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Remote controlling Cubase Essential
• Use the “+” and “-” buttons to shift the project cursor position
forward or backward by the amount of time set with the new
value.
• The three LEDs left of the time display indicate whether
Bars+Beats (BEATS), a frame based timecode (TIME
CODE), Feet+Frames (FEET) or Samples (all LEDs off) is
selected.
In this version of Cubase Essential, the following functions
have been added:
F8 button: Selected channel: Instrument
• Page 1 – Select instrument
• Page 2-n – Instrument parameter
Tascam US-428
Specifications
The US-428 can remote control up to 64 mixer channels.
• 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.
This indicates which bank (group of eight channels in Cubase Essential)
is currently being controlled by the remote device. To select another
bank, use the pop-up menu in the window or use the Bank Left/Right
buttons on the remote device.
• The US-428 transport keys will have the equivalent
functionality in Cubase Essential.
• To set markers, hold down “Set” while pressing a loca-
tor key.
• If you hold down the function key [Null] and move a
fader, the Select and Rec indicators above the fader will
indicate whether the fader position is below or above the
current fader level in Cubase Essential.
If the upper indicator is lit, the fader position on the panel is above the
fader level in Cubase Essential and vice versa. When both indicators are
dark, fader positions are matched for that channel.
Cubase Essential mixer
The following US-428 controls will remote control the fol-
lowing mixer parameter for each channel strip:
• Fader: volume
• Mute/Solo: mute and solo (selected via the Solo switch)
• Select: selects channel for editing
• Pan-Dial: pan
• EQ-Gain
Controls the EQ gain for each band selected with the Low, LoMid, HiMid
and High buttons. These correspond to the four EQ bands in Cubase
Essential, starting from the leftmost band.
• 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 Cu-
base Essential, starting from the leftmost band.
• EQ-“Q”
Controls the EQ “Q” for each band selected with the Low, LoMid, HiMid
and High buttons. These correspond to the four EQ bands in Cubase
Essential, starting from the leftmost band.
• Aux 1 to Aux 4 and shuttle wheel:
The effect send levels for sends 1 to 4.
• The shuttle wheel will act as position shuttle if no Aux
send button is selected.
Press the activated button to deselect it.
• Holding down the “Asgn” button and pressing the Low,
LoMid, HiMid and High EQ buttons switches the corres-
ponding EQ band “On” button status.
• Holding down the “Asgn” button and pressing the Aux1
to Aux4 buttons switches the corresponding Effect Send
1–4 “On” button status.
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The US-428 supports “MIDI Feedback”, allowing for
mute/solo, channel selection, EQ band, Aux 1 to 4
and transport status to be indicated on the panel. For
this (and the fader position indication described
above) to work, you need to select the “US-428
Control” port as input and output.