MSB, LSB

Cubase
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I have existing midi files up in Cubse 12 and I am trying to assign instrument Bank and Program to pick the instruments I want to use on the Montage. I don’t want to preassign on the montage. If I have the MSB, LSB and channel of the instrument I want, how to i convert the three numbers I have on the montage into bank selector field and program selector field?

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Hi and welcome to the forum,

The only way, how to transfer it to the only one field is to use the MIDI Patch for the instrument, which describes, which instrument/sound sits at witch Program Change, and Bank Select MSB & LSB.

If this is not the case, you have to use both fields: Program and Bank Selector (what is the Bank MSB and LSB at once).

  • The Bank Selector value 0-127 means MIDI CC0 = 0 and MIDI CC32 = 0-127.
  • Bank Selector value 128 = MIDI CC0 = 1 and MIDI CC32 = 0.
  • Bank Selector value 129 = MIDI CC0 = 1 and MIDI CC32 = 1.
  • Bank Selector value 130 = MIDI CC0 = 1 and MIDI CC32 = 2.
  • etc.
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I have three examples of my problem
#1 piano MSB 64 LSB 0 Program Change No. 1
#2 Bass MSB 64 LSB 2 Program Change No. 6
#3 Guitar MSB 64 LSB 14 Program Change No. 47

Example #1 is the only one that works in that I can just enter 64 and 1 and I get the Piano.
I have no idea what to enter for the Bass and Guitar

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Hi,

You will set it this way in Cubase:

  • 1 piano MSB 64 LSB 0 Program Change No. 1 = Bank Selector 64; Program Selector: 1
  • 2 Bass MSB 64 LSB 2 Program Change No. 6 = Bank Selector 320 (MSB 64 + LSB 2 * 128); Program 6
  • 3 Guitar MSB 64 LSB 14 Program Change No. 47 = Bank Selector 1856 (MSB 64 + LSB 14 * 128); Program 47
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Martin
Thank you for your assistance
320-6 got me 64, 14, 28
1856-47 got me 64, 14, 69
I am trying to make a spreadsheet of the 20?? voices I have and what the range of MSB, LSB are. Not sure how that would help though

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Martin.Jirsak

I’ve been inquiring on a Yamaha forum since I am using a Montage and though I am not out of the woods yet I did learn why your example did not work for me. It appears you may have accidentally reversed your calculation. I am told it is (MSB*128)+LSB to calculate the Bank. Thank you so much for you help

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Hi,

Oh, sorry, the *128 was assigned to the wrong value on my side.