Steinberg Cubase SX/SL 3 Remote Control Devices Manual

							 
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Mackie Control 
						

							 
CUBASE SX/SL
 
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About Mackie Control
 
Mackie Control is an automated touch-sensitive control surface. It is a 
nine-fader (eight channels and master) MIDI controller that provides 
in-depth mixing, editing, automation and navigational control for any 
supported digital audio workstation.
A special Lexan overlay that shows all Steinberg-specific key assign-
ments for the Mackie Control device is available to customize the con-
troller for Cubase SX/SL. 
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For details about parameters and hands-on mixing techniques, please 
see the separate pdf documentation describing the use of Mackie 
Control with Cubase SX/SL. 
						

							 
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Mackie HUI 
						

							 
CUBASE SX/SL
 
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Specifications
 
Mackie HUI can control any number of channels in groups of 8. 
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Use the left and right Bank buttons to select channels 1-8, 9 -16 etc. 
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Use the left and right Channel buttons to shift the fader assignment in 
steps of one channel. 
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The Fader button in the Auto Enable section is used to disable/enable 
the motors. 
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The Mute, Pan, Send, Plug In and Send Mute buttons in the Auto En-
able section are currently not supported. 
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Use the Rec/Rdy buttons to arm a track for recording. 
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Use the Select buttons to select a single track for detailed settings. 
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With the Mute and Solo buttons you can mute or solo a track. 
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Use the Default button to un-solo all tracks. 
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Use the Assign button to un-mute all tracks. 
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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. 
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Use the Insert buttons to bypass all inserts of one track.
Pan button in the Select Assign section: 
• Fader Set: panning left/right or panning front/rear. Press button repeatedly to 
cycle through the assignments (the eight V-Pots control the pan parameters).
• V-Sel button in the Select Assign section: monitor track.
 
Send A to Send E buttons in the Select Assign section: 
• Fader Set: Send 1 level to Send 8 level (Send A to Send D assigns Send 1 to 
Send 4, Send E assigns Send 5 to Send 8: press button repeatedly to cycle 
through the assignments).
• V-Sel button in the Select Assign section: send on/off switch (depending on 
selected Send).
• V-Sel button with Shift in the Select Assign section selected: pre/post fader 
switch (depending on selected Send). 
						

							 
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The SELECT ASSIGN four character display in the Select Assign 
section displays Send or Pan assignment for V-Pots and V-Sel but-
tons. 
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The four character displays above the Select buttons display the as-
signed track names. 
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The Bypass button in the Select Assign section is always selected to 
indicate the bypass function of the Insert buttons.
•The Mute, Rec/Rdy All, Input and Output buttons in the Select Assign 
section are currently not supported.
•Use the Auto buttons to control the status of the Read and Write but-
tons in the Mixer of Cubase SX/SL, depending on the Read/Write 
status in the Auto Mode section.
•Use the Off button in the Auto Mode section to control the Read All or 
Write All button in the mixer of Cubase SX/SL, depending on the 
Read/Write status in the Auto Mode section.
•The Touch, Latch and Trim buttons in the Auto Mode section are cur-
rently not supported.
•Use the Transport button in the Window section to open or close the 
Transport panel.
•Use the Edit button in the Window section to bring the current Project 
window to the front.
•Use the Status button in the Window section to open or close the 
VST Performance window.
•Use the Mix button in the Window section to open or close the Mixer 
window.
•Use the Mem-Loc button in the Window section to open the Marker 
window.
•The Alt button in the Window section is used for user-assigned 
functions. 
						

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•The Undo button in the Keyboard Shortcuts section undoes the last 
performed operation in Cubase SX/SL.
Hold down the Shift button and press Undo to redo the last undone operation.
•Press the Save button in the Keyboard Shortcuts section to save the 
current project.
Hold down the Shift button and press the Save button to save a backup copy of the 
current project.
•The Edit Mode, Edit Tool, Option/All, Ctrl/Clutch and Alt/Fine buttons 
in the Keyboard Shortcuts section are currently not supported.
•The Cut, Copy, Paste and Delete buttons in the Edit section control 
the equivalent Cubase SX/SL functions.
•The Capture and Separate buttons in the Edit section are currently 
not supported.
•The buttons in the Status/Group section are currently not supported.
•Use the In and Out buttons above the transport controls to set the 
project cursor to the positions of the left or right locators.
Hold down the Shift button and press the In or Out button to move the left or right lo-
cator to the current project cursor position.
•Use the RTZ and END buttons to set the project cursor to the begin-
ning or the end of the project.
•Press the Quick Punch button to switch automatic punch in on or off.
Hold down the Shift button and press the Quick Punch button to switch automatic 
punch out on or off.
•Press the Loop button to switch Cycle mode on or off.
•Press the On Line button to switch Synchronisation on or off.
•The Audition, Pre and Post buttons are used for user assignable func-
tions.
•The Mackie HUI Play, Stop, Record, Rewind and Fast Forward trans-
port controls control the equivalent functions in Cubase SX/SL.
•The jog wheel is used for moving the project cursor position in Cubase 
SX/SL. 
						

