Hi everyone. I’m a new to this overwhelming world, so please excuse the probably-stupid question. i have been using MIDI and virtual instruments for a bit of time and getting a good deal of success. Here’s my problem though:
Drum Machines have preset patterns I can play, as does Electric Sunburst (guitar plug in). In addition, many instruments contain sequences and arpeggiators that are very neat. Lastly, some orchestral instruments have interesting articulations - like jabs and rips for brass, runs for woodwinds, etc.
My problem is that i can call up the various instruments in Cubase in an instrument track, but when I press record, one of two things happens:
- Either Cubase does not record the patterns being heard at all (blank MIDI recording track that disappears when I press Stop)
- Cubase only records the key that I pressed on my keyboard to trigger the patterns (so, I get a single note playing instead of a brass stab or woodwind run or something)
There must be an simple solution to this I just don’t know. How do I get Cubase to record what I’m actually hearing in my headphones, rather than the solitary keyboard note I played to trigger the effect?
Thanks in advance for your help. I’m truly stumped.