Cubase 12 BRAND NEW FEATURE! MIDI Remote Mapping In-Depth Review

Great video John and very good presentation. Now it is very clear for me. Thanks man!!!

The best controller for Cubase 12 - after the production of the Steinberg CC121 has ceased - for me is the PreSonus FaderPort V2 (one fader) together with the new version (23.08.2023) of the midi remote script written by Werner Mairegger with the extensions written by Christian Oestmann. The new version of this script can be found in the Cubase Steinberg Forum under the topic "PreSonus FaderPort 2 (2018) midi remote script". Actually, the script can do more than what the CC121 was able to do, because so far 90 functions have been realized with the script: 27 functions for each track/channel, 19 functions for transport, 23 functions for navigation and editing and 21 other functions. And all this I get for only about 170 Euros for the Controller which is compact and very ergonomic. :-)

WOW this feature Is amazing

I made a layout but the controller doesnt respond to the mapping assistant. My keyboard works though..

Thank u so much for this informative video , i have a problem that when i open the cubase 12 the nanokontrol 2 it works fine for transport button and 1st fader is assigned for dynamics and last one assigned for kontact volume , when i try no assign the 2nd fader for vibato , i lose all the before mentioned and like an error happen

If ONLY it was possible to map SAMPLE START AND SAMPLE END ...IN GROOVE AGENT 5 !!!!

I'm trying to use my Behringer FCB1010 to change the tempo live in real time in Cubase 12 Pro , in the midi remote. I did get the get it to kinda work with jitters but screwing with it to work the jitters out I lost it totally. Any where you could point me to achieve this . thanks Rod.

Hi John, great Vid, I have an LX25, and LX49, my 49 key pads work without the component installed from Nectar, as soon as I install the component and turn on the 49, cubase 12 crashes, Nektar are dealing with that, now after playing with the Midi Remote manager Cubase 12 doesn't see the 25 Im wondering if there's a driver I Have uninstalled? I can see it in the remote devices in studio setup, the midi input, the only choices I have are All Midi Inputs Steinberg UR22 Impact LX49the suit put I have available the UR22 and LX 49 which doesn't seem correct to me any suggestions? hope you can help, thanks for the manual by the way

This CC mapping is an issue... I can't sit around programming CC for each plugin... The CC mapping is literally the speed factor. If we have to do it for each and every one, the there is no point is even having a universal CC system.

Is this just for touch screen display? Would you still setup generic remote for nanakontrol?

Thanks!

learning feature isnt working for my oxygen pro mini. when i lay a fader or knob down and then move it for it to map, it only works 2 out of 10 times so i cant map my full midi. it recognized 1 out of 4 faders, restarted the process and now it doesnt recognize any. no transpose buttons, knobs.. i fucking hate cubase. its been a piece of shit ever since i started using it. ableton, fl studio, reason, none of them give me problems. i cant make music in cubase because im busy fucking with getting shit to work.

Hi John, thx for this video. I have nanokontrol2 just like you do so. But when I have upgraded to Cubase 12, I have raalized that Cubase has automatically assigned my nanokontrol 2's faders. I would like to assign, for example the first vertical fader to CC1, but I could not find out how to do that, of course i need to assign it as default, not just for that instance of kontakt, but for each Kontakt I add in the project. Could you please help me on this?

Hi John, a cracking video that explains things however. I can't get my original LX49 to work. The key-bed is fine as are the pitch wheels but transport? ....no. I am fairly new to the world of midi. I have an LX88+ that is mapped via Nektars software but it is to big to fit under my desk. I wanted to be able to map the LX49 mk1 for simple transport controls. Can you offer any guidance on what I might be missing.... I set up the layout but the manager will not recognise the controls when I try to set them. Thanks in advance for any help...guidance.

I wish someone would design MIDI maps that mimic old hardware sequencers. For example, Roland MC Series, Akai ASQ-10, Yamaha QX series and others. So there's no learning curve if someone already knows the old hardware. You could sell them. I suggested this to Steinberg a couple years ago but never got a response. People buy third party patches so why not third party virtual interfaces? I believe Cubase would be the only software application where this would work. Pro Tools is not thinking like this.

