I have had this issue once before and recall it being very frustrating to find a solution. This is mainly because any search of the forums or google for keyboard returns midi keyboard troubleshooting.
My issue is that when I am trying to save a preset in a vst, when I go to type in the preset name that I want to save, all sorts of different commands are getting triggered. I seem to have done something that is causing my pc keyboard to prioritize DAW controls and not prioritize the window that I am currently working in.
This has brought my ability to work to a complete stop. Please help.
So can you see the text cursor in VSTi’s Preset Name field before you start typing? Can you post a screenshot showing what it looks like just before you start typing.
I am trying to save the preset in the plugin where you can see the text cursor, not in the Cubase preset field. I can also add that I can type any key that isn’t assigned to some kind of command in the DAW, but that is very few letters. I must have accidentally hit some combination keystroke at some point. I believe that I was typing on the number pad when things went awry.
Here’s what I suspect might be happening. You’ve accidentally set your ascii keyboard to use as a virtual MIDI Keyboard and it is triggering commands via the old Generic Remote. I never use the Virtual Keyboard so I asked Copilot how to enable it.
To enable an ASCII keyboard to be interpreted as MIDI in Cubase, you can use the Virtual Keyboard feature. Here’s how you can do it:
Open Cubase: Start Cubase and open your project.
Enable the Virtual Keyboard: Right-click on the Transport Panel and select “Virtual Keyboard” from the context menu.
Activate the Virtual Keyboard: Press Alt + K to activate the virtual keyboard. You can also click on the virtual keyboard icon if it appears in the toolbar3.
Use the Virtual Keyboard: You can now use your computer keyboard to input MIDI notes. The virtual keyboard allows you to play and record MIDI using your computer keyboard instead of a physical MIDI controller1.
