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Track Quick Controls
Introduction
Cubase can give you instant access to up to eight differ-
ent parameters (e. g. track, effect, or instrument controls).
This is done with the aid of the so-called quick controls,
set up on the Quick Controls Inspector tab for the corre
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sponding track.
The Quick Controls tab can be used as a kind of track
control center, an area in which your most important pa-
rameters are assembled in one place. This saves you from
having to click your way through the various windows and
sections pertaining to your track.
Also, Cubase allows you to assign these quick controls
very quickly to an external remote control device. This
does not only give you manual control of your most impor
-
tant track parameters, but also allows you to conviently
use an external MIDI device such as a foot controller to
control effect parameters.
• Quick control assignments are saved with the current
project.
• Since quick control settings are part of the track setup,
you can save them as track presets, allowing you to re-use
your settings across different projects.
Track presets are described in the chapter “Working with track presets”
on page 331.
• You can automate the parameter settings on the Quick
Controls tab using the Read/Write buttons (R and W).
The automation features of Cubase are described in detail in the chapter
“Automation” on page 227.
Assigning parameters to quick
controls
The Quick Controls tab shows eight slots, one for each
quick control. To start with, these slots are empty. Para-
meters can be assigned manually or retrieved automati-
cally, see below.
Assignment via the Learn function
Using the “QC Learn Mode” button on the Quick Controls
tab in the Inspector, you can assign a parameter by mov-
ing the corresponding control:
• Activate the “QC Learn Mode” button, select the slot to
which you want to assign a parameter and use the desired
control.
All automatable controls can be learned this way.
Assignment via a plug-in panel
You can assign effect parameters to quick control slots di-
rectly from within the plug-in panel:
• To assign an effect parameter to the topmost quick con-
trol slot, right-click the parameter and select the “Add x to
Quick Controls” option (where “x” is the name of the pa-
rameter).
• To assign an effect parameter to a specific quick control
slot, right-click the parameter, select the “Add x to Quick
Controls Slot” option (where “x” is the name of the param
-
eter), and select the desired slot from the submenu.
Ö These options are only available for VST 3 plug-ins
that support this function.
Get default QCs
from Plug-in
Remove all QC
Assignments
QC Learn Mode