Self record MIDI track

Cubase
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Greetings everyone.
Would it be possible to record the MIDI signal of a VSTi on a instrument track to its own timeline?
I´m running a reason rack instrument (thor) which has an internal step sequencer and i trying to keep that sequence on a MIDI event to bypass the internal step sequencer.
What would be a good way of doing this ?

I tried inserting a MIDI fx , the MIDI monitor, but this plugin only capture notes sequenced on events in the timeline, not those coming from the Thor sequencer or other midi track.
Thanks

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Some VSTi’s, but not all, will create a new MIDI source when they are loaded. For example if I look at the available MIDI Sources on my system it might show 5 choices. But then if I load up an instance of Groove Agent and then look at the available MIDI Sources there will now be 6 - with the newest one being from GA.

So load up your VSTi and see if it created a MIDI Source.

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Thanks for your reply.
Im not aware of the MIDI source, could you give a screenshot please ? Thanks.

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OK, I’m using Groove Agent as an example for this because A) It exhibits the behavior B) I have in on my PC

This 1st screenshot shows all the MIDI In sources on my system just after launching Cubase.

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Now after I add another Track with Groove Agent on it you can see there are now 4 additional MIDI In sources - one for each of the 4 GA Kits.

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Thanks for your time.
That is indeed true for groove agent and for sure for many other VSTis. Not the case with the Reason rack plugin. I dont think this plugin is sending any MIDI data out. just receiving .

But i learned something new today, i can record the MIDI data from other VSTi´s into MIDI tracks, can come handy at some point.

Thanks for your help.

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I think there is another technique folks use that involves “MIDI/Merge MIDI In Loop…” but I’m not really familiar with it. Probably worth looking up in the Manual.

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Ok, i managed to make it happen, finally.
Using the built in Reason rack plugin MIDI out device ( a user in the reason forum told it would work) i set the “step sequencer CV output NOTE” to the MIDI out device CV1 and the “step sequencer CV out GATE/VELOCITY” to “MIDI out GATE”
I created a new midi track and set the input of that track to the reason rack plugin.

Hopefully this thread can help other users reaching for the same.

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The notes are all the same when recorded into a new midi track! is not matching the notes on the step sequencer!

:frowning:

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Sounds like you might be getting the trigger notes and not the sequences those notes trigger.

Unfortunately I don’t currently have Reason functioning on my DAW or I could explore it more (PC failed & replacement hasn’t arrived).

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Thanks Raino.

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Have read this manual section on the MIDI Out Device

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Thats the method i tested and its only sending one note, not all :confused:

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According to the docs you should be able to get the MIDI out from the Instrument. I suspect something is not set correctly in Reason.

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I knew …i was doing something wrong, so…ehehe
The main problem was that i was routing incorrectly Thor´s step sequencer into the MIDI out device.

Note (from thor sequencer out) to CV (MIDI out - sequencer control)
Gate / velocity (Step sequencer CV out) to Gate ( MIDI out - sequencer control)
Like this i can record all the step sequencer notes into a separate midi track.

Finally!