Technical Support/Pitch Bend

[J_S1]

Hi

I have a problem with my Pitch Bend that I hope I can get technical help with. Please.

I have had problems with Pitch Bend before but got it working after previous inquiries.

Had Pitch Bend running for a while, when we notice Pitch Bend again, has been put out of service or has been directly interrupted, either by Steinberg/Cubase, Microsoft/Windows 11 or sound card/Nvidia. There must be a technical error. It is so embarrassing and painful that I want to know which of them is the reason that my Keyboard/Piano Evolution MK-149 cannot use Pitch Bend in Cubase 14 artist, which everyone knows is so necessary and important for many instruments used on Cubase 14 artist. I may be a bit stupid, so I have done something that may have shut down Pitch Bend in use for recordings, in Cubase for tape, but I have been through Cubase setup so much that I now fear tinkering with everything that is beyond my understanding that can change every thing.

I am very surprised by the problem, which is so small and yet so huge that it hurts when I can’t find the error myself. Therefore, I would like technical support (again) to solve the problem and the puzzle, as I got Pitch Bend up and running last time, I contacted Steinberg/Cubase and the many helpful people who read along. Because now Pitch Bend is gone again.

My Evolution MK-149 keyboard/piano actually works, but strangely only Pitch Bend is turned off and not Modulation and piano/keyboard, which can play all instruments and actually works inside the Cubase program when I import instruments from, among others, Hallion 7 and several other related instruments, where there is often a virtual keyboard with Pitch Bend and Modulation inserted, and it works as it should, but it cannot be recorded from there and recorded on the track in Cubase. It makes me wonder if Cubase could have turned something off, for some reason or if I could have done something wrong that turns Pitch Bend off exactly where my Keyboard/Piano should be able to use Pitch Bend when playing Live instruments, on the Piano/Keyboard Evolution M K-149.

I can post pictures if needed, but I assume that if someone can give me technical support and solve the problem, based on knowledge of the problem, then pictures are probably not so necessary, as it probably indicates something technical here or there that is turned off and can be turned on again, just like in Preferences a check mark can be placed, just like in the PC setup there is a signal connection to and from Evolution MK-149 to Windows 11 on PC HP Omen, which I now know is not what is causing the problem, as I finally solved the problem and managed to use Pitch Bend for a period as it should and should, until it was turned off again. There must be a technical reason for it out there and or a technical support that can dig deeper than I can and see where the signal is being interrupted in Cubase 14 artist. Maybe I am missing some updates that I have overlooked.

Best wishes and gratitude

JS

[Martin.Jirsak]

Hi,

My understanding is that the PitchBend and Modulation data are not sent from Evolution MK-149 to Cubase, right?

If you are moving these wheels, can you see the incoming MIDI activity on Cubase’s Transport Panel (MIDI Input)?

How does the Studio > Studio Setup > MIDI Ports Setup look? Could you attach a screenshot?

Do you use any Remote Device (Mackie Control, MIDI Remote, Generic Remote Device, …)? If yes, what is the MIDI Input Port of these devices? Isn’t it Evolution MK-149 or the All MIDI Inputs by any chance?

How about the Preferences > MIDI > MIDI Filter? By default, only the SysEx option is enabled for both Record and Thru. Could you please attach a screenshot?

[J_S1]

Hi Martin

Thanks for your attention

I don’t know if the signals go through that path, but you may be right that it is not sent from there in principle, but should only be controlled from there when playing on the E MK-149. Immediately you can play on the E MK-149 and the Modulation effect has audible signal and effect. Whereas Pitch Bend no longer gives movement in the signal or affects the instruments. If I understand you correctly…

Can’t immediately see any incoming MIDI activity on Cubase’s transport panel (MIDI input)? What it used to do was that you could play, record and the effect went in… and that’s what doesn’t happen anymore, where I then experience Pitch Bend turned off.

Screenshot 1 of what I get up.

I don’t use any other remote control (Mackie Control, MIDI Remote, Generic Remote Device).

Screenshot 2 of Preferences MIDI – MIDI Filter as it looks.

Last time I had the problem, I noticed Pitch Bend and immediately got it to work, then to my great surprise it could do it. Now I’m just keeping an eye on it.

Hope my answers make sense.

JS

[J_S1]

Screenshot 3

When I immediately have an instrument, I can use Keyboard/piano with Pitch Bend and Modulation which works as it should. So immediately you can say it works there, but of course only with a mouse, where unfortunately it is not recorded on the tape even if it is recorded.

