MIDI mapping – only numbers, no notes?

[kwackman]

Hi, I was looking at a review on Ask Audio,...

Hi,
I was looking at a review on Ask Audio, and noted that the MIDI mapping seems to refer to midi notes only as numbers, not their notes values, e.g. C#3 etc.
If this is true, then building drum maps in Cubase is going to be a lot harder than SD2. In the drum map set-up page Cubase shows note names not numbers, and in SD2 it was easy to build a map against the info given in the SD2 MIDI mapping window. Now, we have to have some conversion chart? I know once the map is made, in the Drum Edit window of Cubase the note names don’t matter, but in the set-up page it does matter, a lot.
I’m not sure how many people use Cubase to build their own drum maps (maybe not many!) but I’m one who does this a lot, and this hurts a bit!
I may have mis-read the review or maybe the release version will be different or I may have missed something obvious.

Mac Pro (Cheese-grater) -Cubase - Superior Drummer 3.

Hi,
I was looking at a review on Ask Audio, and noted that the MIDI mapping seems to refer to midi notes only as numbers, not their notes values, e.g. C#3 etc.
If this is true, then building drum maps in Cubase is going to be a lot harder than SD2. In the drum map set-up page Cubase shows note names not numbers, and in SD2 it was easy to build a map against the info given in the SD2 MIDI mapping window. Now, we have to have some conversion chart? I know once the map is made, in the Drum Edit window of Cubase the note names don’t matter, but in the set-up page it does matter, a lot.
I’m not sure how many people use Cubase to build their own drum maps (maybe not many!) but I’m one who does this a lot, and this hurts a bit!
I may have mis-read the review or maybe the release version will be different or I may have missed something obvious.

Mac Pro (Cheese-grater) -Cubase - Superior Drummer 3.

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[Emmanuel Cambier]

Hello there,

I would really need to have middle c “note number 60” as C4… is there a way ?

Thanks

[John]

Hi guys,

check the menu in the MIDI Mapping Property Box as in my screen shot.

BR,
John

John Rammelt - Toontrack
Technical Advisor

[Emmanuel Cambier]

HI JOHN,

What about Middle C ??

[John]

Well, in scientific pitch notation middle C is C4 but the MIDI standard has (in most cases) middle C set to C3.

There is no way to set middle C to C4 in SD3. I imagine it would cause mayhem to all MIDI packs and presets.

 

BR,
John

John Rammelt - Toontrack
Technical Advisor

[Scott]

To add to what John says…

There has never been a consensus as to what octave “middle C” is. Different manufacturers set it differently.

For some companies, they use middle ‘C’ as C4. For some companies, they use C4 as MIDI note 72. Toontrack does this.

Some companies, like Korg, use C4 as MIDI note 60.

I have a Korg PadKontrol and it triggers C4 as note 60 instead of C4 note 72.

I don’t use note names but use the note numbers instead. Note 60 is always note 60 no matter the octave and manufacturers use.

Scott Sibley - Toontrack
Technical Advisor

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