Cubase doesn't see my keyboard!

Cubase
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Hey all, complete newbie question about Cubase LE 5. I have a Yamaha PSR-240 keyboard hooked up via midi to my Tascam US-1800 interface. My problem is that I can’t get Cubase to recognize the keyboard. I went through everything in the users manual and I still can’t even get a signal in. Virtual keyboard is off, the midi cables are hooked up correctly (Out–>In, vice versa), and the interface works fine (though under device setup I can see my mic inputs, digital in/out and line ins and outs just fine, but don’t see anything for my midi in/out). It’s all new equipment, save the keyboard (which has had very little use) so I know I must be doing something wrong. Any ideas??

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The Tascam’s MIDI ports don’t show in MIDI Port Setup? Are you trying to playback VSTi’s or the external instrument? How do you have things set up, exactly?

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Thanks for the quick response! When I go Devices—>MIDI Ports the only thing that pops up is that Microsoft GS Wavetable Synth. When I go to see the Tascam’s inputs it shows all but the MIDI inputs/outputs. The kayboard has no switches and the interface has no swtich on/off for MIDI.
I was trying to do it the way it’s done in the manual. I went under file–>preferences—>MIDI and turned MIDI thru OFF since my keyboard has no Local Off switch (I also tried it with MIDI through on, with the same result). I created a new midi track, and set the input to All Midi Inputs, and still nothing. The MIDI channel is set to “Any”. I also tried it by creating a New Instrument Track and sampling Strings the exact same way the manual describes it, and again it’s like the keyboard isn’t even there.

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MIDI thru should be on. Did you power on the Tascam before starting Cubase? The MIDI ports should show in Devices-Device Setup-MIDI Port Setup. If not, make sure the Tascam Driver is fully updated.

Again, what are you trying to trigger, VSTi’s or the keyboard itself? :confused:

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You’re my hero! The tascam was started after cubase, so I did the reverse, and it worked! To answer your question, I’m using it to trigger VSTi’s. Thank you for your help!