Cubase - applying effects to midi drums?

Caveat

Can it be done?

I'm talking about the drum sequencer within Cubase itself.

If not, what are my options without spending any money?

TIA

danjokill

Caveat wrote: »

Can it be done?

I'm talking about the drum sequencer within Cubase itself.

If not, what are my options without spending any money?

TIA

Can you expand more on what you are trying to do?
The midi "Drum sequencer" is playing into a audio channel or channels of some decription within cubase so an effect or effects can be applied there.

Caveat

Hi

I have my audio tracks for guitar/vox etc and have added 2 midi tracks - using one for drum editor and one for key editor.

On audio tracks I have the option to apply effects ("process" I think) but don't seem to have this option for midi tracks - or at least it isn't obvious to me either by right clicking or via the menu...

DamagedTrax

you need to apply the FX to the insert points on the audio output of the vst instrument. not the inserts on the midi tracks (which are for midi inserts only, ie: arpeggiator, groove quantize etc)

danjokill

DamagedTrax wrote: »

you need to apply the FX to the insert points on the audio output of the vst instrument. not the inserts on the midi tracks (which are for midi inserts only, ie: arpeggiator, groove quantize etc)

Yeap!

Caveat

Ah OK - thanks. Maybe stating the obvious then but is it correct to say that I can only use effects with VST and not at all with the basic key/drum editors?

(Sorry my terminology is probably a bit inaccurate - only using Cubase for a few weeks really)

Jabel

You have two choices.
1. route your midi to a virtual instrument in which case you can apply effects in the instrument itself. Cubase 5 has a drum module with some nice sounds but there are many others available also.
2. Export your midi track as an audio file (when you are finished with it)
and then apply effect in the audio menus as you do with any other audio track.
Hope this makes sense
J

Caveat

Jabel wrote: »

You have two choices.
1. route your midi to a virtual instrument in which case you can apply effects in the instrument itself. Cubase 5 has a drum module with some nice sounds but there are many others available also.
2. Export your midi track as an audio file (when you are finished with it)
and then apply effect in the audio menus as you do with any other audio track.
Hope this makes sense
J

Yes, makes sense, thanks - I'll try the second option. Didn't realise you could export midi as audio!

PaulBrewer

Caveat wrote: »

Didn't realise you could export midi as audio!

Well really you can't .

But, what you can do, is record the midi playing the audio and export THAT as a file.

DamagedTrax

PaulBrewer wrote: »

Well really you can't .

But, what you can do, is record the midi playing the audio and export THAT as a file.

works differant in cubase. you just hit export and select the midi track you want to export. no need to record it down to audio.

OBVIOUSLY its not midi exporting as audio but the output of the instrument that the midi track is routed to.

PaulBrewer

DamagedTrax wrote: »

yes you can in cubase. you just hit export and select the midi track you want to export. no need to record it down to audio.

Sorry I'm not making myself clear - it must have a sound assigned to it.

One doesn't just export Midi as Audio, it must go through a Midi plays Sound process before - either online or offline.

Midi info by itself isn't a sound, correct ?

PaulBrewer

DamagedTrax wrote: »

works differant in cubase. you just hit export and select the midi track you want to export. no need to record it down to audio.

OBVIOUSLY its not midi exporting as audio but the output of the instrument that the midi track is routed to.

Ah right I see you addendum there now.

I have seen it before where guys think Midi is an actual sound - it's important to clear that up.

Jabel

Sorry Caveat if I was unclear earlier.
I naturally assumed you had some sound assigned to the midi track.
What the others have said is correct, midi is just information that triggers a sound source for playback.
J

Caveat

Sound.