

170 Adding Other Tracks

171 Adding Tracks Using Track Presets

171 Adding Tracks by Dragging Files from the

MediaBay

172 Track Import (Cubase Pro only)

175 Track Export (Cubase Pro only)

176 Exporting MIDI Tracks as Standard MIDI Files

178 Merging Mono Audio Tracks to Multi-Channel

Tracks

179 Removing Selected Tracks

180 Removing Empty Tracks

180 Moving Tracks in the Track List

180 Renaming Tracks

180 Automatically Assigning Colors to New Tracks

180 Showing Track Pictures

182 Setting the Track Height

183 Selecting Tracks

184 Deselecting Tracks

184 Duplicating Tracks

184 Disabling Tracks

185 Organizing Tracks in Folder Tracks

185 Handling Overlapping Audio

186 Track Folding Menu

187 Events Display on Folder Tracks

187 Modifying Event Display on Folder Tracks

187 Lanes, Takes and Overlapping Events

190 Dening the Track Time Base

191 Track Versions

198 Track Presets

205 Parts and Events

205 Events

209 Parts

210 Editing Techniques for Parts and Events

225 Range Editing

225 Creating a Selection Range

226 Editing Selection Ranges

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230 Playback and Transport

230 Transport Panel

234 Transport Menu

239 Transport Bar

244 Transport Pop-Up Window

245 Time Display Window

246 Left and Right Locators

247 Setting the Project Cursor Position

248 Auto-Scroll Settings Menu

249 Time Formats

250 Pre-Roll and Post-Roll

251 Punch In and Punch Out

251 Metronome Click

260 Chase

262 On-Screen Keyboard

262 Recording MIDI With the On-Screen Keyboard

262 On-Screen Keyboard Options

264 Recording

264 Basic Recording Methods

268 Monitoring

271 Audio Recording Specics

275 MIDI Recording Specics

281 Remaining Record Time

281 Lock Record

283 Importing Audio and MIDI Files

283 Audio File Import

290 MIDI File Import

292 Quantizing MIDI and Audio

292 Quantize Functions

293 Quantizing MIDI Event Starts

294 Quantizing MIDI Event Lengths

294 Quantizing MIDI Event Ends

294 Quantizing Audio Event Starts

295 Quantizing Audio Event Lengths (AudioWarp

Quantizing) (Cubase Pro only)

295 Quantizing Multiple Audio Tracks (Cubase Pro

only)

