Cubase 6 MIDI Question

[Stereo Steve]

I?ve run Cubase SL2.0 for years and have become accustomed to four ?sub? MIDI/audio channels that accompany each MIDI channel automatically. I never had a real need to add more so don?t know if it?s possible to do so. Cubase 6 doesn?t seem to work this way; once I open up Groove Agent 3 anyway.

When I open up a project in Cubase 6 that was created in Cubase SL 2, it comes up with the main MIDI channel and 4 sub audio channels; just like it was. (first picture) However, once I put Groove Agent 3 into the VST Instrument rack, 3 of those channels go away and I?m left with only 1, (second picture).
This is a drag because while GA3 has12 available outputs, they?re of no use without these additional audio channels to run them through.

I have GA3 configured to use 6 of these outputs, (kick =1, snare=2, toms=3, hi-hat=4, ride=5, crash=6), but only what is sent out of channel 1 gets heard because of this. The only way to hear them is to send them all out of channel 1 but then I loose the custom COMP & EQ settings that are available for each of the 12 outputs in GA3.

I hope I explained this well enough and also hope there?s something simple I?m missing. I know there?s much I need to learn in my move up 4 versions of Cubase. Does anybody know how to add these additional ?sub? tracks under the main MIDI track?

Thanks...

 

[TetraFish]

This is assuming you added the instrument in the devices menu and not as an instrument track.

In the VST Instrument Window (Devices -> VST Instruments) and click the little arrow GA1. A menu will pop up with an option to activate all channels. Then In GA you can set the channel you want each pad to go to. Hope that makes sense.

 

[Stereo Steve]

Heck yeah that makes sense. That sounds exactly like what I'm talking about. I was hoping for something simple like that. I'll check it out when I get home from work tonight.

Thanks a million!!!!!

 

[Guitargodgt]

Ah yeah man that screwed me up as well when I went from SL3 to studio 5. Outputs made me go ?lol wut?

Instrument tracks were a little confusing as well, but I get the idea.

 

[Stereo Steve]

Hah! It worked like a dream. What a great improvement over my previous versions. I feel much better now about making the leap in both programs. Thanks again for the help....

 

[Guitargodgt]

You have to check out reverence.

There is also an auto tune like function in cubase now (well since 4 as far as I know). I have not messed with this a ton as I still use melodyne but it's there.

You can also bounce individual tracks in one bounce (batch export).

You can also extract midi data from melody type lines (non chorded stuff). So for example, you sing it, extract that midi, then you can play it through a vsti.