User manual

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Setting up your system
Connecting a synchronizer
Setting up MIDI ports in Cubase
The Device Setup dialog lets you set up your MIDI system as follows:
Ö When you change MIDI port settings in the Device Setup dialog, these are
automatically applied.
Showing or hiding MIDI Ports
The MIDI ports are listed in the Device Setup dialog on the MIDI Port Setup page. By
clicking in the “Visible” column for a MIDI input or output, you can specify whether or
not it is listed on the MIDI pop-up menus in the program.
If you are trying to hide a MIDI port which is already selected for a track or a MIDI
device, a warning message will appear, allowing you to hide – and disconnect – the
port or to cancel the operation and keep the MIDI port visible.
Setting up the “All MIDI Inputs” option
When you record MIDI in Cubase, you can specify which MIDI input each recording
MIDI track should use. However, you can also select the “In ‘All MIDI Inputs’” option
for an input port, which causes any MIDI data from any MIDI input to be recorded.
The “In ‘All MIDI Inputs’” option on the MIDI Port Setup page allows you to specify
which inputs are included when you select All MIDI Inputs for a MIDI track. This can be
especially useful if your system provides several instances of the same physical MIDI
input – by deactivating the duplicates you make sure only the desired MIDI data is
recorded.
Ö If you have a MIDI remote control unit connected, you should also make sure to
deactivate the “In ‘All MIDI Inputs’” option for that MIDI input. This will avoid
accidentally recording the data from the remote control when the “All MIDI Inputs”
option is selected as input for a MIDI track.
Connecting a synchronizer
When using Cubase with external tape transports, you will most likely need to add a
synchronizer to your system. All connections and setup procedures for
synchronization are described in the chapter
“Synchronization” on page 650.
Setting up video
Cubase plays back video files in a number of formats, such as AVI, QuickTime, or
MPEG. QuickTime is used as playback engine. Which formats can be played back
depends on the video codecs installed on your system, see the chapter
“Video” on
page 670.
There are several ways to play back video, e. g. without any special hardware, using a
FireWire port, or using dedicated video cards, see
“Video output devices” on page
671.
If you plan to use special video hardware, install it and set it up as recommended by
the manufacturer.
Before you use the video hardware with Cubase, we recommend that you test the
hardware installation with the utility applications that came with the hardware and/or
the QuickTime Player application.
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Make sure that all equipment is turned off before making any connections!