Re: Re: Assigning Midi in Cubas and Kontakt 4 for Z-tar

Hi Midi Monster,

yes I've got them puppies. Thanks I can try that.In the meantime here's my setup;

Hi Richard,

In the Devices drop down menu, I can choose Device Setup and in the Midi Port Setup Dialog Box it says Device (Windows MIDI)/ In or Out (In)/ Port System Name (Airpad)/ State(Active) and “In ‘All Midi In’” is checked.  Line6 UX2 {which is my external sound card} is active and set to All Midi Inputs.

Windows midi Out/ Airpad/ Inactive.

Windows Midi Out/UX2 Active.

Let me know if any of that should be different.

In Device Setup again, under Remote Devices, Quick Controls has All Midi Inputs selected but Airpad is one of the options to replace it with. Midi outputs is “not connected” but has Line 6 and Airpad as options.

Are my current settings right?

Still in Device Setup, VST Audio system has ASIO UX2 as the only subbranch of it’s tree. 
Clicking on that shows the ASIO UX2 Sends 1 & 2 are active and Outputs 1&2 are active.

VST System Link (whatever that is) has ASIO In and Outs “not connected.”

In the Devices drop down menu there’s the option for VST Connections. Clicking that shows Stereo In L &R for ASIO UX2 using sends 1&2 and outputs 1&2 also.
Seems right to me.

There’s a tab for External Instruments but I don’t remember seeing in the Ztar’s manuals about having to add the Ztar here. My Cubase wasn’t showing any external instruments connected even though my Ztar was plugged in so I clicked Associate Midi Device and there’s an option for Ztar. I’ve now assigned it sends 1 &2 for Ztar’s return bus Left and Right.
Didn’t make my Ztar Zones stop bleeding though.

Under Devices there’s also the Midi Device Manager. It shows a Ztar. Under variables it shows channel “1” with options to add parameters or variables. 

Should that be different?

When clicking the Add parameter option, I see under “Transmission” a valid range for “channel” is 0-15.

In Midi Device Manager the Ztar’s output is assigned to Line 6 UX2.

In the Inspector window of a track in Cubase where I normally assign Kontakt 4, there’s the option for input routing. It has options for “All Midi Inputs, Line6 UX2 and Airpad. I get the impression that Harvey thinks this should say Ztar not Airpad so that might be one of the problems. I also think I’m not supposed to choose "All Midi Inputs" but the other person I’m talking to on the midiguitar forum who’s owned several Ztars says that should be set to “All Midi Inputs” but he’s using the terminology “Any and All.” I don’t see something that exactly says “Any and All.” 

I used to only assign Kontakt 4 to Output routing but I’ve had to create midi tracks to go along with my VST instrument tracks or there’s nowhere to assign midi.