midi channel problem in cubase sx 3 and reaktor

hello
i am hoping someone can help me with my reaktor.
when i open it inside cubase sx 3 it is only playable when i set the tracks midi channel to either the one called ANY or channel 1.thats it..
if i try to put in on channel 2,3 etc 4,it wont respond with my keyboard or midi files. ? whats going on? any clues ?
i hope this is enough info for you to help out.

thanks in advance

 

That's just the way it works with Cubase SX.
But maybe one can change the midi channel inside the Reaktor vsti ?
I don't know, since it has never caused any problem for me, but I'll have a look, it's an interesting point. I'll post again when this is done (I think tomorrow afternoon).

thomas

 

hey thanks!
well no it wont let you change it in reaktor. well it lets you changethe int / ext but that doesnt make uit so cubase can use different channels. etc. i think it seems as a glitch in reaktor ? i dont know thanks let me know.

 

but surely you can change the MIDI channel of a Reaktor instrument?

see picture

sowari

 

Thanks Sowari, that's it.

VOM, you can change the instrument midi in channel (as well as the midi out channel, but no need here) in the properties' "connection" page. I just tried it, it works fine within Cubase SX.

thomas

 

thank you. your gonna think im a real idiot, but.... i just tried
setting the inst in and out from the reaktor (set them on ie. midi channel 3 both of them )
and then did the same within the track from cubase. and nothing.
am i doing it right.??

 

i never use different MIDI channels so i am not the person to ask (and i don't have Cubase).

anyone else?

sowari

 

OK, I'm working on it.
You'll have my answer in 10 minutes.

thomas

 

Well, it works all right for me...

Are you sure that you set the "instrument" midi input channels, and not the "ensemble" channels ?

Does it work with other vsti's ?

thomas

 

The input to the track ALWAYS has to be omni or channel 1; Cubase will do the rechannelizing as far as the output to the plugin goes. It's that way with most NI plugins.

ew

 

Hi ewistrand.

"My" way works too, but is a little more complicated ; I explained it that way because I thought VOM really needs to assign different MIDI channels. But maybe it's not the case...

thomas

 

i have tried again in standalone (mac version) and i have to say: it doesn't work:
i inserted f.i. two 2-Osc-instruments in one ensemble. I set the first ext midi in to channel 1 the second to channel 2.
I send from Midi-Keyboard (channel 1). Ok: first instrument gets the values. Now changed the Midi-Keyboard to channel 2:
the second instrument gets NO data but the first.
I changed the midi channel of the ensemble (see ensemble properties) - no change.
which means: Reaktor recognizes all midi data and changes to channel 1. So an instrument set to midi channel unequal to 1 doesn't get any data. :-(

 

Thanks for confirmation.

so any word on when this will be fixed?

 

Hi VOM and herw.

It works all right for me, within Cubase (vst mode) or in standalone.

In standalone mode:

I've inserted two instruments in a new ensemble, selected my midi keyboard - controller as "MIDI in device" in both instruments, then set MIDI input channel 1 for the first instrument and MIDI input channel 2 for the second one (see the attached file).
When I set my MIDI keyboard to MIDI output channel 1, the first Reaktor instrument is played, when I set my keyboard to channel 2 the second Reaktor instrument is played.

Maybe it's only a problem for mac users ?

thomas

 

Hi all, I just purchased Reaktor 5 and installed it this evening. I am brand new to using it but not to Cubase. I have a whole slew of other plugins from NI and others. Reaktor is much different to me.

I am having the same problem here but for some reason my Radium controller is not showing up in the instrument properties as a Midi In device. It shows up in Cubase 3 because I am using it on all the other VST's but Reaktor doesn't see it. Am I missing something?

Please help! Looking forward to a new world of sounds here.

-MF

 

Hey VOM,
I've been using Reaktor in Cubase for ages.
You can use it without having to go into the properties page.
email me for details if you wish.
David.