Hi SeaGtGruff,
There are some minor changes in version 6. Most of the good stuff is still in version 5.
It is working now, but I had to do some research. Hope this helps someone else because only my engineering skills helped me get this straight. My guess is that this works for external devices that have built in sounds you want to use with Studio One. The keyboard must be set to external MIDI clock. Studio One had to be the master MIDI clock in all my scenarios.
I think this applies to piano keys, drum machines, or any device that sends MIDI NOTE messages:
1. (MIDI IN to Studio One)
A. I Created a New Keyboard, with the MIDI "Receive From" assigned to the MIDI port the DS88 is connected to, no need to set MIDI "Send To."
B. Didn’t check any of the MIDI filters, I think you only check filters if you want to block certain MIDI message/s.
C. MIDI CC's do not work on this setup.
This must be done for each device so the piano keys/pads can trigger either instruments in Studio One, or to play sounds on the external device (DS88) that has built in sounds. One thing to keep in mind, when you want the DS88 to control instruments in Studio One, you may need to set "local control" off.
2. (Send MIDI OUT of Studio One)
A. To use the built-in Sounds of the DS88, I created a New Instrument with the MIDI "Send To" set to the DS88 MIDI port. I checked all the MIDI clock options. This is so when I add a track in Studio One this track can be set to send MIDI out to the DS88 (or external device.)
B. To use the surface controls (transport, faders, buttons) of the DS88, I used "Create a New Control Surface" with the "MIDI Receive From" feature assigned to the MIDI port the device is connected to. Apparently, this only works for MIDI CC"s.
3. Audio
I connected the DS88 audio outputs to the computer’s audio interface and routed into Studio One, so I can monitor and bounce down audio.
I thought that everything today was plug-and-play. It’s not!