Repurposing CMC series devices as MIDI controllers

[Blackout]

your picture is cool ! i must find same paper to label each button, it's look so nice !

it is white electrical tape that i have cut into slices to fit. Sticks. easy to write on with black sharpie pen.

. don't know what a plastic U shped trim is, i'll look into it (my english is not that good !).

i am pointing at the plastic u shaped trim in the pic, along the top of the CMCs connecting them together!

[Blackout]

Martyprod, I wonder what's different in our setups? When I turn on my hub with Cubase running, the CMC-FDs and CMC-TP that are plugged in to it are not seen by Cubase.

you need to turn on your CMCs before you start Cubase. It only scans for them when it boots. You cant turn on CMCs in the middle of a session and expect Cubase to see it!

[Martyprod]

Martyprod, I wonder what's different in our setups? When I turn on my hub with Cubase running, the CMC-FDs and CMC-TP that are plugged in to it are not seen by Cubase.

you need to turn on your CMCs before you start Cubase. It only scans for them when it boots. You cant turn on CMCs in the middle of a session and expect Cubase to see it!

i can film you cubase, with the both FD turned off, and when cubase is ready, i turn them on, and you'll see that the first one is seen by cubase, and it will add it to the list of the controler ! (sorry i don't know the english of this) but not the second one !

[Blackout]

i think you are just lucky Marty. They are not meant to work like this. I assume the second one is seen when you close and restart Cubase tho?

(Also try changing the order of the CMC USB plugs in your hub. It might auto-sense the first plug location but not the rest.)

[Martyprod]

it is white electrical tape that i have cut into slices to fit. Sticks. easy to write on with black sharpie pen.

i am pointing at the plastic u shaped trim in the pic, along the top of the CMCs connecting them together!

yes, thanks for the tip ! i'll try to find this ! very useful ! especially as soon i'll receive my CH !

[Martyprod]

i think you are just lucky Marty. They are not meant to work like this. I assume the second one is seen when you close and restart Cubase tho?

(Also try changing the order of the CMC USB plugs in your hub. It might auto-sense the first plug location but not the rest.)

well, i'll call it "unlucky" lol, as i want both to not be seen by cubase ahah.

that's possible !! i try it immediatly !

ok here are the result :
i launch cubase with FD (both) turned off. i turn both of them at the same time when cubase is ready. result ? both are seen as CMC controler with their CMC application. both !
i close cubase, completly. i turn off the two FD ! i launch again cubase. and now i turn the FIRST FD module only. cubase see it again as a CMC FD ! i turn the second one, and it does not see the second one ! he just add it in the list of midi input and ouptut !

so the key is maybe to do not turn off them at the same time (my hub has a switch on/off for EACH USB PORT).
at least one work as a CMC and the other one as a midi controler.

but anyway didn't succeded yet to have both seen as midi controller and none as FD !

[-steve-]

Martyprod, I wonder what's different in our setups? When I turn on my hub with Cubase running, the CMC-FDs and CMC-TP that are plugged in to it are not seen by Cubase.

you need to turn on your CMCs before you start Cubase. It only scans for them when it boots. You cant turn on CMCs in the middle of a session and expect Cubase to see it!

I don't want Cubase to see the CMC-FDs.

[Martyprod]

I don't want Cubase to see the CMC-FDs.

i don't want too !! no idea why it see them at least one. maybe it's related to the hub ? it's an usb 3.0 hub switch, this one :

https://www.amazon.fr/gp/product/B00JX1 ... UTF8&psc=1

[Blackout]

I don't want Cubase to see the CMC-FDs.

then just remove them from the list of installed controllers in Cubase Setup

Devices/Device Setup/ Remote Devices list

[-steve-]

I don't want Cubase to see the CMC-FDs.

then just remove them from the list of installed controllers in Cubase Setup

Devices/Device Setup/ Remote Devices list

But they repopulate each startup. Please read the thread to understand what we're talking about.

[Martyprod]

I don't want Cubase to see the CMC-FDs.

then just remove them from the list of installed controllers in Cubase Setup

Devices/Device Setup/ Remote Devices list

at each startup, like steve said, they come back ! so each time you launch cubase, it's there and you must remove it. after a while it's so boring that i give up, and just keep them at what they are made for ! Fader for the mix console ! .
it's unfortunate that we can't de activate the new feature of cubase pro 9 to recognize any midi device turned ON after cubase launch. it's a great feature, but in this case, it's not that good !