297 Quantize Panel

306 Fades, Crossfades, and Envelopes

306 Event-Based Fades

310 Creating Clip-Based Fades

311 Crossfades

313 Auto Fades and Crossfades

316 Event Envelopes

318 Arranger Track

318 Adding Arranger Events on the Arranger Track

319 Arranger Editor

322 Setting up an Arranger Chain and Adding

Events

324 Jump Mode

326 Arranging Music to Video

327 Transpose Functions

327 Project Root Key

330 Transpose Track

332 Keep Transpose in Octave Range

333 Transpose on the Info Line

334 Excluding Individual Parts or Events from

Global Transpose

335 Markers

335 Position Markers

335 Cycle Markers

336 Markers Window

340 Marker Track

342 Importing and Exporting Markers

344 MixConsole

344 MixConsole in Lower Zone

347 MixConsole Window

412 VCA Faders (Cubase Pro only)

412 VCA Fader Settings

414 Creating VCA Faders in the MixConsole

415 Assigning VCA Faders to Link Groups

415 Removing VCA Faders from Link Groups

416 Nested VCA Faders

416 VCA Fader Automation

418 Control Room (Cubase Pro only)

418 Adding Channels to the Control Room

419 Output Routing

419 Exclusive Assignment of Monitor Channels

419 Control Room Channels

421 Control Room - Main Tab

426 Control Room - Inserts Tab

428 Setting up a Cue Mix

429 Adjusting the Overall Cue Send Level

431 Metering and Loudness (Cubase Pro only)

431 Metering

432 Loudness Measurement

437 Audio Effects

437 Insert Effects and Send Effects

439 Insert Effects

447 VST Effect Selector

448 Send Effects

453 Side-Chain Input

456 Dither Effects

456 External Effects (Cubase Pro only)

456 Effect Control Panel

459 Effect Presets

463 System Component Information Window

466 Direct Oine Processing

467 Direct Oine Processing Workow

467 Direct Oine Processing Window

478 Built-In Audio Processes

486 Direct Oine Processing Key Commands

488 Time Stretch and Pitch Shift Algorithms

488 élastique

489 MPEX

489 Standard

490 Limitations

491 Audio Functions

491 Detect Silence Dialog

494 Spectrum Analyzer Window

496 Statistics Window

499 Sample Editor

501 Sample Editor Toolbar

505 Info Line

506 Overview Line

506 Sample Editor Inspector

509 Ruler

510 Waveform Display

512 Range Editing

516 Regions List

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518 Snap Point

521 Hitpoints

521 Calculating Hitpoints

524 Locating to Hitpoints in the Project Window

524 Slices

527 Creating a Groove Quantize Map

527 Creating Markers

527 Creating Regions

528 Creating Events

528 Creating Warp Markers

528 Creating MIDI Notes

530 Tempo Matching Audio

530 Algorithm Presets

531 Stretching Audio Events to the Project Tempo

531 Musical Mode

533 Auto Adjust

534 Manual Adjust

535 Free Warp

537 Audio Alignment

540 Flattening Realtime Processing

540 Unstretching Audio Files

542 VariAudio (Cubase Pro only)

542 VariAudio and Oine Processes

543 VariAudio Inspector Section

544 Smart Controls

546 Segmenting Monophonic Audio

547 Segments and Gaps

548 Auditioning

548 Navigation and Zoom

549 Segment Editing

551 Pitch Changes

558 Timing Modications

559 Showing MIDI Reference Tracks

560 Formant Shifting

561 Editing Volume

561 Functions Menu

565 Harmony Voices for Audio

567 Audio Part Editor

569 Audio Part Editor Toolbar

573 Info Line

573 Ruler

574 Lanes

574 Operations

578 Sampler Tracks

578 Loading Audio Samples into Sampler Control

579 Loading MIDI Parts into Sampler Control

579 Creating Sampler Tracks

580 Sampler Control

589 Sample Editing and Playback Functions

591 Transferring Samples from Sampler Control to

VST Instruments

592 Pool

592 Pool Window

597 Working with the Pool

611 MediaBay and Media Rack

611 Media Rack in Right Zone

622 MediaBay Window

649 Working with Volume Databases

651 MediaBay Settings

653 Surround Sound (Cubase Pro only)

654 Deliverables

654 Available Surround Channel Congurations

655 Preparations for Creating Surround Mixes

658 VST MultiPanner

670 MixConvert V6

674 Surround Mix Export

674 3D Mixes for Ambisonics

686 Automation

686 Automation Curves

686 Static Value Line

686 Write/Read Automation

687 Writing Automation Data

689 Editing Automation Events

694 Automation Tracks

695 Virgin Territory vs. Initial Value (Cubase Pro

only)

