Cubasis: Multi Channel Midi Routing between tracks (project download)

_ki

Today the question arose whether Mozaic's multi channel midi scripts can be used in Cubasis and how. As i published several of these scripts i just had to investigate and this is what i came up with:

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As my test example, i tested the routing of four input tracks into Midi Matrix Switch routing into four synth allowing to freely switch which synth plays which input track. Quite a standard setup for an AUM jam session, but i never did this a DAW.

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To transfer MIDI between Cubasis tracks, you need the 'MIDI Bus' AU of the MIDI Tools AUv3 plugin suite from Victor Porof (blueveek) . To force the tracks to use specific midi channels i used 'MIDI Clone and Filter' of the same suite instead of writing yet another Mozaic script.

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The setup is quite complex, as MIDI Bus only allows one sender/receiver per bus and Cubasis only has 3 midi-plugin slots per track.

• Each of the four input tracks first forces it events onto an own midi channel (1-4) and then send to midi busses #1 to #4.
• The four midi busses are combined into a single midi bus #7 using tracks 5 to 7
• Track 8 hosts the 'Midi Matrix Switch'. The first midi insert slot reads the combined midi bus #7, the second midi insert slot runs the 'Midi Matrix Switch' script and its output is then send to midi bus #8 in the third insert slot
• All four instruments read from bus #8 that containing a datastream with 4 midi channels. To separate them i implemented/published a Mozaic script 'Midi Filter and Transpose' that works like AUMs channel filter.

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I attached the Cubasis project with this setup. Be warned, i didn't compose anything for it - just used some notes, chords or a short arp to easily distinguish the four inputs.
Open up the Midi Matrix Switch in track 8 in the second midi plugin slot and use the pads to toggle between predefined assignments.

If you want a bit of jamming, i added 'disabled' midi generators to all 4 input channels - switch them on and use 'Midi Matrix Switch' to instantly switch the track/synth assignment without the fear of hanging notes.

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As i already mentioned in the originating thread i don't know why one would do such jamming in Cubasis - but it was an intersting question whether it is even technical possible and how

Who knows, maybe other, future multi channel scripts will have a matching use-case and this elaboration is somehow useful.

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@_ki said:
Today the question arose whether Mozaic's multi channel midi scripts can be used in Cubasis and how. As i published several of these scripts i just had to investigate and this is what i came up with:

.

As my test example, i tested the routing of four input tracks into Midi Matrix Switch routing into four synth allowing to freely switch which synth plays which input track. Quite a standard setup for an AUM jam session, but i never did this a DAW.

.

To transfer MIDI between Cubasis tracks, you need the 'MIDI Bus' AU of the MIDI Tools AUv3 plugin suite from Victor Porof (blueveek) . To force the tracks to use specific midi channels i used 'MIDI Clone and Filter' of the same suite instead of writing yet another Mozaic script.

.

The setup is quite complex, as MIDI Bus only allows one sender/receiver per bus and Cubasis only has 3 midi-plugin slots per track.

• Each of the four input tracks first forces it events onto an own midi channel (1-4) and then send to midi busses #1 to #4.
• The four midi busses are combined into a single midi bus #7 using tracks 5 to 7
• Track 8 hosts the 'Midi Matrix Switch'. The first midi insert slot reads the combined midi bus #7, the second midi insert slot runs the 'Midi Matrix Switch' script and its output is then send to midi bus #8 in the third insert slot
• All four instruments read from bus #8 that containing a datastream with 4 midi channels. To separate them i implemented/published a Mozaic script 'Midi Filter and Transpose' that works like AUMs channel filter.

.

I attached the Cubasis project with this setup. Be warned, i didn't compose anything for it - just used some notes, chords or a short arp to easily distinguish the four inputs.
Open up the Midi Matrix Switch in track 8 in the second midi plugin slot and use the pads to toggle between predefined assignments.

If you want a bit of jamming, i added 'disabled' midi generators to all 4 input channels - switch them on and use 'Midi Matrix Switch' to instantly switch the track/synth assignment without the fear of hanging notes.

.

As i already mentioned in the originating thread i don't know why one would do such jamming in Cubasis - but it was an intersting question whether it is even technical possible and how

Who knows, maybe other, future multi channel scripts will have a matching use-case and this elaboration is somehow useful.

Thank you!