Steinberg Cubase Essential 4 Remote Control Devices Manual

Remote Control Devices 

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Table of Contents 

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Table of Contents
5Remote controlling Cubase Essential
6About this manual
6Setting Up
7Operations
8The Generic Remote device
10The supported remote control devices
16Index 

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Remote controlling Cubase Essential
About this manual
It is possible to control Cubase Essential via MIDI. A large 
number of MIDI control devices is supported. This manual 
describes how to set up Cubase Essential for remote con-
trol, and lists the supported devices.
•There is also a Generic Remote Device option, allowing 
you to use any MIDI controller to remote control Cubase 
Essential.
How to set this up is described in the section “The Generic Remote de-
vice” on page 8.
Setting Up
Connecting...

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5.Click OK to close the dialog.
You can now use the MIDI control device to move faders and knobs, ac-
tivate Mute and Solo, etc. The exact parameter configuration depends on 
which external MIDI control device you are using.
Operations
Writing automation using remote controls
Automating the mixer using a remote control device is done 
in the same way as when you operate on-screen controls in 
Write mode. However, when it comes to replacing existing 
automation data,...

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The Generic Remote device
If you have a generic MIDI controller, you can use this for 
remote control of Cubase Essential by setting up the Ge-
neric Remote device:
1.Open the Device Setup dialog on the Devices menu.
If the Generic Remote device isn’t on the Devices list, you need to add it.
2.Click the “+” sign in the top left corner and select the 
“Generic Remote” device from the pop-up menu.
When the Generic Remote device is added in the Device 
Setup dialog, you...

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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 co-
lumn), move the corresponding control on your MIDI device and click the 
Learn button to the right of the table. The MIDI Status, MIDI Channel and 
Address values are automatically set to those of the moved control.
7.Use the table at the bottom to specify which Cubase 
Essential parameters...

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The supported remote control 
devices
In the following sections, the remote control devices sup-
ported by Cubase Essential are listed along with a brief 
description of the corresponding feature set.
Apple Remote (Macintosh only)
Many Apple computers come with an Apple Remote Con-
trol, a small hand-held device akin to TV remote controls. It 
allows you to remotely control certain features in Cubase 
Essential.
1.Open the Device Setup dialog and select Apple Re-...