So, there is a simulation and signal to and from Keyboard/Piano, just without Pitch Bend

- And Functionally, Instrument, Pitch Bend and Modulation work on the virtual part…

But does not put the signals on the tape when recording, despite persistent attempts with the mouse which is the only possibility to use it.

Just for information about where Pitch Bend and Modulation are possible.

[mlib]

Untick Pitch Bend from your MIDI Filters.

[Johnny_Moneto]

This means that all Pitch Bend data will be filtered.

[J_S1]

Thanks for the answer

But Pitch Bend should not be turned off, but on…

So I’m not exactly on board with your idea.

I’ve tried your suggestion of turning it off, restarting, and turning it on and restarting, there’s no reaction.

[J_S1]

Hi and thanks for the answer

I’m not sure I understand correctly because the default settings in Cubase 14 artist are set up without the Pitch Bend label and it was then added later, since I have had a similar problem with Pitch Bend before and got it to work, so it is a completely different place that it turns off and I do not get any error messages about errors in the addition of signals.

I have tried turning off the labels, it does not change anything, and of course restarting both without and with labels and it makes no difference.

So you are right that this should be the place where you close down and open up Pitch Bend, which is then filtered on and off.

Can there be other places this can be changed…

Since Pitch Bend has been working for just a few months and I have not set it anywhere else, it seems strange. I think it changed when an update came to Cubase 14 artist at the same time.

JS

[J_S1]

Hi

I can move the green arrow Modulation and play the keys, but can not move the red arrow Pitch Bend which is out of function. As mentioned before, Pitch Bend worked before the update after checking the MIDI filter according to the prompt and other answer in another thread version. It seems to me that some software technical problem is there and not Keyboard/Piano, because the signals are there kan jeg se efter Pocket MIDI kontrolering.

[J_S1]

Hi again

Does this perhaps indicate something is not connected that could be affecting the signal not going through…

[Martin.Jirsak]

Hi,

@J_S1

But Pitch Bend should not be turned off, but on…

If the PitchBend is On here, that means, the PitchBend is going to be filtered out. If you want to pass the PitchBend to the track, the PitchBend filter has to be disabled (Off) here.

[J_S1]

Sorry…

It didn’t help and didn’t change it.

Regard

JS

[Mrhehon]

Like others have already said, you have turned on the pitch bend filter. This will stop pitch bend midi data from be received.

[Martin.Jirsak]

Hi,

This is, how it should look like on your side:

[J_S1]

Hi

I have changed it to the position that several people mention. Screenshot.

It also looks like mentioned… but it doesn’t change anything.
It doesn’t work… can’t get sound through on the Pitch Bend wheel. Sorry.

[J_S1]

Hi

Thanks for the reply. Yes, it has been turned off that way.

It should be possible to turn it back on… as seen on the screenshot.
But the Pitch Bend wheel makes no sound at all, maybe a small touch…

• and turns off completely, even where it is marked correctly like now.

Thinking if there might be another place where -2 &+ 2 can be set depending on the frequency level of the keys or something else that turns it off.

[J_S1]

Hi

As you can see here by the green arrow, the Pitch Bend balance is in the middle, but when I move the wheel on the keyboard a little, the wheel falls down on the instrument as shown by the yellow arrow and there is no sound. As if it is turned off… and maybe both the PC, Keyboard/Piano and software are broken or just don’t want what I want. But I can move the Pitch Bend wheel with the mouse on the Instrument’s keyboard even though it has fallen down.

I don’t know if I do explain myself well… as the problem seems to be growing and not being solved with the mark. So it must be something else that is teasing me.

[Martin.Jirsak]

Hi,

Do you use any Remote Device, for example Mackie Control?

Could you attach a screenshot of the Studio > Studio Setup > MIDI Ports Setup, please?

[J_S1]

hi

No I don’t use any Remote Device, example Mackie Control.

There is a screenshot at the top of the thread which I am repeating here.

(If you remember, we had a thread a few months ago (Dec 2025) with the same problem, we make it worked… when I removed marks. It shouldn’t have that much of an impact).

[Martin.Jirsak]

Hi,

[quote=“J_S1, post:19, topic:1031742”]
(If you remember, we had a thread a few months ago (Dec 2025) with the same problem, we make it worked… [/quote]

Sorry, I don’t remember. Could you link it?

@J_S1

when I removed marks.

What do you mean by this, please?