User manual

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Using MIDI devices
MIDI devices – general settings and patch handling
When you open the MIDI Device Manager for the first time, it will be empty (because
you have not installed any devices yet). On the following pages we describe how to
add a pre-configured MIDI device to the list, how to edit the settings and how to
define a device from scratch.
Ö Note that there is an important difference between installing a preset MIDI device
(“Install Device”) and importing a MIDI device setup (“Import Setup”):
• The presets do not include any device mapping of parameters and controls and no
graphic panels.
They are simply patch name scripts. When you install a preset MIDI device, it is
added to the Installed Devices list. For more information about patch name scripts,
see the separate PDF document “MIDI Devices”.
• A device setup can include device mapping, panels and/or patch information.
Device setups are also added to the list of installed devices when imported. For
more information about setups and device panels, see
“About Device panels
(Cubase only)” on page 467.
Defining a new MIDI device
If your MIDI device is not included in the list of pre-configured devices (and is not a
“plain” GM or XG device), you need to define it manually to make it possible to select
patches by name. This is handled slightly differently for Cubase and Cubase Artist.
Cubase:
1. In the MIDI Device Manager, click the Install Device button.
The Add MIDI Device dialog opens.
2. Select “Define New…” and click OK.
The “Create New MIDI Device” dialog opens. For a description of the options in
this dialog, see the separate PDF document “MIDI Devices”.
3. In the Identical Channels list, activate the MIDI channels you would like the device
to use.
This means that the device will receive Program Change over any MIDI channel.
For a description of Identical and Individual Channels, see the separate PDF
document “MIDI Devices”.
4. Enter a name for the device at the top of the dialog, and click OK.
The device appears in the Installed Devices list, and the device node structure for
the device is automatically shown in a new window.
5. Select Patch Banks from the pop-up menu at the top of the window.
As you can see, the list is currently empty.
6. Make sure that the Enable Edit checkbox is activated.
Now you can use the functions on the Commands pop-up menu on the left to
organize the patch structure of the new device.
Cubase Artist:
1. In the MIDI Device Manager, click the Install Device button.
The Add MIDI Device dialog appears.
2. Select “Define New…” and click OK.
A dialog appears.
3. Enter the name of the device and the MIDI channels you would like the device to
use and click OK.
The device appears in the Installed Devices list.