696 Automation Panel (Cubase Pro only)

705 MIDI Controller Automation

708 VST Instruments

708 Adding VST Instruments

709 VST Instrument Control Panel

711 VST Instrument Selector

711 Creating Instrument Tracks

711 VST Instruments in the Right Zone

712 VST Instruments Window

712 VST Instruments Window Toolbar

713 VST Instrument Controls

715 Presets for Instruments

717 Playing Back VST Instruments

719 Latency

719 Import and Export Options

721 VST Quick Controls

722 Side-Chain Input for VST Instruments

724 External Instruments (Cubase Pro only)

725 Installing and Managing VST Plug-ins

725 Plug-ins and Collections

728 Adding New Plug-in Collections

729 Hiding Plug-ins

729 Reactivating Plug-ins from the Blacklist

731 Track Quick Controls

732 Parameter Assignment

735 Quick Controls and Automatable Parameters

736 Connecting Track Quick Controls with Remote

Controllers

738 Remote Controlling Cubase

738 Connecting Remote Devices

738 Removing the Remote Input from All MIDI

Inputs

739 Setting up Remote Devices

741 Remote Devices and Automation

741 Assigning Commands to Remote Devices

742 Generic Remote Page

747 Remote Control Editor

752 Joysticks

752 Apple Remote (macOS only)

753 Track Quick Controls

754 VST Quick Controls

755 MIDI Realtime Parameters and MIDI Effects

755 MIDI Track Parameters

757 MIDI Modiers

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762 MIDI Effects

765 Transpose and Velocity on the Info Line

766 Using MIDI Devices

766 Program Change Messages and Bank Select

Messages

767 Patch Banks

767 MIDI Device Manager

773 Device Panels (Cubase Pro only)

776 MIDI Functions

776 Transpose Setup Dialog

777 Merging MIDI Events into a New Part

779 Dissolve Part Dialog

780 Bouncing MIDI Parts

781 Repeating MIDI Events of Independent Track

Loops

781 Extending MIDI Notes

781 Fixing MIDI Note Lengths

782 Fixing MIDI Note Velocities

782 Rendering Sustain Pedal Data to Note Lengths

783 Deleting Overlaps

783 Editing Velocity

784 Deleting Double Notes

784 Deleting Controller Data

784 Deleting Continuous Controller Data

784 Restricting Polyphonic Voices

785 Thinning Out Controller Data

785 Extracting MIDI Automation

786 Reversing the Playback Order of MIDI Events

786 Inverting the Order of Selected MIDI Events

786 Creating a Tempo Track from Tapping (Cubase

Pro only)

