MIDI Devices

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MIDI devices
Cubase Studio:
When you open the MIDI Device Manager for the first
time, it will be empty (because you haven’t 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 in-
stalling a preset MIDI device (“Install Device”) and import-
ing a MIDI device setup (“Import Setup”):
• The presets do not include any device mapping of pa-
rameters and controls and no graphic panels.
They are simply patch name scripts. When you install a preset MIDI de-
vice, it is added to the Installed Devices list. For more information about
patch name scripts, see “Patch name script text files” on page 46.
• A device setup can include device mapping, panels
and/or patch information.
Device setups are also added to the list of installed devices when im-
ported. For more information about setups and device panels, see
“About Device panels (Cubase only)” on page 14.
Installing a MIDI device
To install a preset MIDI device, proceed as follows:
1. Click the Install Device button.
A dialog appears listing all pre-configured MIDI devices. For now we as-
sume that your MIDI device is included in this list.
2. Locate and select the device in the list and click OK.
• If your MIDI device isn’t included in the list but is com-
patible with the GM (General MIDI) or XG standards, you
can select the generic GM or XG Device options at the
top of the list.
When you select one of these options, a name dialog will appear. Enter a
name for the instrument and click OK.
Now the device appears in the Installed Devices list to the
left.
3. Make sure that the new device is selected in the list
and pull down the Output pop-up menu.
4. Select the MIDI output that is connected to the device.
5. If you are using Cubase, click the Open Device Panels
button.
Now a separate window opens for the selected device, showing a node
structure in the left half of the window. At the top of this structure is the
device itself, and below it the MIDI channels used by the device. For
more information about the Device window, see “The main edit windows
(Cubase only)” on page 17.
6. Select Patch Banks from the pop-up at the top of the
window.
This is the list of MIDI devices
you have connected. The first
time you open the MIDI Device
Manager, this list will be empty.
These buttons let you manage
the list of installed devices.
This pop-up menu lets you edit
the selected device (provided
that “Enable Edit” is ticked).
Here, the patch structure is shown
for the device selected above.
This area shows exactly which
MIDI messages should be sent
out to select the patch high-
lighted in the list to the left.
Here you specify to which
MIDI output the selected
device is connected.