MIDI REMOTE INTEGRATION

Steinberg are clearly proud of this new feature as it sits firmly at the top of the ‘New In 12’ page on their website. This is a complete redesign of the way in which MIDI controllers work in Cubase, with the core idea being that your device is automatically detected and the controls mapped to relevant functions. Mapping is handled by the underlying Scripts. In an ideal scenario there’d be one already created for your keyboard or control surface and nothing else required; there are some already supplied with the initial release. You can create your own using the MIDI Controller Surface Editor and connect controls to internal Cubase parameters using the Mapping Editor. However, this is only scratching the surface, as the features go way beyond simple mapping. There is in fact a whole Javascript API that can be used for two-way communication devices, and with the potential for sophisticated scripts. That said, creating your own simple one is very easy (and doesn’t require any tricky program writing).

All of this integrates quite neatly with Cubase Quick Controls, which can be configured for each plugin using the small QC button at the top right of each plugin window.