787 MIDI Editors

787 Common MIDI Editor Functions

803 Key Editor

814 Key Editor Operations

822 Basic Score Editor (Cubase Artist only)

829 Score Editor Operations (Cubase Artist only)

836 Drum Editor

849 Drum Editor Operations

852 Drum Maps

856 List Editor

865 List Editor Operations

870 In-Place Editor

873 Expression Maps (Cubase Pro only)

874 Articulations

874 Expression Map Setup Window

875 Creating and Editing Expression Maps

882 Inserting Articulations

885 Note Expression

886 VST Note Expressions

886 MIDI Controllers

891 Note Expression Inspector Section

894 Note Expression Tools

895 Controller Mapping

896 Recording

899 Note Expression Event Editor

905 Trimming Note Expression Data

905 Removing All Note Expression Data

905 Note Expression MIDI Setup Dialog

909 Chord Functions

909 Chord Track

910 Chord Events

917 Scale Events

918 Voicings

920 Converting Chord Events to MIDI

921 Controlling MIDI or Audio Playback Using the

Chord Track

924 Assigning Voices to Notes

925 Extracting Chord Events from MIDI

926 Recording Chord Events with a MIDI Keyboard

927 Chord Pads

927 Chord Pads Zone

930 Functions Menu

931 Chord Assistant

933 Chord Assignment

936 Swapping Chord Assignments

937 Copying Chord Assignments

937 Playing Back and Recording Chords

940 Player Setup

947 Chord Pads Setup Dialog

952 Chord Pads Presets

953 Creating Chord Events from Chord Pads

953 Creating MIDI Parts from Chord Pads

954 Logical Editor

954 Window Overview

955 Filter Conditions

964 Selecting a Function

965 Specifying Actions

968 Applying the Dened Actions

968 Presets

970 Project Logical Editor (Cubase Pro only)

970 Project Logical Editor Window Overview

971 Filter Conditions

980 Specifying Actions

983 Selecting a Function

984 Applying Macros

984 Applying the Dened Actions

984 Presets

986 Editing Tempo and Time Signature

986 Project Tempo Modes

986 Track Time Base

987 Tempo Track Editor

990 Tempo Track

991 Tempo Changes for Projects

996 Setting up a Fixed Project Tempo

998 Beat Calculator

998 Tempo Detection (Cubase Pro only)

999 Exporting a Tempo Track (Cubase Pro only)

1000 Importing a Tempo Track (Cubase Pro only)

1000 Process Tempo Dialog (Cubase Pro only)

1001 Process Bars Dialog (Cubase Pro only)

1002 Time Warp (Cubase Pro only)

1003 Set Denition from Tempo Dialog

1004 Time Signature Events

1006 Project Browser (Cubase Pro only)

1006 Project Browser Toolbar

1007 Project Structure

1007 Event Display

1010 Rendering Audio and MIDI

1010 Render Tracks Dialog

1013 Render Selection Dialog

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1016 Export Audio Mixdown

1016 Export Audio Mixdown Dialog

1021 Mixing Down to Audio Files

1022 Available Channels for Export (Cubase Pro only)

1024 File Formats

1032 Synchronization

1032 Master and Slave

1033 Timecode Formats

1035 Clock Sources

1036 Project Synchronization Setup Dialog

1041 External Synchronization

1042 Setting up Synchronization for a Personal

Music Studio (Cubase Pro only)

1044 VST System Link

1044 Setting up VST System Link

1048 Activating VST System Link

1051 Application Examples

1054 Video

1054 Video File Compatibility

1055 Frame Rates

1055 Video Output Devices

1056 Preparations for Creating Video Projects

1058 Preparations for Video Playback

1060 Editing Video

1062 Exchanging Files with Other Applications

1062 OMF Files (Cubase Pro only)

1065 AAF Files

1070 ReWire

1070 Introduction

1070 Enabling ReWire Applications

1071 Launching and quitting

1072 Activating ReWire channels

1072 Using the transport and tempo controls

1073 How the ReWire channels are handled

1073 Routing MIDI via ReWire

1074 Considerations and limitations

1075 Key Commands

1075 Adding Key Commands

1076 Searching for Key Commands

1076 Removing Key Commands

1076 Setting up Macros

1077 Saving Key Commands Presets

1077 Loading Key Command Presets

1078 Importing Key Command Settings

1078 Resetting Key Commands

1079 Default Key Commands

1091 Setting up Tool Modier Keys

1092 Customizing

1092 Workspaces

1095 Setup Options

1097 Proles (Cubase Pro only)

1101 Where are the Settings Stored?

1103 Optimizing

1103 Optimizing Audio Performance

1107 Preferences

1107 Preferences Dialog

1109 Editing

1114 Editors

1114 Event Display

1117 General

1118 MIDI

1122 MediaBay

1122 Metering

1123 Record

1125 Scores (Cubase Pro only)

1127 Transport

1128 User Interface

1129 VST

1131 VariAudio (Cubase Pro only)

1132 Video

1133 Index

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The documentation covers the following Steinberg products: Cubase Pro and Cubase Artist.

Functions that are only available in Cubase Pro and not in Cubase Artist are clearly indicated. The

screenshots are taken from Cubase Pro.

Platform-Independent Documentation

The documentation applies to the operating systems Windows and macOS.

Features and settings that are specic to one of these platforms are clearly indicated. In all other

cases, the descriptions and procedures in the documentation are valid for

Windows and macOS.

Some points to consider:

●

The screenshots are taken from Windows.

●

Some functions that are available on the File menu on Windows can be found in the

program name menu on macOS.

PDF Documents and Online Documentation

The documentation consists of several documents. You can read them online or download them

from steinberg.help. To visit steinberg.help, do one of the following:

●

Enter www.steinberg.help in the address bar of your web browser.

● In the program, select Help > Cubase Help.

Operation Manual

The main Cubase reference documentation, with detailed descriptions of operations,

parameters, functions, and techniques.

Score Layout and Printing (Cubase Pro only)

Describes the professional music notation, score editing, and printing features

included in the Score Editor.

Remote Control Devices

Lists the supported MIDI remote control devices.

Plug-in Reference

Describes the features and parameters of the included VST plug-ins, VST

instruments, and MIDI effects.

Steinberg Library Manager

Describes how you can register and manage your VST Sound libraries.

HALion Sonic SE

Describes the features and parameters of the included VST instrument HALion Sonic

SE.

Introduction

8

Groove Agent SE

Describes the features and parameters of the included VST instrument Groove Agent

SE.

Retrologue

Describes the features and parameters of the included VST instrument Retrologue.

MIDI Devices

Describes how to manage MIDI devices and device panels.

Conventions

In our documentation, we use typographical and markup elements to structure information.

Typographical Elements

The following typographical elements mark the following purposes.

Prerequisite

Requires you to complete an action or to fulll a condition before starting a

procedure.

