With Program Change messages, you are able to select between 128 different programs in your MIDI device. However, many MIDI instruments contain a larger number of program locations. To make these available from within Cubase VST, you need to use Bank Select messages, a system in which the programs in a MIDI instrument are divided into Banks, each Bank containing 128 programs. If your instruments support MIDI Bank Select, you can use the Bank field in the Inspector to select a Bank, and then the Prg field to select a program in this Bank.
In the MIDI standard, Bank Select messages consist of two separate numbers the “Most Significant Byte” (MSB) and the “Least Significant Byte” (LSB). However, different instruments use different methods of combining these two numbers when transmitting and receiving Bank Select messages. To compensate for these variations, Cubase VST allows you to specify which method you want to use for each Part or Track:
1. Select a Track you want to make Bank Select settings for.
2. Open the Inspector.
There are five options: Option
Use when
When this is activated, the MSB and LSB values are swapped when the Bank Select messages are transmitted from Cubase VST. This mode is suitable for some Roland instruments.
When this is activated, the MSB number is sent out before the LSB, instead of the other way around.4. Activate the suitable options for the instrument that the Track is set to transmit to. Consult the operation manual for the instrument if you are unsure.