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Selecting a Sound
You can select sounds from within Cubase by instructing the program to send Program Change
and Bank Select messages to your MIDI device.
PROCEDURE
1. In the track list, select the track to which you want to assign a sound.
2. In the track list or the Inspector, open the Program Selector pop-up menu and select a
program.
Program Change messages give access to 128 different program locations.
3. If your MIDI instruments have more than 128 programs, you can open the Bank Selector
pop-up menu and select different banks, each containing 128 programs.
NOTE
Bank Select messages are recognized differently by different MIDI instruments. The
structure and numbering of banks and programs may also vary. Refer to the documentation
of your MIDI instruments for details.
RELATED LINKS
MIDI Track Inspector on page 102
Recording in MIDI Editors
You can record MIDI data into the MIDI part that is opened in a MIDI editor.
PREREQUISITE
You have selected Merge or Replace as MIDI Record Mode.
PROCEDURE
1. Click in the MIDI editor so that it gets the focus.
2. In the MIDI editor toolbar, activate Record in Editor.
3. Do one of the following to activate recording:
● Click Record on the Transport panel.
● Click Record on the toolbar.
RESULT
The MIDI data is recorded into the MIDI part that is opened in the MIDI editor. If you record
outside the part borders, the part is automatically enlarged.
RELATED LINKS
Key Editor Toolbar on page 509
MIDI Recording
You can record MIDI using any of the basic recording methods.
When you nish recording, a part that contains MIDI events is created in the Project window.
NOTE
If you perform a live recording on a VST instrument, you usually compensate the latency of the
audio card by playing earlier. In consequence, the timestamps are recorded too early. If you
Recording
MIDI Recording Specics
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