Cubase 12 Artist Record audio from VST Intrument Question

[mcclaneonfire]

I think the way to go is to record a VST instrument as Midi via a hardware Midi-Keyboard.
Just clicking the virtual keyboard via mouse in for example Retrologue does not record ANY Midi or anything. It’s just for hearing/prelistening.
This Post also says that recording it as Audio is a Cubase Pro feature (I use Cubase 12 Artist…):

Recording Audio from a VST Instrument

Here’s how I do this, if RIP or full Audio Mixdown isn’t needed. This is for Cubase Pro. Create VST Instrument Track (or midi track if using Rack Instrument) From Mixer (lower 3rd), select track, right click and select “Add Group Track to Selected Track or Tracks” For this group, Choose “Stereo,” “Outside Folder” Group Track created with Group Track Fader right next to the Instrument Track. Name the Group VST Patch, or anything else. From Group Track Inspector, set Group Track Output to “No …

From the recorded Midi you can create a “Render in Place” - that creates a new Audiotrack from the selected Midi-Track: