Official "Do I have to restart Cubase for usb midi?" thread

[Crotchety]

@bigboi

I suggest that everyone contact support asking for this feature and it will get prioritized.

You should make a post in the Features Request forum.

[system]

@filterfreak

@bigboi

1. Is there a way to refresh midi devices without having to close Cubase totally down?

@Martin.Jirsak

1. Yes, this is possible since Cubase 7. Cubase 7 scan external devices automaticly.

if this is true could you point us to the information that tells us that Cubase 7 allows hot swapping ?

it seems the so called Yamaha and steinberg tech support wizard can’t be arsed to answer this then

[Helge_Vogt]

Hi,
bigboi asked me this question in a personal mail and I already answered as follows:

@bigboi

1. Is there a way to refresh midi devices without having to close Cubase totally down?

If you are on Mac this should work, but on PC there is no automatic detection possible atm, which means you have to restart Cubase (checking for MIDI devices happens on startup of Cubase).

Best,
Helge

[bigboi]

Thx Helge. You are great about getting here and talking with us users. Maybe we can get this functionality later. Either way, we still appreciate you communicating with us!

[GargoyleStudio]

Yes, thanks for the official reply. But I do think with the proliferation of USB instruments that it’s time to consider it as a feature to be included in the next release. I’d settle for pressing the ‘Midi Reset’ button on my WinPC as it is on the Mac.

Mike.