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Remote controlling Cubase
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It is possible to control Cubase via MIDI.
A large number of MIDI control devices is supported. This chapter describes how to set
up Cubase 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.
RELATED LINKS
The Generic Remote device on page 431
Setting Up
Connecting the remote device
Connect the MIDI output on the remote unit to a MIDI input 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 remote unit features
“feedback devices” such as indicators, motorized faders, etc.).
If you are recording MIDI tracks, you do not want any MIDI data from the remote unit to be
accidentally recorded as well. To avoid this, you should make the following setting:
PROCEDURE
1. Open the Device Setup dialog from the Devices menu.
2. Select “MIDI Port Setup” in the list on the left.
3. Check the table on 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 “Inactive”.
5. Click OK to close the Device Setup dialog.
RESULT
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 risking to
record the data from the remote unit at the same time.