Steinberg V-Stack Operation Manual

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Managing and selecting DirectX plug-ins (Windows only)
To see which DirectX plug-ins are available in your system, click the 
“DirectX Plug-ins” tab at the top of the window.
•To enable a plug-in (make it available for selection), click in the left 
column.
Only the currently enabled plug-ins (shown with a check sign in the left column) will ap-
pear on the Effect menus.
The idea here is that there could be a variety of DirectX plug-ins in your 
system, many of which are not intended for musical audio processing. 
Disabling these helps you keep the Effect menus in V-STACK more 
manageable.
•The second column indicates how many instances of the plug-in are 
currently used in V-STACK.
Clicking in this column for a plug-in which is already in use produces a pop-up show-
ing exactly where each use occurs.
❐Please note that a plug-in may be in use even if it isn’t enabled in the left 
column. You might for example have opened a project containing effects 
that currently are disabled on the menu. The left column purely determines 
whether or not the plug-in will be visible on the Effect menus. 
						

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Remote controlling the Mixer 
						

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Background
It is possible to control the V-STACK Mixer via MIDI. Currently, the fol-
lowing MIDI control devices are supported:
• Steinberg Houston (see page 127)
• Mackie Control (see page 127)
• CM Automation Motor Mix (see page 128)
• JL Cooper CS-10 (see page 129)
• JL Cooper MCS-3000 (see page 130)
• Radikal SAC-2k (see page 132)
• Roland MCR8 (see page 131)
• Tascam US-428 (see page 134)
• Yamaha 01V (see page 135)
• Yamaha DM2000 (see page 127)
There is also a Generic Remote Device, allowing you to use any MIDI 
controller to remote control V-STACK.
Operations
Selecting a remote device
1.Make sure the MIDI control device is connected to your MIDI interface.
You need to connect the MIDI Out on the remote unit to a MIDI In on your MIDI interface. 
Depending on the remote unit model, you may also need to connect a MIDI Out on the 
interface to a MIDI In on the remote unit (this is necessary if the remote unit features 
“feedback devices” such as indicators, motorized faders, etc.). See the MIDI control de-
vice specifications on the following pages for details.
2.Pull down the Devices menu and select Device Setup.
A dialog window opens with a list of devices shown in the left part of the window. 
3.If you can’t find the remote device you are looking for, click on the 
Add/Remove tab and select it from the Device Classes menu.
Click “Add” to add it to the Devices list.
•Note that it is possible to select more than one remote device of the 
same type.
If you have more than one remote device of the same type, these will be numbered in 
the Device list. 
						

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4.Now click the Setup tab and select your MIDI control device model 
from the Devices list.
Depending on the selected device, either a list of programmable function commands 
or a blank panel is shown in the right half of the dialog window.
A JL Cooper MCS-3000 selected as remote control device.
5.Select the correct MIDI input from the pop-up menu.
6.If necessary, select the correct MIDI output from the pop-up menu.
7.Click OK to close the dialog.
You can now use the MIDI control device to move faders and knobs, activate mute and 
solo, etc. The exact parameter configuration depends on which external MIDI control de-
vice you are using. 
						

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Assigning remote key commands
For some of the supported remote devices, you can assign V-STACK 
functions to generic buttons, wheels or other controls. As of this writ-
ing, these devices are:
• JL Cooper MCS 3000
• JL Cooper CS-10
• CM Automation Motor Mix
Proceed as follows:
1.Open the Device Setup and select one of the remote devices that 
support this feature.
On the right side of the window there are three columns. This is where you assign 
commands.
2.Use the “Button” column to locate a Remote device control or button 
to which you wish to assign a V-STACK function.
3.Click in the “Category” column for the control, and select one of the 
V-STACK function categories from the pop-up menu that appears.
A typical use would be to select the “Devices” category and have the buttons open 
and close different VST windows.
4.Click in the “Command” column, and select the desired V-STACK 
function from the pop-up menu that appears.
The available items on the pop-up menu depend on the selected category.
Click “Apply” when you are done.The selected function is now as-
signed to the button or control on the remote device. 
						

