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Track Quick Controls
Introduction
Cubase can give you instant access to up to eight different parameters (e. g. track,
effect, or instrument controls). This is done with the aid of the so-called quick
controls, set up on the Quick Controls Inspector tab for the corresponding track.
The Quick Controls tab can be used as a kind of track control center, an area in which
your most important parameters are assembled in one place. This saves you from
having to click your way through the various windows and sections pertaining to your
track.
Also, Cubase allows you to assign these quick controls very quickly to an external
remote control device. This does not only give you manual control of your most
important track parameters, but also allows you to conveniently use an external MIDI
device such as a foot controller to control effect parameters.
• Quick control assignments are saved with the current project.
• Since quick control settings are part of the track setup, you can save them as track
presets, allowing you to re-use your settings across different projects.
Track presets are described in the chapter “Working with track presets” on page
422.
• You can automate the parameter settings on the Quick Controls tab using the
Read/Write buttons (R and W).
The automation features of Cubase are described in detail in the chapter
“Automation” on page 279.
Ö You can also assign parameters to quick controls in the MixConsole, see “Working
with the Channel Racks” on page 190.
Assigning parameters to quick controls
The Quick Controls tab shows eight slots, one for each quick control. To start with,
these slots are empty. Parameters can be assigned manually or retrieved
automatically, see below.
Get default QCs
from Plug-in
Remove all QC Assignments
QC Learn Mode