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Setting Up Your System
Setting Up MIDI
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• By using ASIO Direct Monitoring.
This is a combination of the other methods.
RELATED LINKS
External Monitoring on page 150
Monitoring via Cubase on page 149
ASIO Direct Monitoring on page 150
Setting Up MIDI
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Turn off all equipment before making any connections.
PROCEDURE
1. Connect your MIDI equipment (keyboard, MIDI interface, etc.) to your
computer.
2. Install the drivers for your MIDI equipment.
RESULT
You can use your MIDI equipment in Cubase.
About MIDI Ports
To play back and record MIDI data from your MIDI device, for example, a MIDI
keyboard, you need to set up the MIDI ports in Cubase.
Connect the MIDI output port of your MIDI device to the MIDI input port of your
computer. This way, the MIDI device sends MIDI data to be played back or recorded
inside your computer.
Connect the MIDI input port of your MIDI device to the MIDI output port of your
computer. This way, you can send MIDI data from Cubase to the MIDI device. For
example, you can record your own playing, edit the MIDI data in Cubase, and then
play it back on the keyboard and record the audio that is coming out of the keyboard
for a better edited performance.
Showing or Hiding MIDI Ports
You can specify if a MIDI port is listed on the MIDI pop-up menus in the program.
PROCEDURE
1. Select Devices > Device Setup.
2. In the Device Setup dialog, select MIDI Port Setup from the Devices list on
the left.