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 14 15 15 16 16 16 17 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 (Nuendo only) WK-Audio ID (Nuendo only) Yamaha 01V Yamaha DM2000/DM 2000v2 Yamaha DM1000v2 Yamaha 01v96v2 Yamaha 02r96v2 18 Mackie Control 19 20 22 30 31 The Steinberg layout for Mackie Contro
1 The supported remote control devices
Introduction 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. In addition to the devices listed in this document, you can use any remote control device with Steinberg applications that comes with the necessary extension and drivers (e. g. Steinberg’s CC121 controller).
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. • Use the Bank Down button in the View section for page down. Hold down Shift and press the Bank Down button to jump to the first page.
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 The MCS-3000 can control 32 mixer channels remotely (in groups of 8).
• To the right of the time display, you find an LED labeled “Rude Solo Light”. This LED lights up as soon as any channel is soloed. • Use the Insert buttons to bypass all inserts of one track. Pan button in the Select Assign section: • Fader Set: panning left/right or panning front/rear. Press button repeatedly to cycle through the assignments (the eight V-Pots control the pan parameters). • V-Sel button in the Select Assign section: monitor track.
• The Mackie HUI Play, Stop, Record, Rewind and Fast Forward transport controls control the equivalent functions in your application. • The jog wheel is used for moving the project cursor position in your application. • The Scrub and Shuttle buttons are currently not supported. • Pressing the cursor keys located to the left of the jog wheel is the same as pressing the arrow keys on your computer keyboard. When the Mode button is selected, pressing the cursor keys will control zooming in the Project window.
Radikal Technologies SAC-2K The SAC-2K can control 32 channels (8 channels at a time). • Press the “17–24” and “25–32” buttons to switch from one set of eight channels to the next. • Use the “1–8” and “9–16” buttons to shift the fader assignment in steps of one channel. • Use the Select button above the master fader to disable/enable the motors. • 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.
Pan button in the Mixer-Mode section: Fader Set mode Panning: • Page 1 – Pan left/right • Page 2 – Pan front/rear • Pressing a V-Pot will toggle Monitor for that channel. High button: Fader Set mode EQ High: • • • • • Page 1 – Gain Page 2 – Frequency Page 3 – Q Page 4 – Enable Pressing a V-Pot will bypass EQs for that channel. HiMid, LowMid, Low button: Fader Set mode EQ MidHigh, Mid-Low, Low (same functionality as above).
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 (Nuendo only) The following parameters are remote controllable for channels 1–32 in the mixer: 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. 1. Open the Device Setup dialog and select WK-Audio ID from the Add Device pop-up menu. 2. Configure the MIDI In and Out ports accordingly, and assign program commands to WK-Audio ID User buttons.
Yamaha DM2000/DM 2000v2 User defined key DM 2000 Button 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.
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. An overlay is included with your Mackie Control that shows all Steinberg-specific key assignments for this device. The 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.
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. • Hold down Shift and press Edit to close the currently active window. 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.
Control strip assignment Using the Select buttons In the rows of buttons above the faders you will find the Select buttons. These are used for selecting a single channel for detailed settings (see “Selected Channel mode” on page 23). This section describes the assignment of the control strip to access all VST settings: EQ, effect sends, effect and VST Instrument parameters and so on. It also contains descriptions of the available parameter pages, as shown in the display of Mackie Control.
About the three modes Fader Set mode Mackie Control operates in one of three modes: Selected Channel, Fader Set or Global. Which mode is used depends on which parameter group is selected. For example, pushing the Pan button in the Assignment section puts Mackie Control in Fader Set mode. In this mode, you can view and edit a single parameter for eight different channels (the current Fader Set). You can think of this as working with a horizontal segment of a mixer desk, e.g.
The contents of the display depend on the selected parameter group. Here, the “Instruments” group is selected, and the display shows settings for one of the active VST Instruments: The upper row shows the names of the available parameters. As you can see, only four parameters are shown on one page, allowing longer parameter names. Each parameter can be controlled with any of the two V-Pots above it.
About the symbols Selected Channel: EQ 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. 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.
Selected Channel: FX Send • Page 4 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”. Controls to choose the destination of the FX send signal. Please select a channel by pressing one of the Select buttons above the faders. The controls for the sends are divided into 4 pages: • Page 1 Send Levels for each of the 8 FX Sends.
Selected Channel: Inserts Selected Channel: Studio Sends Accessing the Insert Effect controls for the currently selected channel is done by pressing the Plug-Ins button in the Assignment section. 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. Please select a channel by pressing one of the Select buttons above the faders. 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 32. 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 1. Navigate the project cursor to the position where you want to add a marker. 2. In the Markers section, press the Add button.
• Press the Project button to bring the current Project window to the front. Cursor keys • 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 21. • Press the Solo Defeat button to disable Solo for all channels. • Hold down Shift and press the Solo Defeat button to disable Mute for all channels. In the top right corner of Mackie Control, next to the display, you will find an LED labeled Rude Solo.
