MIDI file format

Cubase
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Does the format of the midi files that work with Cubase depend on any external synth connected to the computer?

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You can use midi files without any external synthesizers connected.

However, if the files contain program changes, those may or may not work.

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That shouldn’t matter.

FYI, Cubase itself does not use MIDI files. It can of course Import & Export MIDI files. But all the MIDI data used in a Cubase Project is saved internally in the .CPR file.

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Does Cubase use soundfonts?

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Cubase itself doesn’t use them directly (I’m pretty sure?) The way you would access them is to load up a VSTi that supports Soundfonts. Don’t know if Halion SE does that or not - check the docs, but you should be able to find a free or cheap player out there.

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I have found Synthfont. Producerkit indicates there is some interest in Cubase as a midi vehicle.

Does Cubase plug into an Integra 7 or does Nuendo?

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They can communicate with each other via MIDI.