Cubase Pro 14 and MPE W/ Roli controllers

Hi!

Anyone got experience on using Roli’s controllers with Cubase? More specifically, the Seabord Block M with Equator 2 VST3. How do you set it up?

When playing Equator 2 standalone, everything works nicely. But inside Cubase, I just can’t make it work. First of all, it’s always full velocity. Second, pitch bend (glide) doesn’t seem to work as 48 semitones, it sounds more like 12.

All of this works perfectly in standalone, so I guess my Cubase setting are wrong.

Here’s what I’ve done:

  • set up Roli Dashboard in MPE mode, in default settings
  • in Cubase, in Equator 2’s track inspector, I’ve activated “Seaboard Block M (NoteExp) / Any Input” in input channel/device and “Any” in MIDI output channel
  • in Note Expression menu, I’ve activated Pitchbend, Poly Pressure and Brightness (CC74), with controls like I want them (the default way I guess, like it works in standalone).
  • I’ve ticked “Record MIDI as Note Exp.”

Using Cubase Pro 14 on MacOS.

What am I missing? Can you point me to a tutorial?

Thanks in advance!
-Lasse

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Same here, but I’m on Cubase Pro 13, Windows 11.

I have noticed that if I pick MPE presets in Equator 2 when I start playing on the Seaboard Block M it changes to Type Standard.

Following up.

Still no luck.

Contacted Roli but they just sent me to a YouTube video that I already watched and didn’t solve the problem.

The video

Tested it on
PC, Win11, Cubase 13.0.50
Mac, Ventura, Cubase 13.0.50
Mac, Ventura, Cubase 14.0.5

Together with outstanding support from Roli It now works!

In the Inspector under Routing set Channel to Any

In Studio Setup/MIDI set Horizontal/X VST Note Expression Assignment Preferred to As Recommended by Instrument