No sound using MIDI (Cubase AI 5)

[lpvmc]

Hi all,

To begin with, best wishes for 2014.

I am trying to make a drumloop using Cubase AI 5 and have found YT-videos using the Drum/Key Editor for that. So far all is okay but for whatever reason there is no sound using both editors. No tracks muted.

Any suggestions are very much appreciated.

KR, Leo

 

[lpvmc]

Either I have a stupid question or it's so complicated that none of you is able to help me.

In the meantime I have searched a lot of sites and tutorials but cann't find the right information.

So this is where I am now:

- Trying to make a drumloop I added a miditrack and opened the HalionOne VSTi.
- All Midi Inputs is set as 'in' and 1-HalionOne as 'out'.
- I enabled the trackmonitor
- When I hit the Virtual Keyboard the track mini fader responds accordingly, but nothing shows in the Transport Channel.

What surprises me is:
- HalionOne is activated but responds to nothing. In the browser window I only see GM Content and GM Drum Content (both boxes are checked).
Impossible to link the player to the content of GM.
- No sound through the Virtual Keyboard, Drum Editor, Key Editor.

Hopefuly it is clear that I am stuck and would like some tips/advice to be able to continue.

KR, Leo

 

[DiscoJag]

Well, I'm a noob too, so I might not be much help, but what are you using for your output ? Your computer speakers ? How did you set up VST connections and how did you add the output buss in Cubase ? I had problems with this myself. I was trying to run the output thru my interface using a USB. I didn't have the output device hookedd up and turned on and Cubase didn't see it, duh. Once Cubase saw my output device, I was able to get the driver to hook up to it, and things started to work.

 

[JimmyS1969]

Either I have a stupid question or it's so complicated that none of you is able to help me.

In the meantime I have searched a lot of sites and tutorials but cann't find the right information.

So this is where I am now:

- Trying to make a drumloop I added a miditrack and opened the HalionOne VSTi.
- All Midi Inputs is set as 'in' and 1-HalionOne as 'out'.
- I enabled the trackmonitor
- When I hit the Virtual Keyboard the track mini fader responds accordingly, but nothing shows in the Transport Channel.

What surprises me is:
- HalionOne is activated but responds to nothing. In the browser window I only see GM Content and GM Drum Content (both boxes are checked).
Impossible to link the player to the content of GM.
- No sound through the Virtual Keyboard, Drum Editor, Key Editor.

Hopefuly it is clear that I am stuck and would like some tips/advice to be able to continue.

KR, Leo

Just some thoughts, though I am not much with MIDI...

Did you use the pencil tool to draw an event on the Instrument track? Also, once you opened HalionOne did you select a preset at the top? That is all I do in the infrequent times that I use it.

 

[lpvmc]

Hi DiscoJag

Thanks for your response.

I didn't set VST COnnections but checked them. What I see is: Devices (Yamaha Steinberg USB ASIO) and Stereo left (Steinberg CI2-1), right (Steinberg CI2-2), which is what it should be.
My output device is HalionOne, right??


Hi jimmys69

Thanks for your response.

Yes I did use the pencil.
When I try to load my presets in HalionOne I see a box with: HalionOne > GM Content/GM Drum Content. Whatever I do nothing happens.

Still looking for a solution as you will understand.

KR, Leo