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Why you should read this Chapter
When you arrange in Cubase VST you will find yourself spending some time se-
lecting Programs and setting Volumes for each instrument. This will be signifi-
cantly easier if you understand exactly how and where Program and Volume
Changes can be inserted and the advantage that the different methods have.
Program Change
Program Change messages are used to switch between sounds in your instruments.
By inserting Program Change messages for all MIDI Channels, at the beginning of
the Song, the instruments will automatically play with the correct sounds when you
open and play the Song (if you haven’t “re-programmed” your instruments since
you played the Song last).
By inserting Program Change messages somewhere in “the middle” of a Song, you
can use one MIDI Channel for playing several different sounds throughout the
Song. This allows you to use “limited MIDI resources” as effectively as possible.
Entering Program Change in the Inspector
As described in the Getting Started book, you can enter Program Change messages
in the Inspector, either for the whole Track or for one Part at a time. If you’re not
sure how this is done, refer to the chapter “The Track Columns and the Inspector”
in the Getting Started book.
• If you enter a Program Change for
the Track
, this Program Change will be
sent out at the beginning of
every
Part on that Track.
This might not always be desirable, since some devices shut off their sound
momentarily when they receive a Program Change message, see below.
• If you enter a Program Change message for
one certain Part
, this is sent
out where
that
specific Part
starts (and for no other Part).
For instance you can enter one Program for the first Part on the Track and then
another for a Part later in the Song, where you want the device to switch to
another Program.
This Part sends out Program
Change number 4 when you start
the Song from the beginning.
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