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Remote controlling Cubase
The Generic Remote device
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.
4. Use the MIDI Input and Output pop-up menus to select the MIDI port(s) to which
your remote device is connected.
5. Use the pop-up menu to the right to select a bank.
Banks are combinations of a certain number of channels, and are used because
most MIDI devices can control only a limited number of channels at a time (often 8
or 16). For example, if your MIDI control device has 16 volume faders, and you are
using 32 MixConsole channels in Cubase, you would need two banks of 16
channels each. When the first bank is selected you can control channel 1 to 16;
when the second Bank is selected you can control channel 17 to 32.
6. Set up the table at the top according to the controls on your MIDI control device.
The columns have the following functionality:
Column Description
Control Name Double-clicking this field allows you to enter a descriptive name for
the control (typically a name written on the console). This name is
automatically reflected in the Control Name column in the lower table.
MIDI Status Clicking in this column opens a pop-up menu, allowing you to specify
the type of MIDI message sent by the control (e.
g. Controller, Prog.
Change Trigger).
The NRPN and RPN controllers are part of the MIDI specification and
present a way to extend the available control messages. The “Ctrl
JLCooper” option is a special version of a Continuous Controller
where the 3rd byte of a MIDI message is used as address instead of
the 2nd byte (a method supported by various JL-Cooper remote
devices). For a description of the Ctrl-Houston status value, see the
Steinberg Houston hardware manual.