How to select tracks with the midi keyboard

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Hi forum,

i’ve got Cubase 14 Pro and i have a midi controller. How can i select specific tracks from the controller? There is a next track/prev track function, based on the actual track. But i want to jump to a specific track. How can i do this?

regards,

noob

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You would do this using a Project Logical Editor preset, such as

Container Type is  | equal    | Track
Name               | Contains | xyz

Bottom of window Functions menu: Select

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Hi,

You can make a Project Logical Editor:

  • If Type Is | Equal Track and
  • Name Is | Equal (or contains | {{your_track_name}}
  • Select

Sorry, I’m out of Cubase at this moment, I can’t write the exact PLE from to if my head, but I believe, it will be close.

Then you can assign this Project Logical Editor preset to any MIDI command (for example a button) on your hardware.

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The Project Logical Editor is just one step. Then you need to create a macro and assign the preset. And last, you have to assign the macro to the pad.

It works! To recycle the preset/macro my presets listen to a generic track name like track 1,2,3… Then you have to rename the track as track 1,2,3…

But it would be more user friendly if the assignment editor recognizes the tracks of the project and provides the ability to assign a track by it’s name to a keyboard button.

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Hi,

With MIDI Remote, you can save the Project Logical Editor Preset, and then you can call it directly by using the MIDI Remote Mapping Assistant.

You can simply copy the name of the track before you start to create the Project Logical Editor Preset, and paste it in.

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You’re right! I followed Copilot’s instructions, and it added the detour via macros. :slight_smile:

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One more question. Selecting a track via a pad works very well. But now I also want the pad of the selected track to blink in color. Is it possible to configure that as well?

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Hi,

Not with the Logical Editor. You would need to send MIDI data out to your hardware. MIDI Remote could do this in some cases. But… Do you have so few tracks in your project (or so many pads on your hardware) to cover all tracks?

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Regarding to the topic, i am just looking for some loop accompaniment tracks when playing with the keyboard. I’ve got 16 pads on my KeyLab 61 mk2. More than enough for my use case.

Just to clarify: The MIDI Remote Manager essentially only triggers a single action. But for something like a pad to blink continuously while an action is running, does that require a constant transmission of MIDI data? So, would that need to be done in a script?