Plug-in Reference

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MIDI effects
Track Control
The Track Control effect contains three ready-made con-
trol panels for adjusting parameters on a GS or XG com-
patible MIDI device. The Roland GS and Yamaha XG
protocols are extensions of the General MIDI standard, al-
lowing for more sounds and better control of various in-
strument settings. If your instrument is compatible with
GS or XG, the Track Controls effect allows you to adjust
sounds and effects in your instrument from within Cubase.
Selecting a control panel
At the top of the Track Controls effect window you will
find a pop-up menu. This is where you select which of the
available control panels to use:
About the Reset and Off buttons
Regardless of the selected mode, you will find two buttons
labelled “Off” and “Reset” at the top of the control panel:
• Clicking the Off button will set all controls to their low-
est value, without sending out any MIDI messages.
• Clicking the Reset button will set all parameters to their
default values, and send out the corresponding MIDI mes-
sages.
For most parameters, the default values will be zero or “no adjustment”,
but there are exceptions to this. For example, the default “Send 1” setting
is 64.
GS 1
The following controls are available when the GS 1 Con-
trols mode is selected:
Control panel Description
GS 1 Effect sends and various sound control parameters for
use with instruments compatible with the Roland GS
standard.
XG 1 Effect Sends and various sound control parameters for
use with instruments compatible with the Yamaha XG
standard.
XG 2 Global settings (affecting all channels) for instruments
compatible with the Yamaha XG standard.
Control Description
Send 1 Send level for the reverb effect.
Send 2 Send level for the chorus effect.
Send 3 Send level for the “variation” effect.
Attack Adjusts the attack time of the sound. Lowering the value
shortens the attack, while raising it gives a slower attack.
Middle position (64) means no adjustment is made.
Decay Adjusts the decay time of the sound. Lowering the value
shortens the decay, while raising it makes the decay
longer.
Release Adjusts the release time of the sound. Lowering the value
shortens the release, while raising it makes the release
time longer.
Cutoff Adjusts the filter cutoff frequency.
Resonance Adjusts the filter resonance.
Express Allows you to send out expression pedal messages on
the track’s MIDI channel.
Ch. Press. Allows you to send out aftertouch (channel pressure)
messages on the track’s MIDI channel. This is useful if
your keyboard cannot send aftertouch, but you have
sound modules that respond to aftertouch. The default
value for this parameter is zero.
Breath Allows you to send breath control messages on the
track’s MIDI channel.
Modul. Allows you to send modulation messages on the track’s
MIDI channel (just as you normally do with a modulation
wheel on a MIDI keyboard).