V-synth, sequencer, arpeggios = confusing

4 Feb 2007, 10:44

I have searched the forum for more info about this, but found nothing, so lets go:

1) I use the V-synth as my sole master keyboard
2) I use Cubase as the sequencer (SX2)
3) Cubase is the timing generator (Midi-clock)
4) I have other gear as well, nord modular and other stuff...

Now, I have a one bar track with a single note, which plays an arpeggio on the v-synth (single note). This works well assuming that I:
a) do not connect the midiinput from v-synth in cubase
b) have local kbd on and remote kbd on on v-synth
c) don't select another track

But then I want to play another synthesizer, but when I select another track, It will start playing the arpeggio on that track instead...

what I really want is for the V-synth to be in local-off, so that I can play other synthesizers live through cubase, while still having the vsynth-track performing it's arpeggio....

Is this impossible??? When I deselect local-sw, It stops playing the arpeggio, eventhough it should a) receive the note, b) receive timing info...

whyyyyy?

Aw, cmon!!!

9 Feb 2007, 15:52

Someone must have figured out how to do this??

There must be thousands of v-synths owners out there, and
I cant believe that nobody uses the v-synth as the single
master-keyboard and uses it to sync arpeggios with the sequencer, or is it a fact that it doesn't work that way??

BR/Mattias

Re: V-synth, sequencer, arpeggios = confusing

13 Feb 2007, 23:02

Hey Matt,

Connect like this;

1. MIDI out on V-Synth to MIDI in on Cubase interface.
2. MIDI out on Cubase interface to MIDI in on V-Synth.
(Alternatively connect to MIDI out chain from Cubase.)
3. Turn "Local Keyboard" switch on V-Synth to OFF.

This way, when you switch Tracks in Cubase your MIDI playing on the keyboard will be "routed" to the MIDI Port/Channel that is assigned to the selected Track. Cubase in effect becomes a MIDI Event router and the V-Synth becomes two separate devices; a MIDI keyboard and a sound module...

Re: V-synth, sequencer, arpeggios = confusing

14 Feb 2007, 04:29

Elektrobolt, thanks for at least paying my post attention

B'cos I think this needs digging a bit.

Yes, this is how I normally go about doing stuff, having
the local kbd set to off. And it works ok, unless you try
this: (I almost beg you to try this, so that we can have
a creative discussion

)

Lets pretend that you found the super cool arpeggio on the
vsynth which you want to use in your new song.
At the same time as the arpeggio is playing, you would like
to Jam with the v-synth on another module or soft-synth.
This is how I would do it:

You then configure cubase to transmit midi-clock
You put the v-synth in ext-sync, local-off (to be able to play the other synth without generating local events)
And you put the ext-kbd on, in order to get the arpeggio
playing when receiving notes from cubase.

Then - in my case - this happens:

You can switch tracks, and play any other synth using the vsynth.
NO arpeggio is playing, only one single note is heard.

Ok, then I start fiddling around to get it to work:
Activating local-on, selecting the track with the v-synth note will get the arpeggio plaing, but then, when selecting another track, the arpeggio will start playing on that track instead, since the vsynth is outputting the arpeggio-notes...

Can you try to replicate this? Do you have a workaround to propose? I'm out of ideas!

BR/Mattias