Setup - Cubase 9 - External Instrument Control

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To control external instruments within Cubase you must use Scaler as a VST plugin and route Scaler’s MIDI output onto the track of the instrument you wish to control.

How-To

  1. Load Scaler VST onto an instrument track and the instrument you wish to control on a second track.

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  1. Change the MIDI input of the track you wish to control to Scaler - MIDI Output

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  1. Arm Scaler track so it receives MIDI from your controller and turn on the monitoring on the controlled track.

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  1. Scaler MIDI output is now routed to your instrument.

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I’m trying this… BUT, within scaler, it ONLY plays scaler instruments. WHY?

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Did you turn off the sound inside Scaler?

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When I do, I can’t seem to get any sound.