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•The Scrub and Shuttle buttons are currently not supported.
•Pressing the cursor keys located to the left of the jog wheel is the 
same as pressing the arrow keys on your computer keyboard.
When the Mode button is selected, pressing the cursor keys will control zooming in 
the Project window.
•Use the Scroll control in the DSP Edit/Assign section to scroll through 
the pages of one parameter group.
•Use the Compare button in the DSP Edit/Assign section for page up.
Hold down the Shift button in the Keyboard Shortcuts section and press the Compare 
button to jump to the last page.
•Use the Bypass button in the DSP Edit/Assign section for page down.
Hold down the Shift button in the Keyboard Shortcuts section and press the Bypass 
button to jump to the first page.
•Use the Insert/Param button in the DSP Edit/Assign section to switch 
the display of names of the available parameters in the lower row on or 
off.
F1 button: Selected Channel: EQ
• Page 1 - Gain, Frequency, Q and Enable for the lo band
• Page 2 - Gain, Frequency, Q and Enable for the lo mid band
• Page 3 - Gain, Frequency, Q and Enable for the hi mid band
• Page 4 - Gain, Frequency, Q and Enable for the hi band
• Buttons above dials: bypass EQs
F2 button: Selected Channel: Sends
• Pages 1 to 8 - Level, Enable, Pre/Post and Bus for Sends 1 to 8
• Buttons above dials: bypass sends
F3 button: Selected Channel: Routing
• Page 1 - Output Bus, Monitor, Input Bus, Input Gain
• Page 2 - Input Phase
• Buttons above dials: monitor
•For a description of the functionalities for the F4 button: Selected 
Channel: Inserts, F5 button: Global mode Send Effects, F6 button: 
Global mode Master Effects, F7 button: Global mode Instruments, 
see the separate pdf document “Mackie Control and Cubase SX/SL”. 
						

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•Use the Locate/Numerics buttons to set the project cursor position.
• Immediately after you enter a numeric character, the Mackie HUI time display 
will no longer show the project cursor position, but the new value.
• You don’t have to enter decimal points, colons, or semicolons for a new value.
• Use the CLR button to delete the last character. Holding down Shift (in the 
Keyboard Shortcuts section) and pressing the CLR button will delete the new 
value. 
• Press the Enter button to set the project cursor to the position according to 
the new value.
• Use the "+" and "-" buttons to shift the project cursor position forward or 
backward by the amount of time set with the new value.
•The three LEDs left of the time display indicate whether Bars+Beats 
(BEATS), a frame based timecode (TIME CODE), Feet+Frames 
(FEET) or Samples (all LEDs off) is selected. 
						

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Radikal Technologies SAC-2K 
						

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Specifications
The SAC-2K can control 32 channels (8 channels at a time).
•Press the "17-24" and "25-32" buttons to switch from one set of 
eight channels to the next.
•Use the "1-8" and "9-16" buttons to shift the fader assignment in 
steps of one channel.
•Use the Select button above the master fader to disable/enable the 
motors.
•Press the Mute/Solo button (the button on the far left) repeatedly to 
cycle through the assignments for the Mute/Solo and Select buttons 
of every channel.
The current assignments are indicated by the LED in the button:
•Use the From and To buttons to set the project cursor to the position 
of the left or right locator.
Hold down Shift and press the From or To button to move the left or right locator to the 
current project cursor position. If you hold down Shift and press the "" but-
tons, the project cursor is set to the beginning or the end of the project
•Press the Store Marker button to create a marker at the project cursor 
position.
Hold down Shift and press the Store Marker button to open the Marker window.
•Use the Recall Marker button to move the project cursor to the clos-
est marker to the right.
Hold down Shift and press the Recall Marker button to move the project cursor to the 
closest marker to the left.
LED status Mute/Solo buttons Select buttons
Off Mute track. Select a single track for detailed settings.
On Solo track. Select a single track.
BlinkingControl the status of the 
Write buttons in the 
Cubase SX/SL mixer.Control the status of the Read buttons in 
the Cubase SX/SL mixer.