use a wireless keyboard with key commands for recording (arm, rec, play/pause, go left, undo) so you have kind of remote control
Key commands have been mentioned already. If you have trouble remembering them, invent some system and make them somewhat failsafe. For example, my first level key commands are all non-destructive (mainly zoom an transport functions), so I won’t accidentally delete an entire project by just hitting the wrong key. Shift is mainly for audio functions (like gain, pitch), and CTRL will mostly open editors. I always try to associate a word with the letter of the key, so it’s not so hard to remember. Maybe not your preferred way, but I think you get the picture…
For Windows O/S: Here is a way to restart a USB midi device that was plugged in before starting Cubase and was running properly but somehow got disconnected during the session.
Once you discover your USB is disconnected and not working do the following procedure:
Shut off your USB midi device
Re-plugin your USB midi device
Turn on your USB midi device
Go to Devices>Device Setup…>MIDI Port Setup
Find your USB midi device in the list and uncheck the box “In ALL MIDI” this will make the state “Inactive”
Recheck the “In ALL MIDI” box to make the state “Active”
Hit OK
You would think just hitting the “reset” button instead of doing steps 5 & 6 would work but it doesn’t work for me.
nice… not sure if i gonna use it personally, but good to know its there.
actually i probably will use it, cuz sometimes opening more than one inspector “slot” can exceed the screen, now i can drag the inspector up and down cool
Boy, that sure would be nice to control my DAW from down the hall and into the next room!
I tried to see how far this home computer’s keyboard could be from the tower and still control the computer … not too far .
What is it that determines how far one can be … battery power, specific models of keyboard, “muscleness” of the wireless system, … ?
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And if this is asking too much from a tool that is not meant to be used in that fashion (wireless keyboard as a very remote controller) … does anyone have personal experience with an “in-the-next-room” controller for Cubase (7.5.20) on PC?
What is it that determines how far one can be … battery power, specific models of keyboard, “muscleness” of the wireless system, … ?
Bluetooth wireless has a range of about 30 feet. At around that limit my wireless mouse is quite laggy, but combined with Cubase iC it does the trick. You can buy a bluetooth usb dongle which may give you an extra 10 feet or so on the end of a usb cable, but usb cables have a limited length as well. I would imagine that it also depends on how much junk the signal has to get past-ie appliances, walls full of plumbing and electrical boxes, etc. In my case the five feet of iso booth can kill the connection so placing it on the wall closest to the transmitter makes all the difference.
Hi. Sorry for the long post, but I wanted everyone in the solution below to get credit!
I was looking for a way to save an entire folder as a preset. An interesting solution emerged (below). Apologies if this is something obvious; It’s a real timesaver for me!
Don’t know if my tip is already posted in this thread ( sorry, thread is just too long to read all).
But a way to delete a plugin from the Inserts pane in the Inspector in the Project window:
Just click the plugin and drag it out of the slot: It will be deleted from the Insert Slot !!
I can’t remember from which person i got this info but i really want to thank him and i assume this workflow is faster than
opening the plugin choose window and choose “no plugin”
How simple and nice can things be … yikes !
1:To start play from event start to its end:
select an event(s) (also works on midi notes in midi editor), use alt+spacebar
2: to set locators upside down to an event (red locators) select event use ; control+enter(on numeric pad).
to skip that event in playback when locators are red activate the cycle on transport bar.
On an instrument track in the mixer, left-click and drag the mouse over ‘e’ for edit and let go before your mouse leaves the ‘e’ button and you’ll open the VSTi panel.
So, a quick, short left click drag over the e to open the instrument.
So, a quick, short left click drag over the e to open the instrument.
Is this any different from the official click and hold to open the vsti?
I suspect this is all you are really doing and the short left drag is unconnected.
I find also it depends what you put the keyboard on:
substantial metal desk music stand - doesn’t work at all
lightweight music stand - range about 10 feet
cheap fally-over music stand - 20 feet but your keyboard crashes to the ground.
Upended cardboard box - all over the studio!