- Go to PlugSE MIDI Setup and select OB-X8 USB in and out. At this point you should
have it ON-LINE.
The PlugSE is designed to serve as a bridge between the host and the synthesizer
and in principle the OB-X8 should be connected directly to the PlugSE via MIDI. By
default, most of the VST hosts are set to grab all MIDI ports on startup and this
may create a connection problem for PlugSE users.
If you are using a Windows PC many MIDI interfaces including OB-X8 USB MIDI are not
multi-client - this means that ports can be opened and used only by one application
at a time. It also means that in practice, after you start the host application the
host may first access and open MIDI ports that your synth is connected to and prevent
the PlugSE from accessing the same ports later on. Similar setup can be used on MacOS.
Here is what you should do:
- Go to Ableton preferences/devices and disable both OB-X8 USB MIDI IN and USB MIDI
OUT.
USING OB-X8 PLUGSE IN ABLETON
- In Ableton, select the MIDI track and configure OB-X8 PlugSE for track's output.
To establish the proper MIDI communication between OB-X8 and the PlugSE/Editor:
Please make sure that the Global Parameters are set MANUALLY (not through the computer)
on OB-X8 as follows:
- 3/35 MIDI Channel: ALL or must matched the playing channel
- 22/35 MIDI Param Send: NRPN
- 23/35 MIDI Param Receive: NRPN
- 24/35 MIDI Control Enable: On
- 26/35 MIDI Sysex Cable: MIDI or USB depending on your connection.
- 27/35 MIDI Out Cable: MIDI or USB depending on your connection.
Also, please make sure that the MIDI track channel has the same MIDI channel as the
OB-X8 MIDI Channel or the OB-X8 MIDI channel is set to ALL.
- Configure OB-X8 PlugSE for track's input if you using OB-X8 as input.
