{"id":1749096,"date":"2022-05-19T20:43:00","date_gmt":"2022-05-19T20:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/?post_type=articles&#038;p=1749096"},"modified":"2022-08-09T20:35:39","modified_gmt":"2022-08-09T20:35:39","slug":"connect-midi-keyboard-cubase","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/articles\/connect-midi-keyboard-cubase\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Connect a MIDI Keyboard to Cubase"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Cubase needs to recognize that your MIDI keyboard is connected to your computer before you can use it. Install the latest drivers for your keyboard (if needed) and follow the owner\u2019s manual instructions before proceeding. Once your keyboard is set up, you can select it in Cubase and start recording MIDI.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To use a MIDI device in Cubase, it must be Active in MIDI settings. If not Active, Cubase simply won\u2019t respond to the controller\u2019s MIDI data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol><li>From the menu bar, select <strong>Studio<\/strong> then choose <strong>Studio Setup<\/strong>.<\/li><li>Select <strong>MIDI Port Setup<\/strong> in the left-hand panel.<\/li><li>Add a check to the <em>In All MIDI<\/em> box to make the MIDI Device <strong>active<\/strong>.<ul><li>Remove a check from the <em>In All MIDI<\/em> box to deactivate the MIDI Device.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2018\/10\/MIDI-IO-Settings.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"759\" height=\"413\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2018\/10\/MIDI-IO-Settings.png\" alt=\"MIDI IO Settings\" class=\"wp-image-1746358\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2018\/10\/MIDI-IO-Settings.png 759w, https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2018\/10\/MIDI-IO-Settings-300x163.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 759px) 100vw, 759px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>MIDI Port Setup menu<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"Confirm-the-controller-is-working\" class=\"wp-block-cgb-block-customheader blackHeader alignLeft underline customh4 swheader\">Confirm the controller is working<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The keyboard controller is ready to use once you have added the check to the In All MIDI! You can verify that the keyboard controller is working by adding an instrument track in Cubase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol><li>Select <strong>Project<\/strong>, click <strong>Add Track<\/strong>, then choose <strong>Instrument<\/strong>. &nbsp; &nbsp;<\/li><li>Open the Instrument pop-up menu and select a VST instrument for the instrument track.<\/li><li>Click <strong>add Track<\/strong>.<\/li><li>Play a few keys on the keyboard controller. <ul><li>You should see the meter for the instrument track light up in blue, indicating that the VST Instrument is receiving MIDI from the controller.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2021\/11\/image-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"296\" height=\"35\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2021\/11\/image-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1771356\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Quick Controls &amp; External MIDI Controllers | Tips, Tricks and Workflow Enhancements\" width=\"620\" height=\"349\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Fi51PyTSyVg?wmode=transparent&amp;rel=0&amp;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Quick Controls &amp; External MIDI Controllers<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How to Setup a Bluetooth MIDI Device | Quick Tip\" width=\"620\" height=\"349\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FzzdJt1Gu-4?wmode=transparent&amp;rel=0&amp;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>How to Setup a Bluetooth MIDI Device<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","categories":[],"tags":[34601,44165,54216,53648,140929,34739,228026,54062,53649],"storecat":[],"itemids":[112676,133200,132977,133201,133202,133203,133204,132978,133205,132979,133206,134313,133207,133208,133209,133210,133211,111898,103998,103999,104000,104001,104002,104003,104884,104885,105226,112714,112715,112716,112717,123702,123419,123420,123421,123298,96892,110665,110666,110667,131680,131681,131682,131683,131684],"manufacturers":[33755],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v17.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"In this guide, we will show you how to connect and configure a MIDI keyboard to Steinberg&#039;s Cubase. Click here to learn more!\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/articles\/connect-midi-keyboard-cubase\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"How to Connect a MIDI Keyboard to Cubase - SweetCare\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"In this guide, we will show you how to connect and configure a MIDI keyboard to Steinberg&#039;s Cubase. Click here to learn more!\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/articles\/connect-midi-keyboard-cubase\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"SweetCare\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2022-08-09T20:35:39+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2018\/10\/MIDI-IO-Settings.png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/\",\"name\":\"SweetCare\",\"description\":\"Service and Support\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/articles\/connect-midi-keyboard-cubase\/#primaryimage\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2018\/10\/MIDI-IO-Settings.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2018\/10\/MIDI-IO-Settings.png\",\"width\":759,\"height\":413,\"caption\":\"MIDI IO Settings\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/articles\/connect-midi-keyboard-cubase\/#webpage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/articles\/connect-midi-keyboard-cubase\/\",\"name\":\"How to Connect a MIDI Keyboard to Cubase - SweetCare\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/articles\/connect-midi-keyboard-cubase\/#primaryimage\"},\"datePublished\":\"2022-05-19T20:43:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-08-09T20:35:39+00:00\",\"description\":\"In this guide, we will show you how to connect and configure a MIDI keyboard to Steinberg's Cubase. Click here to learn more!\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/articles\/connect-midi-keyboard-cubase\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/articles\/connect-midi-keyboard-cubase\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/articles\/connect-midi-keyboard-cubase\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Articles\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/articles\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"How to Connect a MIDI Keyboard to Cubase\"}]}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"description":"In this guide, we will show you how to connect and configure a MIDI keyboard to Steinberg's Cubase. Click here to learn more!","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/articles\/connect-midi-keyboard-cubase\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"How to Connect a MIDI Keyboard to Cubase - SweetCare","og_description":"In this guide, we will show you how to connect and configure a MIDI keyboard to Steinberg's Cubase. Click here to learn more!","og_url":"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/articles\/connect-midi-keyboard-cubase\/","og_site_name":"SweetCare","article_modified_time":"2022-08-09T20:35:39+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2018\/10\/MIDI-IO-Settings.png"}],"twitter_card":"summary","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/","name":"SweetCare","description":"Service and Support","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/articles\/connect-midi-keyboard-cubase\/#primaryimage","inLanguage":"en-US","url":"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2018\/10\/MIDI-IO-Settings.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2018\/10\/MIDI-IO-Settings.png","width":759,"height":413,"caption":"MIDI IO Settings"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/articles\/connect-midi-keyboard-cubase\/#webpage","url":"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/articles\/connect-midi-keyboard-cubase\/","name":"How to Connect a MIDI Keyboard to Cubase - SweetCare","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/articles\/connect-midi-keyboard-cubase\/#primaryimage"},"datePublished":"2022-05-19T20:43:00+00:00","dateModified":"2022-08-09T20:35:39+00:00","description":"In this guide, we will show you how to connect and configure a MIDI keyboard to Steinberg's Cubase. Click here to learn more!","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/articles\/connect-midi-keyboard-cubase\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/articles\/connect-midi-keyboard-cubase\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/articles\/connect-midi-keyboard-cubase\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Articles","item":"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/articles\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"How to Connect a MIDI Keyboard to Cubase"}]}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/articles\/1749096"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/articles"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/articles"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/articles\/1749096\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1774026,"href":"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/articles\/1749096\/revisions\/1774026"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1749096"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1749096"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1749096"},{"taxonomy":"storecat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/storecat?post=1749096"},{"taxonomy":"itemids","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/itemids?post=1749096"},{"taxonomy":"manufacturers","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/manufacturers?post=1749096"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}