Steinberg Cubase 7 User Manual

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Track Quick ControlsAssigning parameters to quick controls
Assignment via the Learn function
Using the “QC Learn Mode” button on the Quick Controls tab in the Inspector, you 
can assign a parameter by moving the corresponding control: 
•Activate the “QC Learn Mode” button, select the slot to which you want to assign 
a parameter and use the desired control.
All automatable controls can be learned this way.
Assignment via a plug-in panel
You can assign effect parameters to quick control slots directly...

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Track Quick ControlsConnecting quick controls with remote controllers
Automatic assignment of VST instrument parameters
When you create an instrument track or load a VST instrument via the VST 
Instruments window (including creating an associated MIDI track), the main 
parameters of the instrument are automatically assigned to the slots on the Quick 
Controls tab in the Inspector (if the VST instrument supports this feature).
•To retrieve the default assignments for the main parameters of the VST...

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Track Quick ControlsQuick controls and automatable parameters
3.With your remote control device connected to Cubase via MIDI, select the 
corresponding MIDI port on your computer in the MIDI Input pop-up menu (or 
select “All MIDI Inputs”).
If your remote controller has its own MIDI input and supports MIDI feedback, you 
can connect your computer to the device input. Then, select the corresponding 
MIDI port in the MIDI Output pop-up menu.
4.Click “Apply” to use the new MIDI port assignment....

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Track Quick ControlsQuick controls and automatable parameters
3.Open the VST Mixer folder.
The pop-up menu lists all channels available in the MixConsole of your current project. 
4.Now assign a parameter of one particular channel to quick control 1, and another 
parameter of another channel to quick control 2.
The Quick Controls tab has become a “secondary” mixer, dedicated to quick-
controlling parameters on other tracks.
!Quick controls that are assigned that way cannot work when saved as track...

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Remote controlling Cubase
Introduction
It is possible to control Cubase via MIDI. A large number of MIDI control devices is 
supported. This chapter describes how to set up Cubase for remote control. The 
supported devices are described in the separate PDF document “Remote Control 
Devices”.
•There is also a Generic Remote Device option, allowing you to use any MIDI 
controller to remote control Cubase.
How to set this up is described in the section “The Generic Remote device” on 
page 438.
Setting...

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Remote controlling CubaseSetting Up
3.Select your MIDI control device model from the Devices list.
Depending on the selected device, either a list of programmable function 
commands or a blank panel is shown in the right half of the dialog window.
4.Select the correct MIDI input from the pop-up menu.
If necessary, select the correct MIDI output from the pop-up menu.
5.Click OK to close the dialog.
You can now use the MIDI control device to move faders and knobs, activate Mute 
and Solo, etc. The...

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Remote controlling CubaseOperations
Operations
Global options for remote controllers
In the Device Setup dialog, on the page for your remote device, some (or all) of the 
following global functions may be available (depending on your remote device):
Writing automation using remote controls
Automating the MixConsole in Touch mode using a remote control device is done in 
the same way as when you operate on-screen controls in Write mode. In order to 
replace existing automation data for a control in...

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Remote controlling CubaseThe Generic Remote device
3.Click in the Category column for the control and select one of the Cubase function 
categories from the pop-up menu.
4.Click in the Command column and select the desired Cubase function from the 
pop-up menu.
The available items on the pop-up menu depend on the selected category.
5.Click “Apply” when you are done.
•Click “Reset” to revert to the default settings.
The selected function is now assigned to the button or control on the remote device.
A...

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Remote controlling CubaseThe Generic Remote device
3.Select the Generic Remote device in the Devices list to the left.
The settings for the Generic Remote device are displayed, allowing you to specify 
which control on your device should control which parameter in Cubase.
4.Use the MIDI Input and Output pop-up menus to select the MIDI port(s) to which 
your remote device is connected.
5.Use the pop-up menu to the right to select a bank.
Banks are combinations of a certain number of channels, and are...

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Remote controlling CubaseThe Generic Remote device
•If you find that the table at the top holds too many or too few controls, you can add 
or remove controls with the Add and Delete buttons to the right of the table.
•If you are uncertain of which MIDI message a certain controller sends, you can use 
the Learn function.
Select the control in the upper table (by clicking in the Control Name column), 
move the corresponding control on your MIDI device and click the Learn button to 
the right of the...