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Tutorial 3: Recording and editing MIDI
Introduction
In this chapter, we are going to add some more instru-
ments to our song. In the previous tutorials, we have re-
corded audio. Now we are going to record using MIDI.
There are two ways in which we can have MIDI sounds
appear in Cubase AI: via virtual instruments, that is a syn-
thesizer inside your computer or through the use of a tra-
ditional hardware keyboard.
This tutorial will focus on virtual instruments.
Creating an instrument track
1. Let’s start by adding a string part to our song. From the
Project menu on the Add Track submenu, select “Instru-
ment”.
In previous versions of Cubase AI, you needed a MIDI track routed to a vir-
tual instrument found in the “VST Instruments” window. You can still use
this method but instrument tracks are far more convenient.
2. From the “Instrument” pop-up menu, choose “HALion-
One”, then click “OK”.
An instrument track is created below the selected track in the Project
window.
3. Make sure the Inspector is shown.
4. Click in the name field of the instrument track. It should
be the only instrument track you created, so the name
should be “HALionOne 01”. We can double-click on this
and change it to “Strings”.
5. Click on the “Edit Instrument” button to open the con-
trol panel for “HALionOne”.
6. If you want “HALionOne” to stay always on top while
you are working you can right-click on the bar near the top
of the instrument and select “Always on Top”.
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Load the project called “Recording MIDI 1” found in
the “Tutorial 3” folder.
Right-click here to select “Always on Top”.