External instruments (playing midi hardware like VSTi)

Cubase
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Hi all,

I’m considering to upgrade to Cubase 11 Pro from Cubase Elements.

I’m really interessed by the external instruments function and would like to know if you use it.

If I understand well, it allows to use external midi synth (I’ve got a Nord piano 4) like VST instruments.
That’s seems really interesting but unfortunately this is a Cubase Pro feature only. Can you confirm that ?

I’ve got one more question regarding the latency. When I play my Nord piano with a midi track there’s no latency at all of course. If I connect it as an external instrument in Cubase, it will work like a virtual instrument so will I have latency when playng the piano (like my others VST instruments) ?

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So playing like a virtual instrument doesn’t mean it’s like one. Latency would not be a problem. You obviously need enough spare inputs to connect your keyboard or keyboards as the audio is still coming from the keyboard.

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Thanks for your reply.
This feature is only for Cubase pro ?
I wish to have it in Artist version.
This is a very useful feature for musicians, not only for professionals.

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I don’t know what version it appears in but if it is only pro then I can’t imagine them putting it in a version costing less.

You can still use external synths with midi and inputs on your audio interface like you have been able to since the beginning