10-15-2021, 05:31 PM
So I'm not sitting at my rig at the moment, so can't check every last step, but think I can help get you most of the way there.
On the last point with the NDLR, just a guess (because I don't have one and use Studio One, not Cubase) but it could have something to do with the sequence of powering / connecting things to the computer. On my Windows PC, I have to power on my MRCC #1, then my MRCC #2, and then Studio One in order for them to consistently be recognized and not mixed up. Also have similar problems with another product, so maybe play with the order of starting things up.
For the routing process, maybe I misunderstood the question, but in case not: think of the 12 virtual ports (you mention 16, not sure about that part) as if you had 12 different physical routers, and there is no one-to-one relationship to any of the actual ports. Basically, you can choose any of the 12 you want in the PC, use the same one for everything and split the MIDI channels, or different ports for everything, doesn't matter, so long as you remember which you chose and then pick it when you do the routing. So let's say you randomly chose USB virtual port 8 in Cubase, then on the MRCC when you start the routing out you have to first select host 8 (holding the left button while pressing the 8th output button, which has nothing to do with the 8th DIN port), then let go and pick whichever physical port is feeding your destination synth. Going the other direction is just the reverse: select your physical source, then with the right PC host button select any of the 12 buttons to assign a virtual port, and just make sure you select that same number in your DAW in order to receive incoming MIDI data, making sure to also keep track of the channels. In summary, it's a two stage process, virtual port then physical port, or reverse, depending on direction.
Hope this helps.
On the last point with the NDLR, just a guess (because I don't have one and use Studio One, not Cubase) but it could have something to do with the sequence of powering / connecting things to the computer. On my Windows PC, I have to power on my MRCC #1, then my MRCC #2, and then Studio One in order for them to consistently be recognized and not mixed up. Also have similar problems with another product, so maybe play with the order of starting things up.
For the routing process, maybe I misunderstood the question, but in case not: think of the 12 virtual ports (you mention 16, not sure about that part) as if you had 12 different physical routers, and there is no one-to-one relationship to any of the actual ports. Basically, you can choose any of the 12 you want in the PC, use the same one for everything and split the MIDI channels, or different ports for everything, doesn't matter, so long as you remember which you chose and then pick it when you do the routing. So let's say you randomly chose USB virtual port 8 in Cubase, then on the MRCC when you start the routing out you have to first select host 8 (holding the left button while pressing the 8th output button, which has nothing to do with the 8th DIN port), then let go and pick whichever physical port is feeding your destination synth. Going the other direction is just the reverse: select your physical source, then with the right PC host button select any of the 12 buttons to assign a virtual port, and just make sure you select that same number in your DAW in order to receive incoming MIDI data, making sure to also keep track of the channels. In summary, it's a two stage process, virtual port then physical port, or reverse, depending on direction.
Hope this helps.