MIDI Devices

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MIDI devices
Adding objects
You build a panel by dragging objects from the Objects
area on the right hand side of the window into the rectan-
gle in the edit area.
Assigning parameters
Parameters can be assigned to control elements (switches,
faders, etc.). This is done in the Control Parameter Assign-
ment dialog. This dialog is opened automatically when you
add a control object, but you can also open it later to
change the assignment for existing objects.
• When you add control objects, the Control Parameter
Assignment dialog is opened:
In this dialog you can create and define a name for the pa-
rameter and set the parameter value range and a transmis-
sion message (see below). On the left, you can also select
any parameters that were defined for this subnode. When
you have set up the parameters as desired, click OK to
close the dialog.
• To open the Control Parameter Assignment dialog for
an already existing control object, double-click on the ele-
ment.
If you want to assign an already defined parameter from
another node, proceed as follows:
1. Click on the control object.
2. Select a parameter in the device structure area on the
left.
The parameter data is displayed on the bottom left.
3. Click on the Assign Parameter button in the Control
Assignment area (below the Edit area).
Editing parameters
You can either edit parameters in the Control Parameter
Assignment dialog or you click on the Parameter in the
Device structure on the left to display its Parameter data
(see “Properties area (bottom left)” on page 19) and edit
them in the following sections:
Parameter name
Here you can enter or edit the parameter name.
Parameter value
In the “Min” and “Max” fields you can set the value range
for the parameter. The Default value determines what the
value will be when you open the device.
Transmission
Here you set the parameter assignment. Clicking in the
value field opens the Transmission pop-up menu where
you can select either “Channel Messages”, i.e. MIDI Con-
trol Change messages, or SysEx messages.
If you wish to create custom SysEx messages, click the
“Create SysEx” button to open the respective dialog.
For information on SysEx and SysEx editing, see “SysEx
messages (Cubase only)” on page 34 and “Working with
System exclusive messages” in the Operation Manual.
Object handling
Selecting objects
You select an individual object by clicking on it.
• Select multiple objects by pressing [Shift] and clicking on
each object in turn.
• You can also click in an empty area and drag a selection rect-
angle around one or more objects to select them.
• To select the complete panel, press [Ctrl]/[Command]+[A].
This way, the panel items also “remember” their place in the
panel arrangement.
Moving objects
Simply click-drag an object to a new location and drop it.
• You can also use the arrow keys to move a selected ob-
ject one pixel horizontally or vertically.
• If you press [Shift], the arrow keys will move the object
in steps of 10 pixels.