Remote Control Devices
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Table of Contents
5 The supported remote control devices 6 6 6 8 8 9 9 9 12 13 14 15 15 16 16 16 16 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 Yamaha 01V Yamaha DM2000/DM 2000v2 Yamaha DM1000v2 Yamaha 01v96v2 Yamaha 02r96v2 Yamaha 01x 17 Mackie Control 18 19 21 29 30 The Steinberg layout for Mackie Control Basic mixing with Mackie Control Control strip assignment
1 The supported remote control devices
Introduction • Press the DSP button to move the project cursor to the start of the project. It is possible to control the program functions via MIDI. A large number of MIDI control devices is supported. This manual lists the supported remote control devices and offers you a brief description of the corresponding feature set. Hold down Shift and press the DSP button to move the project cursor to the end of the project. • Press the Window button to move the project cursor to the left locator.
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 With Num-LED on, use the buttons to set the project cursor position: The SAC-2K can control 32 channels (8 channels at a time). • Press the Mute/Solo button (the button on the far left) repeatedly to cycle through the assignments for the Mute/ Solo and Select buttons of every channel. • Immediately after you enter a numeric character, the SAC-2k time display will no longer show the project cursor position but the new value.
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 17. • 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.
Yamaha 01V With Layout 1 the 01V controls the following channels: • Channel 1–12, 13/14 and 15/16 will control channels 1–14. The Yamaha 01V can remote control your application. Before you can initiate remote control operation, the 01V must be set up in the following way: • 01V Return 1 and 2 will control channels 15 and 16. • MIDI Parameter Change and Receive must be enabled. With Layout 2 the 01V controls the following channels: • MIDI Control Change and Receive must be disabled.
Yamaha DM1000v2 Yamaha 01x The Yamaha DM1000v2 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. The Yamaha 01x 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.
2 Mackie Control
The Steinberg layout for Mackie Control overlay can be placed over the top right part of Mackie Control, above the transport controls. These key assignments are used to remote control the program. This section describes the Steinberg-specific layout for Mackie Control, and also provides information regarding the Mackie Control XT 8 channel extender unit. You can also order this overlay from Mackie. Contact your hardware dealer for details.
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. The following applies: • When the encoder section is used to display the data for one channel (channel strip mode, or for plug-ins), the parameters are presented over the encoder section of all devices, from left to right.
Mute and Solo signed to button 2 and so on. In this way, you can switch between any of the first eight channel views of your program by pressing one of the buttons in the Fader Groups section. Using the faders The two rows of buttons underneath the Rec/Rdy buttons allow you to mute or solo channels. The following rules apply: The faders of Mackie Control are used for hands-on level control and mixing, and allow precise adjustments of the corresponding channel levels in your application.
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. • Press the Read button to enable or disable the reading of automation data for the selected channel. • Hold down the Shift button and press the Read button to enable or disable the reading of automation data for all channels.
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 23).
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 The transport controls The transport controls of Mackie Control are located in the lower right corner of the panel: This section describes how to control playback, recording, positioning and the time display in your application from Mackie Control. Rewind Fast Forward Stop Play Record Cursor keys, see “Cursor keys” on page 31. 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 20.
Index
A J S Apple Remote 6 JL Cooper CS-10 8 JL Cooper MCS-3000 9 Jog wheel 29 Save button 30 Select buttons Selecting a channel for editing 20 Selected Channel mode 21 Send Effects 27 Sends Selected Channel mode 24 SMPTE/Beats button 30 Solo buttons 20 B Bank buttons 19 C Channel buttons 19 CM Automation Motor Mix 6 Control strip 22 Cursor keys 31 Cycle button 30 E Edit button 19 Effects Master Effects 28 Sends 27 EQ Selected Channel mode 24 F Fader Set mode 22 Faders 20 Flip button 19 FX Send Selected
