Cubase External Synthesiser and Outboard Gear

So we have discussed in previous Cubase videos how to setup audio, midi and presets. Now we will take things a bit further with setting up presets for external synthesizers and outboard gear.
00:00 General introduction
00:30 Create a MIDI Device to use external synthesiser
02:55 Createan External Instrument to use external synthesiser
05:15 DEMO: Using predefined MIDI Device setting for KORG Wavestation A/D external synthesiser
08:15 Create a MIDI Device to use outboard gear
09:36 Create an External Effect to use outboard gear
10:16 Use cheat sheet to document your external gear MIDI and audio routings
12:50 Closing words and whats next
Tips:
- Clearly label your presets and setups within Cubase for easy identification.
- Document the settings and connections for reference purposes.
- Test the saved presets to ensure they recall the settings accurately.
Setting up presets for external synthesizers and outboard gear in Cubase involves specific steps to ensure seamless integration and easy recall of settings. Here's a general guideline on how to accomplish this:
Setting up External Synthesizers:
1. Connectivity:
- Ensure your external synthesizer is properly connected to your computer via MIDI or audio interface.
2. MIDI Setup:
- Open Cubase and navigate to the Studio Setup or MIDI Device Manager.
- Confirm that your external synthesizer is recognized and set up correctly. Assign MIDI input/output ports accordingly.
3. Creating and Saving Presets:
- Configure your synthesizer with the desired sound settings.
- Create an External Instrument in Audio Connections.
- Alternatively, create a MIDI track in Cubase and assign its output to your external synthesizer. Use MIDI regions or automation to send specific MIDI messages for the desired sound settings. Save it as a Track Preset.
Setting up Outboard Gear:
1. Connections:
- Ensure your outboard gear is properly connected to your audio interface or mixer.
- Open Cubase and navigate to the Studio Setup or MIDI Device Manager.
2. Audio Setup:
- Set up the audio input/output routing in Cubase.
- Create an External FX track in Audio Connections.
- Assign its input to the channel where the outboard gear is connected and set the appropriate audio input.
3. Saving Settings:
- Adjust the settings on your outboard gear to achieve the desired sound.
- Save these settings within the gear if it supports preset saving.
- If the outboard gear doesn’t have preset saving, document the settings for future reference.
4. Cubase Setup:
- Save the specific track setup in Cubase, naming it for easy recall later.

[@alessandrocoriani5574]

Hi, I have a question regarding of this video

[@Howdoyoudaw]

Hey, please ! What is the question? Happy to help

[@alessandrocoriani5574]

@@Howdoyoudaw hi thanks for your availability, here's the question, I have a yamaha motif es6, without the 6 output jack card, there are only left and right, I saw that my xternal synthesizer is recognized, the preset motif es exists and it is universal for all models eg (6-7 etc..) I tried to open it and it works, it automatically recognizes all the instruments of my motif, unfortunately there are only two return inputs and I don't have the possibility to send the instruments I play individually in pattern mode ( in practice, inside the keyboard you can create a multi instrument by assigning one or more voices to each channel (1-16), exactly like in vst like omnisphere or kontakt) I would like to activate audio outputs for each channel, just like in multi instrument vst ( channel 1 ou A channel 2 out b etc) so that I can mix each instrument individually, is it possible to create a midi device from scratch that allows me to do this?
some time ago a guy told me that you can build MIDI virtual instrument controllers from scratch, he also showed me a manual on the hidden functions of Cubase, looking carefully at the images however it was a completely different page from the one you show you in the more options section, it was made like a real plug in

[@Howdoyoudaw]

@@alessandrocoriani5574 Hey, just to verify few things. What I see that Yamaha motif es6 potentially has 4 outputs. Main output (L/R) and Assignable Output (L/R). You need to check the Synth manual how do that. Every synth has they own way for this. That is usually called keyboard SPLIT in analog synth. Next when you have programmed Yamaha to split keyboard into sections / splits then from the DAW you need to send midi in those ranges. Like if you have drums in area of C1-B2, you send the MIDI from DAW to that range. The you can have a bass synth in the range C3-C5 in a way that C3 actually represents C1. However when sending MIDI to Yamaha, the bass notes need to be send in the range of C3-C5. You can do all this in one MIDI channel no need to use many channels necessary.
To get the audio in you need a sound crad with at least 4 inputs assuming you will send audio in all 4. Hope this helps. Let me know.

[@alessandrocoriani5574]

I already knew this, the pattern function of the keyboard allows you to load and edit voices according to the parameters you told me (4 splits per octave) in the pattern function a mixer screen appears where it is possible to assign these created voices to the 16 midi channels and there it is the possibility of loading a multivoice split into 4 parts for each channel, I am interested in the Cubase part, i.e. each channel of the 16 present in the pattern mixer screen in 16 different audio inputs on Cubase as is done with omnisphere, what I can do with the motif es preset from the more options section and see the instrument rack on the right side of Cubase but when I choose the activate inputs option it gives me only and exclusively one choice, namely the aux l-r inputs without any possibility of adding them and the audio signal that output concerns all the channels of the pattern together, is it possible to practically create a function like that of omnisphere, i.e. activate audio outputs for each midi channel (total 16) even if I can only send the audio signal from 2 outputs?