The PlugSE is designed to serve as a bridge between the host and the synthesizer and in principle the TAKE 5 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 TAKE 5 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.

Here is what you should do:

• Start Cubase session.
• Go to Cubase Studio Setup/MIDI and set both  TAKE 5 USB MIDI IN and USB MIDI OUT to Inactive.
• Run TAKE 5 PlugSE Intrument type plug-in.
• Go to PlugSE MIDI Setup and select  TAKE 5 USB in and out. At this point you should have it ON-LINE.
• In Cubase, select MIDI track and configure  TAKE 5 PlugSE for track's input (if you using TAKE 5 keyboard to play notes) and output.
• Go to PlugSE MIDI Setup and select TAKE 5 USB in and out. At this point you should have it ON-LINE.

USING TAKE 5 PLUGSE IN ABLETON

To establish proper MIDI communication between TAKE 5 and the PlugSE/Editor:

Please make sure that the Global Parameters are set MANUALLY (not through the computer) on Prophet 6 as follows:

- MIDI Channel: ALL or must matched the playing channel

- MIDI Param Snd: NRPN

- MIDI Param Rcv: NRPN

- MIDI Control On: On

MIDI Sysex On: On

MIDI Sysex Cable: MIDI  or USB  depending on your connection.

MIDI Out Select: MIDI  or USB  depending on your connection.

Also, please make sure that the MIDI track channel has the same MIDI channel as the TAKE 5 MIDI Channel or the TAKE 5 MIDI channel is set to ALL.