Connecting the remote device

Connect the MIDI output on the remote unit to a MIDI input on your MIDI interface. Depending on the remote unit model, you may also need to connect a MIDI Out on the interface to a MIDI In on the remote unit (this is necessary if the remote unit features “feedback devices” such as indicators, motorized faders, etc.).

If you are recording MIDI tracks, you do not want any MIDI data from the remote unit to be accidentally recorded as well. To avoid this, you should make the following setting:

Procedure

  1. Open the Device Setup dialog from the Devices menu.
  2. Select “MIDI Port Setup” in the list on the left.
  3. Check the table on the right and locate the MIDI input to which you have connected the MIDI remote unit.
  4. Deactivate the checkbox in the “In ‘All MIDI Inputs’” column for that input, so that the State column reads “Inactive”.
  5. Click OK to close the Device Setup dialog.

Result

Now you have removed the remote unit input from the “All MIDI Inputs” group. This means that you can record MIDI tracks with the “All MIDI Inputs” port selected without risking to record the data from the remote unit at the same time.