Midi help with dr-670 and cubase se

[Apkerr]

Hi everyone,

I have Cubase SE and a Boss DR-670. I'm using Cubase as the editor and just using the drum machine for sounds. I'm trying to set up a library of a few standard beats for future use.

I'm trying to do it in a multi-track sort of way so that I have the kick on one track, snare on another, etc.

Is there a way to change the program number on only one track, while leaving the others alone? For example, if I like the kick in kit 1 but would like to use the snare in kit 6 (or whatever), can I send a program change message just in the snare track while leaving the kick alone? So far I have been unable to do this; program change messages are applied "globally", so the kick changes with the snare even though that message is only on the snare track. Am I making sense?

As I'm typing this I'm starting to think that the only way to achieve what I want to do is to set up my own kits in the DR-670 with the sounds I want in them...say a "rock" kit, a "country" kit and a "jazz" kit, then create drum maps for each of them so I know what the sound will be when editing in Cubase.

I think I just answered my own question. Anyway, if anyone else has a better idea please let me know.

Andrew

[altitude909]

No, program changes are global so you cannot use individual instruments from different kits at once. To do that, it would need to be "multitimberal" or able to play different patches on different midi channels

[Apkerr]

Yeah, I figured that out. I guess since I can have 32 sounds in each kit, and there are 64 spots for user kits, it's not that big of a deal to create a few custom kits and mainly use those.

[altitude909]

Originally Posted by Apkerr

Yeah, I figured that out. I guess since I can have 32 sounds in each kit, and there are 64 spots for user kits, it's not that big of a deal to create a few custom kits and mainly use those.

Thats what i would do