Remote Control Devices
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Table of Contents
5 The supported remote control devices 6 7 7 9 9 10 10 10 13 14 15 15 16 16 16 17 18 18 18 Introduction Apple Remote (Macintosh only) CM Automation Motor Mix Steinberg Houston JL Cooper CS-10 JL Cooper MCS-3000 Mackie Control Mackie HUI Radikal Technologies SAC-2K Roland MCR-8 Tascam US-428 Gallery Software ADRStudio WK-Audio ID Yamaha 01V Yamaha DM2000/DM 2000v2 Yamaha DM1000v2 Yamaha 01v96v2 Yamaha 02r96v2 Yamaha 01x 19 Mackie Control 20 21 23 31 32 The Steinberg layout for Mackie Control Basic mix
1 The supported remote control devices
Introduction Devices supported by Cubase/Cubase Studio • Apple Remote (Macintosh only) It is possible to control the program functions via MIDI. A large number of MIDI control devices is supported natively by the Steinberg sequencer applications. This manual lists these remote control devices and offers you a brief description of the corresponding feature sets.
Apple Remote (Macintosh only) • Press the Default button to switch automatic punch in on or off. Many Apple computers come with an Apple Remote Control, a small hand-held device akin to TV remote controls. It allows you to remotely control certain program features. Hold down Shift and press the Default button to switch automatic punch out on or off. • Press the Undo button to undo the last action in the program.
ROTARY: S2 Fader Set mode Send1 to Send8 (e.g. Send1): • • • • • • • • • • equaliz button: Fader Set mode Send 5 dynmics button: Fader Set mode Send 6 delay button: Fader Set mode Send 7 special button: Fader Set mode Send 8 • Use the Bank Up button in the View section for page up. Hold down Shift and press the Bank Up button to jump to the last page. F2 button: Selected Channel mode EQ: • Use the Bank Down button in the View section for page down.
Steinberg Houston JL Cooper CS-10 Houston is a MIDI/USB remote control device designed especially for use with VST audio applications such as Cubase or Nuendo. With clearly laid out controls (including touch sensitive motorized faders, rotary knobs, transport controls and a jog/shuttle wheel) Houston allows you to control the program, without having to use the computer keyboard or mouse. The CS-10 can remote control 32 channels (in groups of 8).
JL Cooper MCS-3000 Mackie Control 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: 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.
Send A to Send E buttons in the Select Assign section: • The Undo button in the Keyboard Shortcuts section undoes the last performed operation. • Fader Set: Send 1 level to Send 8 level (Send A to Send D assigns Send 1 to Send 4, Send E assigns Send 5 to Send 8: press button repeatedly to cycle through the assignments). • V-Sel button in the Select Assign section: send on/off switch (depending on selected Send).
• Pressing the cursor keys located to the left of the jog wheel is the same as pressing the arrow keys on your computer keyboard. • Use the Locate/Numerics buttons to set the project cursor position. • Immediately after you enter a numeric character, the Mackie HUI time display will no longer show the project cursor position, but the new value. • You don’t have to enter decimal points, colons, or semicolons for a new value. • Use the CLR button to delete the last character.
Radikal Technologies SAC-2K • The status of the Num button (in the Software Navigation section) determines the assignment of the “1” to “0” and Enter buttons: The SAC-2K can control 32 channels (8 channels at a time). With Num-LED on, use the buttons to set the project cursor position: • Press the “17–24” and “25–32” buttons to switch from one set of eight channels to the next.
Pan button in the Mixer-Mode section: Fader Set mode Panning: For a description of the functionalities for the MIDI button: Selected Channel mode Inserts, Shift+Inserts/Sends button: Global mode Send Effects, Shift+Dynamics button: Global mode Master Effects, Shift+MIDI button: Global mode Instruments, see the chapter “Mackie Control” on page 19. • Page 1 – Pan left/right • Page 2 – Pan front/rear • Pressing a V-Pot will toggle Monitor for that channel.
Tascam US-428 • 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 the program, starting from the leftmost band. Specifications 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.
WK-Audio ID • Fader level, mute and pan. 01V controls for these parameters control the equivalent program parameters. The WK Audio ID Controller is suitable for audio work, e.g. post production, music tracking and sound design, and can control the program functions. • Effect sends 1–6. 01V Aux 1–4 control effect send 1–4, 01V effect 1 and 2 control effect send 5 and 6. 1. Open the Device Setup dialog and select WK-Audio ID from the Add Device pop-up menu. • EQ Frequency, Gain and Q (4 bands). 2.
Yamaha DM2000/DM 2000v2 User defined DM 2000 Button key Program function 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 Cubase or Nuendo.
Yamaha 02r96v2 The Yamaha 02r96v2 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 Cubase or Nuendo. • For detailed information about features, parameters, etc., please see the documentation which comes with the Yamaha 02r96v2. Yamaha 01x The Yamaha 01x is a digital mixing console that provides full automation of virtually all console parameters.
2 Mackie Control
The Steinberg layout for Mackie Control This section describes the Steinberg-specific layout for Mackie Control, and also provides information regarding the Mackie Control XT 8 channel extender unit. Control, above the transport controls. These key assignments are used to remote control the program. You can also order this overlay from Mackie. Contact your hardware dealer for details. An overlay is included with your Mackie Control that shows all Steinberg-specific key assignments for this device.
