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Tutorial 5: External MIDI instruments
4. We want the audio from the K2000 to be in stereo.
This means we are going to physically plug audio cables
from the K2000’s output into the MI4 input. Since the MI4
has 4 inputs we are going to plug them into the Line In 3
and 4. Choose “1” for “Stereo Return(s)” since the K2000
has a left and right output.
5. We created a MIDI device earlier, so let’s click on “As-
sociate MIDI Device” and choose the “K2000”.
To create a new MIDI Device (e.g. if you didn’t find yours on the list),
select “Create Device”.
6. Click “OK” to close the dialog.
7. Make sure you set the correct inputs and outputs for
your new external instrument bus in the Device Port column.
This is what our external instrument bus should look like.
8. Close the “VST Connections” window and select the
“Loop 2” track.
We are going to add a new track. By selecting the “Loop 2” track, the
new track will be added below this.
9. Open the Project menu and, on the “Add Track” sub-
menu, select “Instrument”.
10. For “instrument”, choose the external instrument that
we created. In our case it’s the “K2000”. For “count”
choose “1”.
11. Click “OK” to close the dialog.
Now let’s go to the next section and monitor our external
instrument. We’ll also choose a sound and record some
MIDI.
Monitoring external MIDI
instruments (Cubase only)
1. Activate the Record Enable and Monitor buttons on the
“K2000” track.
2. Play some notes on the actual K2000 keyboard. You’ll
see the MIDI indicators on the Transport panel light up and
you’ll be able to hear the K2000 playing through Cubase.
Play whichever keyboard you have created in the MIDI Device Manager
for this tutorial.
3. Let’s rename the track “K2000” to “Piano” since it’s
piano that we’ll be recording on this track.
This doesn’t rename the external instrument name in the “VST Connec-
tions” window, but only in the Project window.
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Load the project called “External MIDI 3” found in the
“Tutorial 5” folder.
K2000’s audio playing through Cubase
MIDI in and MIDI out indicators