Steinberg Cubase Ai 5 Manual

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Introduction
It is possible to control Cubase AI via MIDI. A large num-
ber of MIDI control devices is supported. This chapter de-
scribes how to set up Cubase AI 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 AI.
How to set this up is described in the section “The Generic Remote de-
vice” on page...

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In the Project window (Track list) and the mixer (bottom 
of channel strips) you will now see white stripes indicating 
which channels are currently linked to the remote control 
device.
Audio 01 can be remote controlled, while Audio 02 is not linked to the 
remote control device. 
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...

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Assigning remote key commands
For some of the supported remote devices, you can assign 
any Cubase AI function (to which a key command can be 
assigned) to generic buttons, wheels or other controls. As 
of this writing, these devices are:

 Yamaha 01x
 Yamaha DM 2000v2
 Yamaha DM 1000v2

Proceed as follows:
1.Open the Device Setup dialog and select one of the 
remote devices that support this feature.
On the right side of the window you will find a three column table....

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5.Use the pop-up menu to the right to select a bank.
Banks are combinations of a certain number of channels, and are used be-
cause most MIDI devices can control only a limited number of channels at 
a time (often 8 or 16). For example, if your MIDI control device has 16 vol-
ume faders, and you are using 32 mixer channels in Cubase AI, you would 
need two banks of 16 channels each. When the first bank is selected you 
control channel 1 to 16; when the second Bank is...

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9.When you are finished, close the Device Setup window.
Now, you can control the specified Cubase AI parameters from the MIDI 
remote device. To select another bank, use the pop-up menu in the Re-
mote Status window (or use a control on the MIDI remote device, if you 
have assigned one for this).
Importing and exporting remote setups
The Export button in the top right corner of the Generic 
Remote Setup window allows you to export the current 
setup, including the Control...

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MIDI realtime parameters 

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Introduction
For each MIDI track, you can set up a number of track pa-
rameters, or modifiers. 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 are de-
scribed. 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 MIDI 
data on the track, they will not...

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ÖNote that the functionality of the Bank and Patch selec-
tor settings (used for selecting sounds in the connected 
MIDI instrument) depends on the instrument to which the 
MIDI output is routed, and how you have set it up in the 
MIDI Device Manager.
The MIDI Device Manager allows you to specify which MIDI instruments 
and other devices are connected to the various MIDI outputs, thus mak-
ing it possible to select patches by name.
ÖMany of the basic track settings are...

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An example:
Let’s say you have three notes with the velocity values 60, 
90 and 120, and wish to “even out” the velocity differences 
somewhat. If you set the Velocity Compression value to 1/
2, the notes will play back with the velocities 30, 45 and 60. 
By adding 60 in the Velocity Shift field, the notes will play 
back with the velocities 90, 105 and 120, meaning you 
have compressed the velocity range. 
In a similar way, you can use Velocity Compression values 
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2.Use the two fields to the right to set the minimum and 
maximum values.
These values will be shown as numbers (0–127) for the velocity modes 
and as note numbers (C-2 to G8) for the pitch modes.
ÖNote that you can make independent settings for the 
two Range functions.
To deactivate the Range function, pull down the Range 
pop-up menu(s) and select “OFF”.
MIDI Fader section
This contains a single channel strip, allowing you to set 
volume, pan, mute/solo and other...