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MIDI realtime parameters and effects
Basic track settings
The topmost Inspector section contains the basic settings
for the selected MIDI track.
These are settings that either affect the basic functionality
for the track (mute, solo, enable record, etc.) or send out
additional MIDI data to the connected devices (program
change, volume, etc.). The section contains all settings in
the Track list (see “The Track list” on page 28), with a few
additional parameters:
Ö Note that the functionality of the Bank and Patch se-
lector settings (used for selecting sounds in the con-
nected MIDI instrument) depends on the instrument to
which the MIDI output is routed, and how you have set it
up in the MIDI Device Manager.
The MIDI Device Manager allows you to specify which MIDI instruments
and other devices are connected to the various MIDI outputs, thus mak-
ing it possible to select patches by name. See the separate PDF docu-
ment “MIDI Devices” for details about the MIDI Device Manager.
Ö Many of the basic track settings are duplicated in
“mixer channel strip form” in the MIDI Fader section of the
Inspector (see below).
Parameter Description
Track name
field
Click once to show/hide the topmost Inspector section.
Double-click to rename the track.
Edit button This opens the Channel Settings window for the track (a
window showing a channel strip with volume fader and
other controls, along with effect settings – see “Using
Channel Settings” on page 133).
Mute/Solo
buttons
Mutes or solos the MIDI track.
Read/Write
buttons
Used for automating the track settings – see “Using
Write/Read automation” on page 209.
Open Device
Panels button
Cubase only: If the MIDI track is routed to a device with a
panel, clicking this button opens the respective panel.
For more information, see the separate PDF document
“MIDI Devices”.
Input trans-
former button
Opens the Input Transformer dialog, allowing you to
transform incoming MIDI events in real time, see “The In-
put Transformer” on page 377.
Record enable
button
Activate this to make the track ready for recording.
Monitor button When this is activated (and the option “MIDI Thru Active”
is activated in the Preferences–MIDI page), incoming
MIDI will be routed to the selected MIDI output.
Toggle Time-
base button
Switches between musical (tempo related) and linear
(time related) time base for the track. See “Switching
between musical and linear time base” on page 42.
Lock button Activate this to disable all editing of all events on the
track.
Lane Display
Type button
Allows you to divide the tracks in lanes. For more about
lanes, see “Recording audio in Stacked mode” on page
77.
Volume Use this to adjust the level for the track. Changing this
setting will move the track’s fader in the mixer window,
and vice versa. See “Setting volume in the mixer” on page
128 for more about setting levels.
Pan Use this to adjust the panning of the track.
Delay This adjusts the playback timing of the MIDI track. Posi-
tive values delay the playback while negative values
cause the track to play earlier. The values are set in milli-
seconds.
In/Out/Chn
pop-ups
This is where you select MIDI input, MIDI output and MIDI
channel for the track.
Edit Instrument
button
If the MIDI track is routed to a VST instrument, clicking
this button opens the control panel for the VST instru-
ment.
Bank and Patch
Selector pop-up
Allows you to select a sound, see below. (If no bank is
available, only the Patch selector is shown.)
Map pop-up Allows you to select a drum map for the track – see “Ma-
naging drum maps” on page 361.
Apply Track
Preset button
Allows you to apply a track preset, see “Applying track
presets” on page 307.
Parameter Description