Graeme_r:
I’ve managed to get Cubase to play midi files on the Sound card by routing the output to several VST Plugins but it is not an intuitive process, more trial and error. Very disappointed with the Documentation of this product as are a number of other DAW users I know of too - one ditched it went for Ableton. After one month Cubase Tech suppoort haven’t even replied to my original query about getting midi playback to work - that is bad customer service and puts me off upgrading Cubase or buying any other Steinberg software…
Well, start reading the manual, or go ahead, and buy something else. No one forces you to use Cubase. And since you got your version for free, you won´t lose anything…