Procedure

Lists the steps that you must take to achieve a specic result.

Important

Informs you about issues that might affect the system, the connected hardware, or

that might bring a risk of data loss.

Note

Informs you about issues that you should consider.

Example

Provides you with an example.

Result

Shows the result of the procedure.

After Completing This Task

Informs you about actions or tasks that you can perform after completing the

procedure.

RELATED LINKS

VST Plug-in Manager Window on page 726

ASIO Driver Setup Page

This page allows you to set up your ASIO driver.

● To open the page where you can set up the ASIO driver, select Studio > Studio Setup and

select the audio driver in the Devices list.

The following options are available:

Control Panel

Opens the control panel for the audio hardware.

Input Latency

Shows the input latency of the audio driver.

Output Latency

Shows the output latency of the audio driver.

Clock Source

Allows you to select a clock source.

Externally Clocked

Activate this option if you use an external clock source.

Direct Monitoring

Activate this option to monitor via your audio hardware and to control it from

Cubase.

Setting up Your System

Setting up Audio

15

Ports Reset

Allows you to reset all port names and visibilities.

I/O

The port input/output status.

Port System Name

The system name of the port.

Show As

Allows you to rename the port. This name is used in the Input Routing and Output

Routing pop-up menus.

Visible

Allows you to activate/deactivate audio ports.

State

The state of the audio port.

Using External Clock Sources

If you are using an external clock source, Cubase must be notied that it receives external clock

signals and derives its speed from that source.

PROCEDURE

1. Select Studio > Studio Setup.

2. In the Devices list, select your audio hardware driver.

3. Activate Externally Clocked.

RESULT

Cubase now derives its speed from the external source.

NOTE

For proper audio playback and recording, you must set the sample rate of the project to the

sample rate of the incoming clock signals.

When a sample rate mismatch occurs, the Record Format eld on the Project window status line

is highlighted in a different color. Cubase accepts a sample rate mismatch, and playback is

therefore faster or slower.

Using Several Audio Applications Simultaneously

You can allow other applications to play back via your audio hardware even though Cubase is

running.

PREREQUISITE

Other audio applications accessing the audio hardware are set to release the audio driver.

PROCEDURE

1. Select Studio > Studio Setup.

2. In the Devices list, select VST Audio System.

3. Activate Release Driver when Application is in Background.

Setting up Your System

Setting up Audio

16

RESULT

The application that has the focus gets access to the audio hardware.

Audio Hardware Conguration

Most audio cards provide one or more small applications that allow you to customize your

hardware.

The settings are normally gathered on a control panel that can be opened from within Cubase or

separately, when Cubase is not running. For details, refer to the audio hardware documentation.

Settings include:

●

Selecting which inputs/outputs are active.

●

Setting up word clock synchronization.

●

Turning on/off monitoring via the hardware.

●

Setting levels for each input.

●

Setting levels for the outputs so that they match the equipment that you use for

monitoring.

●

Selecting digital input and output formats.

● Making settings for the audio buffers.

Setting up Input and Output Ports

Once you have selected the driver for your audio hardware and have set it up, you must specify

which inputs and outputs to use.

PREREQUISITE

You have selected a driver for your audio hardware.

PROCEDURE

1. Select Studio > Studio Setup.

2. In the Devices list, select your audio hardware driver.

3. Make your settings.

4. Click OK.

RELATED LINKS

ASIO Driver Setup Page on page 15

Audio Bus Setup

Cubase uses a system of input and output busses to transfer audio between the program and

the audio hardware.

●

Input busses let you route audio from the inputs of your audio hardware into Cubase. This

means that audio is always recorded through one or several input busses.

●

Output busses let you route audio from Cubase to the outputs of your audio hardware.

This means that audio is always played back through one or several output busses.

Once you have set up the internal input and output busses, you can connect your audio source,

for example, a microphone, to your audio interface and start recording, playing back, and

mixing.

Setting up Your System

Setting up Audio

17

RELATED LINKS

Audio Connections on page 21

Monitoring

In Cubase, monitoring means listening to the input signal while recording.

The following ways of monitoring are available:

●

Externally by listening to the signal before it reaches Cubase.

