Steinberg Cubase 7 User Manual

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Remote controlling CubaseThe Generic Remote device
8.If necessary, make settings for another bank.
Note that you only need to make settings in the bottom table for this bank. The 
table at the top is already set up according to the MIDI remote device.
•If necessary, you can add banks by clicking the Add button below the Bank pop-
up menu.
Clicking the Rename button allows you to assign a new name to the currently 
selected bank, and you can remove an unneeded bank by selecting it and clicking 
the...

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Remote controlling CubaseTrack Quick Controls
Track Quick Controls
If you have an external remote control device, you can set it up to control up to eight 
parameters of each audio track, MIDI track or instrument track, using the Track Quick 
Controls feature in Cubase. How to set up your device and how to assign parameters 
to it is described in the chapter 
“Track Quick Controls” on page 430.
The Remote Control Editor
Often, the automatic mapping of plug-in parameters to remote control devices...

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Remote controlling CubaseThe Remote Control Editor
Inspector Section
The Inspector contains the settings and the parameter assignment for the selected 
cell. The upper section contains settings for the text label. The lower section contains 
settings for the knob and the switches.
Status Bar
When you position the mouse pointer over an element in the editor window, the status 
bar shows information on what you can do with this element.
Setting up the Standard Layout
Click the “Set up Cell Layout”...

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Remote controlling CubaseThe Remote Control Editor
Defining the Controls
You can define the operation for a particular switch or knob. This includes changing 
the LED ring or changing its behaviour, from continuous value representation to 
on/off, for example.
•Right-click the control and select a new control style in the settings window or 
select the control and select a style in the inspector.
ÖTo be able to make settings for a control, it has to be assigned to a function.
ÖNot all hardware...

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Remote controlling CubaseThe Remote Control Editor
Control Type Settings for Switches
The following options are available for switches:
•Momentary
The assigned function is active for as long as you keep the switch pressed.
•Increasing Stepwise
Pressing the switch steps through the available settings until the maximum is 
reached.
•Decreasing Stepwise
Pressing the switch steps through the available settings in reverse order until the 
minimum is reached.
•Increasing Stepwise (cycle)
Pressing the...

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Remote controlling CubaseThe Remote Control Editor
4.Click on another control to set the Learn focus to that control and assign a 
parameter to it.
5.Press [Esc] to end Learn mode.
Removing the Parameter assignment
•To remove the parameter assignment for a cell, activate Learn mode, select the 
cell, and press [Del] or [Backspace].
•To remove all assignments, click the “Remove All Assignments” button.
Assignment Status
You can show the current assignment of all cells in a layout by activating the “i”...

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Remote controlling CubaseThe Remote Control Editor
Navigating
•You can use the cursor keys to navigate in all directions.
•When Learn mode is active, pressing [Shift] allows you to step between the 
controls within the cells.
•To step forwards or backwards through the different layouts, use [Tab] and [Shift]-
[Tab].
Adding/Removing Pages
•To add a page to a layout, click the “+” button on the right of a page.
•To remove a page, click the corresponding “-” button.
ÖA layout always contains at least...

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Remote controlling CubaseApple Remote (Macintosh only)
Apple Remote (Macintosh only)
Many Apple computers come with an Apple Remote Control, a small hand-held 
device akin to TV remote controls. It allows you to remotely control certain features in 
Cubase.
Proceed as follows:
1.Open the Device Setup dialog and select Apple Remote Control from the Add 
Device pop-up menu.
2.In the list on the right, the Apple Remote’s buttons are listed. For each button you 
can open a pop-up menu from which you can...

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MIDI realtime parameters and effects
Introduction
For each MIDI track, you can set up a number of track parameters, or modifiers, and 
MIDI effects. These affect how the MIDI data is played back, “transforming” MIDI 
events in realtime before they are sent to the MIDI outputs.
On the following pages, the available parameters and effects are described. Keep in 
mind:
- The actual MIDI events will not be affected – the changes happen “on the fly”.
- Since the modifier settings do not change the actual...

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MIDI realtime parameters and effectsThe Inspector sections
ÖFolding or hiding (via the Setup dialog) a section does not affect the functionality but 
merely hides the section from view. This means your settings will still be active even if 
you fold or hide the Inspector settings.
The Inspector sections
Basic track settings
The topmost Inspector section contains the basic track settings. These settings either 
affect the basic functionality for the track (mute, solo, enable record, etc.) or send out...