About the Shift button In the Action Keys section, to the right in the second row of buttons, you will find the Shift button. The Shift button is always used in combination with another button to extend that button’s functionality. Pressing the Shift button alone has no effect. About Mackie Control XT Mackie Control XT 8 channel extender units are also supported. All faders and encoder/displays are combined into one continuous surface.
Rec/Rdy • Press the Edit button in the Fader Banks section to open an editor for the current selection. The buttons directly underneath the row of V-Pots are used to arm a track for recording. The LEDs indicate the record arming state for a particular track. • Hold down Shift and press Edit to close the currently active window.
• When you solo a channel, it is automatically selected as well. • If you select a channel and then select another set of eight channels for fader control, the Select button will go dark. This is because the channel is still selected, but it’s not shown in the current fader set. A note about automation The Read and Write buttons in the top row of the Action Keys section control the status of the Read and Write buttons in the program Mixer, allowing remote control of Mixer automation.
When you have selected a parameter group in this mode, the display shows the following information: Global mode This is where you make global settings, i.e. settings that are not related to the individual channels. Examples include parameter settings for the send effects, master effects and VST Instruments. The upper row shows the names of the available parameters. Each parameter can be controlled with the corresponding V-Pot.
About the symbols • When you move the V-Pot, the display will switch to show the parameter values instead of the parameter names. On the following pages, all the different parameter groups are described. The parameter groups are divided according to the three modes, Selected Channel, Fader Set and Global. After you have moved a V-Pot, the display will keep the values shown for a short while before switching back to parameter names.
Selected Channel: EQ Selected Channel: FX Send Accessing the EQ controls for the currently selected channel is achieved by pressing the EQ button in the Assignment section. If you press Shift + EQ one band per page will be shown for the selected channel. Accessing the FX Send (auxiliary) controls for the currently selected channel is done by pressing the DYN button in the Assignment section. Pressing Shift+ DYN will step through Fader Set mode “FX Send 1” to “FX Send 8”.
Selected Channel: Inserts • Page 4 Controls to choose the destination of the FX send signal. Accessing the Insert Effect controls for the currently selected channel is done by pressing the Plug-Ins button in the Assignment section. Please select a channel by pressing one of the Select buttons above the faders. • When Page 01 is selected, V-Pot 1 selects which of the insert slots is currently being edited (see “About parameter sub-groups” on page 25).
Selected Channel: Studio Sends Selected Channel: Instruments Accessing the Studio Sends controls for the currently selected channel is done by pressing the Sends and the Shift button in the Action Keys section. Accessing the Instrument controls for the currently selected channel is done by pressing the Instruments button in the Action Keys section. Please select a channel by pressing one of the Select buttons above the faders.
Fader Set: Pan Global: Send Effects Accessing the Pan controls for the current Fader Set is done by pressing the Pan button in the Assignment section. Mackie Control can control the parameters of the effects that are loaded in the first insert of FX channels. To access these effects, press the Sends button in the Action Keys section. The left/right panning of a channel in the current Fader Set is controlled by the corresponding V-Pot.
Global: Master Effects Global: Instruments Mackie Control can control the parameters of the effects that are loaded in the master effects section of the main output. To access these effects, press the Master button in the Action Keys section. Mackie Control can control the parameters of the instruments that are loaded in the VST Instruments rack. To access these, push the Instruments button in the Action Keys section and press Shift.
Transport control This section describes how to control playback, recording, positioning and the time display in your application from Mackie Control. Rewind Fast Forward The transport controls of Mackie Control are located in the lower right corner of the panel: Stop Play Record Cursor keys, see “Cursor keys” on page 33. Jog Wheel • Note that pressing Shift while pressing Rewind or Fast Forward will move the project cursor to the beginning or the end of the project.
Edit functions Jumping to a marker In the Markers section (directly above the Transport Controls), press the Prev or Next button to jump from the current project cursor position to the previous or next marker position in your project. Adding a marker The Undo and Redo buttons in the Action Keys section of the panel have the following functionality: 1. Navigate the project cursor to the position where you want to add a marker. • Press Undo to undo the last operation in your application. 2.
• Press the Punch button to switch automatic punch in on or off in your program. This setting is reflected on the Transport bar. The procedure for assigning functions to these foot pedals is the same as for the function keys (see above). Cursor keys • Press the Project button to bring the current Project window to the front. • Press the Mixer button to open or close the Mixer window. • Press the Motors button to switch on or off the faders’ motors – see “Using the faders” on page 22.
Index
A Apple Remote 7 C CM Automation Motor Mix 7 G Gallery ADRStudio 15 H Houston 9 J JL Cooper CS-10 9 JL Cooper MCS-3000 10 M Mackie Control 10 Bank buttons 21 Channel buttons 21 Control strip 24 Cursor keys 33 Cycle button 32 Edit button 21 EQ (Selected Channel mode) 26 Fader Set mode 24 Faders 22 Flip button 21 FX Send (Selected Channel mode) 26 Global mode 24 Inserts (Selected Channel mode) 27 Instruments (Global mode) 30 Instruments (Selected Channel mode) 28 Jog wheel 31 Left button 32 Level meters
