Remote Control Devices

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Remote controlling Cubase
Roland MCR-8
The Roland MCR-8 can control 16 mixer channels, plus
transport control. The “A/B switch” is used to switch be-
tween controlling channels 1–8 and 9–16. The following
MCR-8 parameters control the equivalent parameters for
each channel strip:
• Fader level, mute, solo and pan.
The following MCR-8 transport controls control the equiv-
alent Cubase functions:
• Play, Stop, Record, Rewind, Fast Forward.
Tascam US-428
Specifications
The US-428 can remote control up to 64 mixer channels.
• When the Tascam US-428 device is added in the Device
Setup dialog, you can open the Remote Status window by
selecting “Tascam US-428” from the Devices menu.
This indicates which bank (group of eight channels in Cubase) is cur-
rently being controlled by the remote device. To select another bank, use
the pop-up menu in the window or use the Bank Left/Right buttons on
the remote device.
• The US-428 transport keys will have the equivalent
functionality in Cubase.
• To set markers, hold down “Set” while pressing a loca-
tor key.
• If you hold down the function key [Null] and move a
fader, the Select and Rec indicators above the fader will
indicate whether the fader position is below or above the
current fader level in Cubase.
If the upper indicator is lit, the fader position on the panel is above the
fader level in Cubase and vice versa. When both indicators are dark,
fader positions are matched for that channel.
Cubase mixer
The following US-428 controls will remote control the fol-
lowing mixer parameter for each channel strip:
• Fader: volume
• Mute/Solo: mute and solo (selected via the Solo switch)
• Select: selects channel for editing
• Pan-Dial: pan
• EQ-Gain
Controls the EQ gain for each band selected with the Low, LoMid, HiMid
and High buttons. These correspond to the four EQ bands in Cubase,
starting from the leftmost band.
• EQ-Freq
Controls the EQ frequency for each band selected with the Low, LoMid,
HiMid and High buttons. These correspond to the four EQ bands in Cu-
base, starting from the leftmost band.
• EQ-“Q”
Controls the EQ “Q” for each band selected with the Low, LoMid, HiMid
and High buttons. These correspond to the four EQ bands in Cubase,
starting from the leftmost band.
• Aux 1 to Aux 4 and shuttle wheel:
The effect send levels for sends 1 to 4.
• The shuttle wheel will act as position shuttle if no Aux
send button is selected.
Press the activated button to deselect it.
• Holding down the “Asgn” button and pressing the Low,
LoMid, HiMid and High EQ buttons switches the corres-
ponding EQ band “On” button status.
• Holding down the “Asgn” button and pressing the Aux1
to Aux4 buttons switches the corresponding Effect Send
1–4 “On” button status.
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Before you can initiate remote control operation, the
MCR-8 “Mode” switch must be set to “4”.
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The MCR-8 does not support “MIDI feedback”, that
is, the current status of parameters in Cubase is not
indicated on the MCR-8. Therefore, you only need a
one-way MIDI connection between the MCR-8 and
Cubase.
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The US-428 supports “MIDI Feedback”, allowing for
mute/solo, channel selection, EQ band, Aux 1 to 4
and transport status to be indicated on the panel. For
this (and the fader position indication described
above) to work, you need to select the “US-428
Control” port as input and output.