Hello returning to recording as a hobby after a number of years away. At one point I was a capable Cubase SX user, leveraging mostly VSTi’s. I am returning t the hobby now with a different hardware footprint. I have some external synths and a Korg SQ-64. I have had fun, in spite of its idiosyncrasies, sketching tracks. however I want to move those sketches to Cubase to start to add some polish.
I am relatively confused on how to accomplish this. This is the extent of what I have managed:
- Cubase recognizes the Sq-64 as a midi device (accomplished)
- Cubase to be able record incoming MIDI and Play it. I have done this through
2a. Add midi track w/ router setup (in: Korg Sq-64 Seq, out: disabled)
2b. arming the track in cubase,
2c. starting record,
2d.then playing on the SQ-64 - stop record
- change router to route midi out to "midi-plus’ device
- mute the track on he sq-64
Upon playback the midi notes trigger the desired device so I know that my midi routing is logically sound (i don’t have sophisticated routing equipment yet: keyboards route in through a merge device into the Sq-64, and then out through a midi-thru device to my synths, sq-64 to laptop via USB) and I anticipated the need for an exclusive hold on the midi channel between cubase and the sq-64 to prevent 2x notes.
the problem are:
- The track doesn’t line up to the bars at all and I need to nudge things…
- The rhythm / tempo is off (they are not synced)
- really shouldn’t cubase be able to trigger the transport controls on the sq-64?
Any help nudging me in the right direction will be appreciated