● Via Cubase.

●

By using ASIO Direct Monitoring.

This is a combination of the other methods.

RELATED LINKS

External Monitoring on page 269

Monitoring via Cubase on page 269

ASIO Direct Monitoring on page 269

Setting up MIDI

IMPORTANT

Turn off all equipment before making any connections.

PROCEDURE

1. Connect your MIDI equipment (keyboard, MIDI interface, etc.) to your computer.

2. Install the drivers for your MIDI equipment.

RESULT

You can use your MIDI equipment in Cubase.

MIDI Connections

To play back and record MIDI data from your MIDI device, for example, a MIDI keyboard, you

need to connect the MIDI ports.

Connect the MIDI output port of your MIDI device to the MIDI input port of your audio hardware.

This way, the MIDI device sends MIDI data to be played back or recorded inside your computer.

Connect the MIDI input port of your MIDI device to the MIDI output port of your audio hardware.

This way, you can send MIDI data from Cubase to the MIDI device. For example, you can record

your own playing, edit the MIDI data in Cubase, and then play it back on the keyboard and record

the audio that is coming out of the keyboard for a better edited performance.

Showing or Hiding MIDI Ports

You can specify if a MIDI port is listed on the MIDI pop-up menus in the program.

PROCEDURE

1. Select Studio > Studio Setup.

2. In the Devices list, select MIDI Port Setup.

3. To hide a MIDI port, deactivate its Visible column.

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Setting up MIDI

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4. Click OK.

Setting up All MIDI Inputs

When you record MIDI, you can specify which MIDI input each recording MIDI track should use.

However, you can also record any MIDI data from any MIDI input. You can specify which inputs

are included when you select

All MIDI Inputs for a MIDI track.

PROCEDURE

1. Select Studio > Studio Setup.

2. In the Devices list, select MIDI Port Setup.

3. Activate In ‘All MIDI Inputs’ for a port.

NOTE

If you have a MIDI remote control unit connected, make sure to deactivate the In ‘All MIDI

Inputs’ option for that MIDI input. This avoids accidental recording of data from the

remote control when

All MIDI Inputs is selected as input for a MIDI track.

4. Click OK.

RESULT

When you select All MIDI Inputs on the Input Routing menu of a MIDI track in the Inspector,

the MIDI track uses all MIDI inputs that you specied in the MIDI Port Setup.

MIDI Port Setup Page

The MIDI Port Setup page in the Studio Setup dialog displays the connected MIDI devices and

allows you to set up their ports.

● To open the MIDI Port Setup page, select Studio > Studio Setup and activate MIDI Port

Setup in the Devices list.

The following columns are displayed:

Setting up Your System

Setting up MIDI

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Device

The connected MIDI devices.

I/O

The port input/output status.

Port System Name

The system name of the port.

Show As

Allows you to rename the port. This name is used in the Input Routing and Output

Routing pop-up menus.

Visible

Allows you to activate/deactivate MIDI ports.

State

The state of the MIDI port.

In 'All MIDI Inputs'

Allows you to record MIDI data from all MIDI inputs.

NOTE

Deactivate this option if you use remote control devices.

The following options are available:

Use System Timestamp for 'Windows MIDI' Inputs

Activate this option if you have persistent timing problems such as shifted notes. If

this is activated, the system timestamp is used as a time reference.

Use Device 'DirectMusic'

If you do not use a device with a DirectMusic device driver, you can leave this option

deactivated. This enhances the system performance.

Use System Timestamp for 'DirectMusic' Inputs

Activate this option if you have persistent timing problems such as shifted notes. If

this is activated, the system timestamp is used as a time reference.

Plug and Play Support for USB MIDI Devices

Cubase supports plug and play of USB MIDI devices. These devices can be plugged in and

switched on while the application is running.

Synchronizers

When using Cubase with external tape transports, you most likely must add a synchronizer to

your system.

IMPORTANT

Make sure that all equipment is turned off before making any connections.

For information on how to connect and set up your synchronizer, refer to the documentation of

your synchronizer.

RELATED LINKS

Synchronization on page 1032

Setting up Your System

Synchronizers

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