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--- In AN1x-list@y..., "Justin Kim" <justinkk@h...> wrote:
> yeh i wasn't sure the cubase article applied to me since i have a 
> soundblaster card and different version of cubase.  anyways, i tried it but 
> am not sure i followed directions correctly due to these differences.  have 
> also tried different setups from what was prescribed in the article.  for 
> instance, i've setup
> -an1xedit ports to in:none and out:LB1
> -hubi's ports to in:LB1 and out:various including lb1, lb2, creative synth, 
> midi mapper (midi out and midi synth wont work, it says "device already in 
> use"; midi mapper causes an1xedit to malfunction and even crash my whole 
> system)
> -cubase mme setup as specified in the article (lb1 lb2 enabled inputs, lb3 
> lb4 enabled outputs etc) IN CUBASE, all inputs enabled lb1, lb2, midi in, 
> etc; sysex filter unticked, sysex thru filter ticked..
> 
> please bear with me as i am a midi novice so i probably dont fully 
> understand what im doing here.  (tho i thought i did at first)  what am i 
> missing here?!?!

Hi Justin,
Okay, let's get one thing straight up front - I user Logic Audio on a 
Mac and I've no hands on time with Cubase for Win or Hubi's. That said, 
here's what I'd try:

1) Have you established basic communication between your AN1x and 
AN1xEdit? Can you relaibly send and recieve voice info (sysex) between 
the hardware and software?

2) Have you established basic communication between your AN1x and 
Cubase? Can you relaibly send and recivee MIDI info (note events, 
program change and/or control change messages?) What about SysEx? Have 
you tired to transmit or receive a .MID or .SYX file between Cubase and 
the AN1x?

If all the above is working then we can be certain your MIDI Interface 
is working correctly and you have a legitimate configuration in place. 
Your using a SoundBlaster, correct? The built in MIDI Inteface on these 
cards don't have a sterling reputation so by making it thourgh steps 
one and two we can eliminate that as part of the equation.

3) I'd reread this article:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AN1x-list/files/Tips%20and%20Tricks/
tt_plg150an_cubase5.htm

substituting 'AN1x' for 'SW1000'. This would at least give you a 
starting configuration to troubleshoot rather than be all over the map 
with a dozen different set-ups.

Question: Have you tried any of the Cubase resources (mixer maps) 
available from the Files section? I wonder if these would help achieve 
similar results as an alternative to what you're trying to resolve with 
AN1xEdit + Cubase.

regards,

Jon