Remote Control Devices
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Table of Contents
5 Remote controlling the mixer 6 6 7 7 9 About this manual Setting Up Operations The Generic Remote device The supported remote control devices 14 Index 4 Table of Contents
1 Remote controlling the mixer
About this manual Selecting a remote device 1. Pull down the Devices menu and select Device Setup. It is possible to control the Cubase AI mixer via MIDI. A large number of MIDI control devices is supported. This manual describes how to set up Cubase AI for remote control, and lists the supported devices. A dialog window opens with a list of device categories and devices shown in the left part of the window. 2.
Operations 1. Open the Device Setup dialog and select one of the remote devices that support this feature. Writing automation using remote controls On the right side of the window you will find a three column table. This is where you assign commands. Automating the mixer using a remote control device is done in the same way as when you operate on-screen controls in Write mode. However, when it comes to replacing existing automation data, there is one important difference: 2.
3. Select the Generic Remote device in the Devices list to the left. The settings for the Generic Remote device are displayed, allowing you to specify which control on your device should control which parameter in Cubase AI. Column Description MIDI Channel Clicking in this column opens a pop-up menu, allowing you to select the MIDI channel on which the controller is transmitted. Address The Continuous Controller number or the pitch of a note. Max. Value The maximum value the control will transmit.
Column Description Value/Action Clicking in this column pulls down a pop-up menu, allowing you to select the parameter of the channel to be controlled (typically, if the “VST Mixer” Device option is selected you can choose between volume, pan, send levels, EQ, etc.). If the “Command” Device option is selected, this is where you specify the “Action” of the category.
• Use the Select buttons to select a single track for detailed settings. • The Touch, Latch and Trim buttons in the Auto Mode section are currently not supported. • With the Mute and Solo buttons you can mute or solo a track. • Use the Transport button in the Window section to open or close the Transport panel. • Use the Default button to un-solo all tracks. • Use the Edit button in the Window section to bring the current Project window to the front. • Use the Assign button to un-mute all tracks.
• Press the Quick Punch button to switch automatic punch in on or off. 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 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. F3 button: Selected Channel: Routing • Press the On Line button to switch Synchronisation on or off.
Tascam US-428 • EQ-Freq Specifications Controls the EQ frequency for each band selected with the Low, LoMid, HiMid and High buttons. These correspond to the four EQ bands in Cubase AI, starting from the leftmost band. The US-428 can remote control up to 64 mixer channels. • EQ-“Q” • 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.
• For detailed information about features, parameters, etc., please see the documentation which comes with the Yamaha DM2000. To facilitate 32 channel remote control, two separate control “Layouts” are used, each controlling 16 mixer channels. The “Memory” button on the 01V is used to switch between VST layout 1 and 2. Page 1 displays VST Layout 1, and page 2 VST Layout 2. Yamaha DM1000 The Yamaha DM1000 is a digital mixing console that provides full automation of virtually all console parameters.
Index
G Generic Remote Device 7 H Houston 9 M Mackie Control 9 Mackie HUI 9 R Remote control Key commands 7 Setting up 6 Writing automation 7 T Tascam US-428 12 Y Yamaha 01V 12 Yamaha 01v96v2 13 Yamaha 01x 13 Yamaha 02r96v2 13 Yamaha DM1000 13 Yamaha DM2000/DM2000v2 13 15 Index