[Blackout]

ok i understand now. there must be a way to stop them from re-populating. I must admit i havent tried to do what you want ive always struggled to make sure they DO turn up in the list (faulty USB lead, faulty usb hub, faulty USB hub power supply, faulty USb port...it never ends), ive never wanted them to be missing@

there would have to be one of the Cubase ini files somewhere that you could hack to block them. Someone smarter than me might know how to do it and where?

to be honest steve i started this thread for another reason as you can see from the Subject line....so telling me to go read my own thread is a bit un-necessary. You should start a separate thread explaining this problem youre having for sure! Maybe then more ppl will see it and be able to help?

[-steve-]

Right now I have it not working precisely the way I want! I have a switched USB hub, plugged into a USB 2 port, with 2 FDs and a TP. As long as I start Cubase with the hub turned off they don't show up in the Device Setup.

The CMC driver seems to override everything else, which makes sense- the connection is robust and dependable, as designed.

Blackout, you're right about the hijack. - my apologies. I've split the thread in two.

[Blackout]

all good steve i just noticed you are a mod whoops apologies for trying to tell you the rules! hehe

i use a 2x USB switch box before my little hub. It looks like this:

usb switch.JPG

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so i just use one of the ports. The second one is dead. Ie "off". So i just pop on and off all 4 of my CMCs with one switch on the edge of my desk

[-steve-]

all good steve i just noticed you are a mod whoops apologies for trying to tell you the rules! hehe

You have the right to make a citizen's arrest.

i use a 2x USB switch box before my little hub. It looks like this:

usb switch.JPG

so i just use one of the ports. The second one is dead. Ie "off". So i just pop on and off all 4 of my CMCs with one switch on the edge of my desk

That's basically same as me

[beatpete]

I know this is an old post but I want to re-purpose a CMC-Fd to control various functions in Cubase using generic remote (and Bome Midi Translator). I would like to know if there is a "touch" command sent out by the fader as well as fader command? I would like to use it for automating parameters and touch is crucial...

[-steve-]

You didn't have to PM me, I'm subscribed to the thread. Note Ons is the string it sends upon touching the fader.

[beatpete]

You didn't have to PM me, I'm subscribed to the thread. Note Ons is the string it sends upon touching the fader.

Thanks!

[beatpete]

I had another thought. When I installed my UR824 (quite a while ago), I seem to remember either not installing (or installing and removing) the UR824 Cubase app. I'm wondering if I can just install the CMC divers and NOT the "CMC Extension"?

[-steve-]

no way around it.

[beatpete]

BTW:
I have 2x CMC-Fd and I installed ONLY the drivers. Then I used Bome's Midi Translator to translate the midi pitchbend/ccs from the CMC FDs to midi ccs and it works great!

[-steve-]

You mean you installed Yamaha Yamaha USB MIDI Driver V3.1.3, and did not install the Steinberg CMC Extension V1.1.3?

And that the CMC devices don't show up in Studio Setup? What version of Cubase are you on? This changed from version to version, so I stopped checking, and used the workaround above.

[Martyprod]

You mean you installed Yamaha Yamaha USB MIDI Driver V3.1.3, and did not install the Steinberg CMC Extension V1.1.3?

And that the CMC devices don't show up in Studio Setup? What version of Cubase are you on? This changed from version to version, so I stopped checking, and used the workaround above.

That's very interesting, we must try !!

[-steve-]

It does work here without the Steinberg CMC Extension V1.1.3 installed. The device isn't populated in the Studio Setup dialog.

The trade-off though is the regular functions aren't available for any other CMC devices- though holding down shift on the FD does still activate finer resolution.

These devices really are great. Their sale prices have only been going up on Ebay. Glad I have 2 FDs, 1 QC, 1 TP, 1 CH. I'm gonna be a millionaire between these devices and the Mac Plus I still have in my Garage.

[beatpete]

You mean you installed Yamaha Yamaha USB MIDI Driver V3.1.3, and did not install the Steinberg CMC Extension V1.1.3?

And that the CMC devices don't show up in Studio Setup? What version of Cubase are you on? This changed from version to version, so I stopped checking, and used the workaround above.

Exactly. Cubase 10.0.15