Steinberg Cubase Studio 4 Remote Control Devices Studio Manual

Remote Control Devices 

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Table of Contents 

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Table of Contents
5Remote controlling Cubase
6About this manual
6Setting Up
7Operations
8The Generic Remote device
10Track Quick Controls
10The supported remote control devices
21Index 

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Remote controlling Cubase 

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Remote controlling Cubase
About this manual
It is possible to control Cubase via MIDI. A large number of 
MIDI control devices is supported. This manual describes 
how to set up Cubase for remote control, and lists the sup-
ported 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 de-
vice” on page 8.
Setting Up
Connecting the remote device
Connect the MIDI Out on...

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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 in Touch mode 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...

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A note about remote controlling MIDI tracks
While most remote control devices will be able to control 
both MIDI and audio channels in Cubase, the parameter 
setup may be different. For example, audio-specific con-
trols (such as EQ) will be disregarded when controlling 
MIDI channels.
Accessing user panel parameters via remote 
control devices (Cubase only)
Cubase allows you to control external MIDI devices 
through user device panels. When you have assigned 
project...

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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 
because most MIDI devices can control only a limited number of chan-
nels at a time (often 8 or 16). For example, if your MIDI control device has 
16 volume faders, and you are using 32 mixer channels in Cubase, you 
would need two banks of 16 channels each. When the first bank is se-
lected you control channel 1 to 16; when the second Bank is selected...

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9.When you are finished, close the Device Setup window.
Now, you can control the specified Cubase parameters from the MIDI re-
mote 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...