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Remote control device specifics
Steinberg Houston
Houston is a MIDI/USB remote control device designed especially for 
use with VST audio applications such as V-STACK. With clearly laid 
out controls (including touch sensitive motorized faders, rotary knobs, 
transport controls and a jog/shuttle wheel) Houston allows you to con-
trol virtually every Mixer parameter in V-STACK, without having to use 
the computer keyboard or mouse.
•For details about parameters and hands-on mixing techniques, please 
see the Houston documentation.
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.
•For details about parameters and hands-on mixing techniques, please 
see the separate pdf documentation describing the use of Mackie 
Control with V-STACK.
Yamaha DM2000
The Yamaha DM2000 is a digital mixing console that provides full 
automation of virtually all console parameters. It is designed to integrate 
effectively with digital audio workstations such as V-STACK.
•For detailed information about features, parameters, etc., please see 
the documentation which comes with the Yamaha DM2000. 
						

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CM Automation Motor Mix
The CM Motor Mix can control any number of channels in groups of 8.
•Fader level, mute, solo control the equivalent V-STACK functions.
•Left and right View buttons: select channels 1-8, 9 -16 etc.
•Top button row (above the rotary knobs) selects channel.
•The two rows of buttons on each side of the faders can be assigned 
functions in the Device Setup dialog.
All except the Shift button, which acts like [Shift] on your computer keyboard.
•The rotary knobs are multi-functional, depending on the selected 
Rotary setting.
The following parameters can be remote controlled with the 8 rotary 
knobs:
• Pan
• Effect sends 1-8
• EQ Enable
• EQ Freq
• EQ Gain
• EQ Q
•The first two rows of buttons below the rotary knobs are also multi-
functional, depending on the status of the buttons to the left and right 
of these two rows.
Note that the “Group” button is not assigned any parameter.
The following parameters can be remote controlled with the 8 buttons 
on the first row below the rotary knobs:
• EQ Master Bypass
• Insert On 
						

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JL Cooper CS-10 
The CS-10 can remote control 32 channels (in groups of 8). The fol-
lowing CS-10 controls will remote control the following parameter for 
each channel strip:
• Fader: volume
• Solo and Mute: solo and mute
• Sel: select channel for editing
The following parameters can be remote controlled for each selected 
channel using the six rotary knobs on the CS-10:
•The CS-10 function keys 1 - 4 are used to select channels 1 - 32 in 
groups of 8. 
Function key 1 selects channels 1 - 8, function key 2 selects channels 9 - 16, and so on.
•If you hold down the function key “Shift” and then move a fader, the 
two indicators beside the fader will indicate whether the fader position 
is below or above the current fader level in V-STACK. 
If the upper indicator is lit, the fader position on the panel is above the fader level in
V-STACK and vice versa. When both indicators are dark, the fader positions are 
matched for that channel.
❐The CS-10 supports “MIDI Feedback”, allowing the mute, solo and selec-
tion status of the channels in V-STACK to be indicated on the panel. For 
this (and the fader position indication described above) to work, you 
need a two-way MIDI connection between the CS-10 and V-STACK.
Dial Parameter
Send 1 Effect send 1
Send 2 Effect send 2
Pan Pan
Boost/cut EQ 1 Gain
Frequency EQ 1 Frequency
Bandwidth EQ 1 Q Factor 
						

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JL Cooper MCS-3000
The MCS-3000 can control 32 Mixer channels remotely (in groups of 
8). The following MCS-3000 controls will remote control the following 
Mixer parameter for each channel strip:
•Fader: volume
•Solo and Mute: solo and mute
•Sel: Select channel for editing
These parameters can be remote controlled for each selected channel using the dials 
on the MCS-3000 and switching between Pages 1 - 4:
•The MCS-3000 bank keys 1 - 4 are used to select channels 1 - 32 in 
groups of 8. 
Bank key 1 selects channels 1 - 8, bank key 2 selects channels 9 - 16 and so on.
❐The MCS-3000 supports “MIDI Feedback”, allowing fader settings and 
channel mute, solo and selection status to be indicated on the panel. For 
this to work, you need a two-way MIDI connection between the MCS-3000 
and V-STACK.
Page 1 Page 2
Dial Parameter Dial Parameter
1 Pan 1 EQ 1 Gain
2 Effect send 1 2 EQ 1 Freq
3 Effect send 2 3 EQ 1 “Q”
4 Effect send 3
5 Effect send 4
Page 3 Page 4
Dial Parameter Dial Parameter
1 EQ 2 Gain 1 EQ 3 Gain
2 EQ 2 Freq 2 EQ 3 Freq
3 EQ 2 “Q” 3 EQ 3 “Q”