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Remote controlling Cubase AI
Introduction
It is possible to control Cubase AI via MIDI. A large num-
ber of MIDI control devices is supported. This chapter de-
scribes how to set up Cubase AI for remote control. The
supported devices are described in the separate PDF
document “Remote Control Devices”.
• There is also a Generic Remote Device option, allowing
you to use any MIDI controller to remote control Cubase AI.
How to set this up is described in the section “The Generic Remote de-
vice” on page 163.
Setting Up
Connecting the remote device
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 re-
mote unit features “feedback devices” such as indicators,
motorized faders, etc.).
If you will be recording MIDI tracks, you do not want any
MIDI data from the remote unit to accidentally be recorded
as well. To avoid this, you should also make the following
setting:
1. Open the Device Setup dialog from the Devices menu.
2. Select “MIDI Port Setup” in the list to the left.
3. Check the table to the right and locate the MIDI input
to which you have connected the MIDI remote unit.
4. Deactivate the checkbox in the “In ‘All MIDI Inputs’”
column for that input, so that the State column reads “In-
active”.
5. Click OK to close the Device Setup dialog.
Now you have removed the remote unit input from the “All
MIDI Inputs” group. This means that you can record MIDI
tracks with the “All MIDI Inputs” port selected without risk-
ing to record the data from the remote unit at the same time.
Selecting a remote device
1. Pull down the Devices menu and select Device Setup.
A dialog window opens with a list of device categories and devices shown
in the left part of the window.
2. If you cannot find the remote device you are looking
for, click on the plus sign in the top left corner and select
the device from the pop-up menu.
The selected device is added 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 Devices list. For example, to be able to use a Mackie
Control Extender, you must install a second Mackie control device.
3. Now 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 Yamaha 01x selected as remote control device.
4. Select the correct MIDI input from the pop-up menu.
If necessary, select the correct MIDI output from the pop-up menu.
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.