MIDI Devices

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MIDI devices
2. Use the Range column to set up either a fixed value or
a range of values for each event type in the list.
This requires some explanation:
If you specify a single value in the Range column (e.g. 3, 15 or 127), all
added presets will have an event of this type set to the same value.
If you instead specify a value range (a start value and an end value, sep-
arated by a dash, e.g. 0-63), the first added preset will have an event set
to the start value, the next value will be incrementally raised by one and
so on, up to and including the end value.
Ö The number of added presets depends on the Range
setting.
This will generate eight presets, each with a Bank Select event set to 2,
but with different Program Change events (ranging from 0 to 7).
3. Specify a Default Name below the event display.
The added events will get this name, followed by a number. You can re-
name presets manually in the Patch Banks list later.
4. Click OK.
A number of new presets are now added in the selected bank or folder,
according to your settings.
Other editing functions
• You can move presets between banks and folders by drag-
ging them in the Patch Banks list.
• You can remove a bank, folder or preset by selecting it in the
Patch Banks list and pressing [Backspace].
• If you specify more than one bank, a Bank Assignment item
will be added to the pop-up menu at the top of the window.
Use this to assign banks to the different MIDI channels (see
“About Patch Banks” on page 8).
Defining a new MIDI device
This section describes how to define a new MIDI device.
If your MIDI device is not included in the list of pre-config-
ured 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 Studio.
Cubase:
1. In the MIDI Device Manager, click the Install Device
button.
The Add MIDI Device dialog appears.
2. Select “Define New...” and click OK.
The “Create New MIDI Device” dialog appears. For a description of all the
options in this list, see “The Create New MIDI Device dialog” on page 12.
3. Activate the MIDI channels you would like the device
to use in the Identical Channels list.
This means that the device will receive Program Change over any MIDI
channel. For a description of Identical and Individual channels, see the
section “The Create New MIDI Device dialog” on page 12.
4. Enter a name for the device at the top of the dialog,
click [Enter] and then OK.
The device appears in the Installed Devices list, and the device node
structure for the device is shown automatically in a new window.
5. Select Patch Banks from the pop-up at the top of the
window.
As you can see, the list is currently empty.
6. Make sure the Enable Edit checkbox is activated.
Now you can use the functions on the Commands pop-up menu to the
left to organize the patch structure of the new device.
Cubase Studio:
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.
4. Select the device in the list.
As you can see, it currently contains only an Empty Bank item.
5. Make sure the Enable Edit checkbox is activated.
Now you can use the functions on the Commands pop-up menu to the
left to organize the patch structure of the new device.