3.0

CUBASE SE
MIDI devices 1 – 7
Unfortunately, different instrument manufacturers use different schemes
for how Bank Select messages should be constructed, which can lead
to some confusion and make it hard to select the correct sound. Also,
selecting patches by numbers this way seems unnecessarily cumber-
some, when most instruments use names for their patches nowadays.
To help with this, you can use the MIDI Device Manager to specify
which MIDI instruments you have connected, by selecting from a vast
list of existing devices or by specifying the details yourself. Once you
have specified which MIDI devices you’re using, you can select to
which particular device each MIDI track should be routed. It is then
possible to select patches by name in the track list or Inspector.
Opening the MIDI Device Manager
Select MIDI Device Manager from the Devices menu to bring up the
following window:
When you open the MIDI Device Manager for the first time, it will be
empty (because you haven’t installed any devices yet). On the follow-
ing pages we describe how to add a pre-configured MIDI device to the
list, how to edit the settings and how to define a device from scratch.
This is the list of MIDI devices you have
connected. The first time you open the MIDI
Device Manager, this list will be empty.
These buttons let
you manage the list
of installed devices.
This pop-up menu
lets you edit the se-
lected device (pro-
vided that “Enable
Edit” is ticked).
Here, the patch
structure is shown
for the device
selected above.
This area shows
exactly which MIDI
messages should
be sent out to se-
lect the patch high-
lighted in the list to
the left.
Here you specify to which
MIDI output the selected
device is connected.