[Features] Important new feature suggestions on CMC-Series!

A lot smarter handling of select would be nice. Now I have three ch-select they do the same thing. Dito for shift. For the QC the ch-select could be used as qc-bank. And the shift qc-select could be sed as set first bank or last bank. But the products are for yamaha. It is a japanese company. When the product it launched the feature are fixed and will never change. Quite different approach than typical American. They launch when they have something that works and fixes the products with software for a long time. It is really sad that steinberg has that closed mindset about remote controllers. Cubase would be a very much better product if the community had a chance to improve it. But Steinberg is owned by a japan company that makes hardware…

Couple more for you;

  1. When I use the browse button on my PD to browse for patches in HS2 (Halion Sonic 2), please can I see the same browser and number of instrument choices that I would have if I selected this feature via mouse (ie ALL the patches available including sounds from my other VSTi collection instruments). It’s a great feature of HS2, but not accessible via the PD.

  2. Please could the “Edit Instrument” button on the CH unit function from any channel with an instrument attached, ie whether I am currently on the midi channel or the instrument channel. Basically, if the channel has an instrument attached to it (and thus a clickable ‘edit instrument’ button on screen) please could the related CH button do the same. Currently it only works on certain channel types… which is odd ?

  3. That latching ‘shift’ button request again, certainly for the FD unit. It’s a nightmare holding it and selecting Solo / Mute with one hand.

JUST TO UPDATE: looks like these requests were actioned in Cubase 7 already. Just updated and these are done :slight_smile:
HAPPY CAMPER !

This is so annoying!! :cry:

It seems that if I have an Instrument attached to a MIDI channel, when I press the “e” on my CH It opens the MIDI instead of the Instrument.
They should add an option so that it always opens the Instrument the midi is controlling…arrrgh

:nerd:

+1 shift lock

Just felt the urge to hit the bumper

Wireless version of CMCs anybody?

Pondstreetstudios

LCD screen for CMC FD please…

Can anyone shed any light on the fact these controllers have been discontinued?

As far as I know Steinberg are not phasing out these CMC controllers. Its actually the opposite! :slight_smile:
In due to its popularity, some of the controls example the TP-controller has run out of stock temporarily in Europe.
The new shipment are due to arrive on 31.03.2014.




http://www.thomann.de/gb/steinberg_cmctp.htm


Best Regards
Freddie

THANK YOU all for you interest in CMC controllers.
Especially “thank you” to you all that has added your inputs and feature ideas. All request and inputs are more then welcome!! :slight_smile:




Best Regards
Freddie

Channel selection via CMC-FD fader.
Having previously used a mackie emulation controller when moving multiple faders the selection focus in cubase would hop all over between the tracks in question. This used to drive me nuts, and I was so glad when the CMC FD didn’t affect the focus. Having said that, there is a downside, The ability to select a track via the hardware is otherwise sorely missed.

Using the incremental channel selectors (e.g. on the CMC-CH) is usually a pain if the tracks are not consecutive, and in the end one is obliged to resort to the mouse.

It would be nice to have this facility integrated into the CMC-FDs. I could see perhaps a double tap (without shift) (anywhere) on the strip being a good solution.

Can we please at least have one more update before they shut down CMC-Series completely.
Lights on PD would be nice, thank you!


Best Regards
Freddie

Yeah it really sucks they discontinued these so quickly, they are really great controllers, the more you get used to them the better they become. Now it feels like I’m learning something that will end much sooner than it should have… oh well guess I wont be upgrading Cubase anymore, I’ll just use my current version as long as I can (or at least the last supported version).

One final good deed would be for them to make them Class Compliant so we don’t have to worry about drivers down the road.

I’d also like to see the dim glow on the PD unit +1

Want to add one more. In order to get rid of the computer keyboard completely, it would be a great idea that each button shift in each controller could be applied a function like Option, Mays, Control and Command for tasks with the mouse for copying fluently in arrange window, or writing in drum or key editor, and things like these.

Hi,
Any chance the CMC-TP could have a windows driver to allow the media player etc to be controlled?

Just joined, so if this has been asked for b4, my apologies.

Thanks

Mike :smiley:

Please Steinberg!

Can you please add lights on PD-controller too? I know CMC-series are legacy hardware’s now but still, it shouldn’t take much efforts for the in house Steinberg programmers to add this simple fix.


I use my CMC PD-controller together with other hardware controls for controlling extra “function commands” in Cubase 7.5.30. Example: different views in the mixer page, midi functions, audio editing functions etc. I use dimed lights in the studio so sometimes it can be hard to see what “black” pad-button I press in the darkness.


Thank you in advance!

Best Regards
Freddie

+1 - I HOPE THAT IS NOT SO COMPLICATED TOO ! LIGHTS ON WILL BE VERY NICE UPGRADE !!!

It really shouldn’t be that complicated… Would love to see the pads “dim”

Now that Steinberg finally made it possible to navigate and adding plug-ins by standard keystrokes i would like to see the TAB function make it’s way into possible locations on any of the CMC’s that would logically be able to handle it… I imagine the AI-knob would be a perfect candidate together with the knob…

… also release the SDK for these controllers for anyone with idé’as to take it further…