Steinberg Cubase LE 4 Remote Control Devices Manual

Remote Control Devices 

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Table of Contents 

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Table of Contents
5Remote controlling the mixer
6About this manual
6Setting Up
7Operations
7The Generic Remote device
9The supported remote control devices
14Index 

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Remote controlling the mixer 

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Remote controlling the mixer
About this manual
It is possible to control the Cubase LE mixer via MIDI. A 
large number of MIDI control devices is supported. This 
manual describes how to set up Cubase LE for remote 
control, and lists the supported devices.
•There is also a Generic Remote Device option, allowing 
you to use any MIDI controller to remote control Cubase LE.
How to set this up is described in the section “The Generic Remote de-
vice” on page 7.
Setting Up
Connecting the remote device...

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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, there is one important difference:
If you activate Write mode and move a control on the re-
mote control device, all data for the corresponding para-
meter is replaced from the position where you moved the 
control, up until the...

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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 LE.
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 used 
because most...

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8.If necessary, select another bank and make settings 
for it.
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 de-
vice.
If necessary, you can add banks by clicking the Add 
button below the Bank pop-up.
Clicking the Rename button allows you to assign a new name to the cur-
rently selected bank, and you can remove an unneeded bank by select-
ing it and clicking the Delete...

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Use the Select buttons to select a single track for de-
tailed settings.
With the Mute and Solo buttons you can mute or solo a 
track.
Use the Default button to un-solo all tracks.
Use the Assign button to un-mute all tracks.
To the right of the time display, you find an LED labeled 
“Rude Solo Light”. This LED lights up as soon as any 
channel is soloed.
Use the Insert buttons to bypass all inserts of one track.
Pan button in the Select Assign section:
 Fader Set: panning...