..i just tried to map my oxygen pro..it wont work, something is totally wrong..my knobs are acting like a switch not as a knob..my faders are connected but they are not moving anything in cubase 12...its so frustrating, in logic i did the mapping in 2 minutes and everything works perfect...🙁..any help?

Hi John, I have an impact LX25, the input port and out put port, on there LX25 is via the USB what should I put in the input and out put?

Ciao, ho seguito il tuo video ma con la mia Impaxt LX61+ ho qualche problema. 1) Non riesco ad assegnare i PAD; 2) lo script il giorno dopo non ha più funzionato correttamente. I comandi assegnati agli sliders non hanno più funzionato. Sembra come se non vengano riconosciuti anche muovendoli per volerli riassegnare. Hai idea di cosa potrebbe essere? Grazie se mi risponderai.

Can I create a midimapping without link it with an external hardware and use it with mouse exclusively?

Awesome. Thanks

How are keyswitchs mapped? Example C-1?

Great tutorial! I'm attempting to repurpose a Tascam US 428 using the mapping tool in Cubase 12. I assume due to its age was dropped from the list of supported devices. Most things are working fine but I have an issue with faders moving only when the specific track is selected. Once selected any/all faders move the selected channel volume up and down. Also, I can't move multiple faders at once. Is this due to a Cubase setting, midi setting or rather my selection in the mapping tool? I chose Volume under Selected track. Thank you in advance.

it does not work with the komplete m32

Hi...I am unable to map my transport keys

Hi. I am Dennys. I need HELP! I am very dumb concerning electronic equipment! Your Video is very informative! However, I could not set my J L Cooper Fader Master Professional MIDI Automation Controller. Cubase12 has JL Cooper listed but does not have my MIDI controller on its list. So, I filled manually the empty fields. (I hope that my name on the Script field works because I was not sure if that was supposed to be filled with a MIDI/electronic/Software protocol I had to enter or download. Anyway, the easy part of touching the sliders and buttons and being recognized immediately by CubasePro12 did not work. Only the generic red button showed up, which I could change it into a slider or a knob. This only slider in Cubase did not move when I move any of my MIDI controller sliders. So, I think that there is no communication going on between my controller and Cubase. John, if you read this message and have time to give me an answer on what I should do, or check, I appreciate your BIG HELP. BTW, I read the little manual provided by my J L Cooper Fader Master and it does not say anything about this problem. Also, do you teach online or know anyone who does it? Let me know. Thanks a millions.

How do you automate and record Serum assigned macros with midi controllers in cubase 12?

Hi John, I have the Behringer X-Touch universal and before it working great with Cubase now after update to 12 no way to setup it. I have trying so many time and can get it to work can you please help me with it? Thanks

What about motorized faders? Will they acquire the position of each Midi Remote page?
Are quick controls capable of sending back the position to the motorized faders?

Excellent Informative Tutorial, This Midi Remote Mapping bring us unlimited possibilies. Thanks!

Why couldn't they add the Nektar P6?

Unfortunately, this doesn't work with motorised faders (for example on mixing consoles) - The faders lock up as Cubase receives and sends the midi messages, and end up fighting themselves. In 12.10, Steinberg introduced a check box that can disable sending messages back to the hardware, but who'd want a bunch of faders that don't return to where they should be when you rewind, or follow fader moves etc. Will be good when it works though! Looking forward to it.

THANK YOU! Brian is happy now thanks to you :)

Hello, I have the same keyboard as you, but Cubase dosen't recognize the transport buttons. Any ideas?

Hi. Thnx for your video! When I change or learn the knob parameter to my personal setup, How can I save with the plugin? Do I have to repeat this action if I load this plugin on other project or other track?

Thanks for making this informative video! Question: I have a touchscreen that has a bunch of Cubase commands where a lot of them aren’t connected properly and I would like to remap everything ala your video, however In that same touchscreen lemur page, I also have Composer tools pro. Is it possible to just remap some of it, meaning all the Cubase commands, but leave Composer tools unaffected? Or the second I start remapping, will it override the Composer tools commands?

Great video. It confirms what maybe many of us are thinking now, this Midi Mapping function has made the CC121 redundant? Hence why it has been discontinued! I have a CC121, only bought last year, however, I am now able to use my other MIDI Controllers and map them in Cubase. This should attract new users now who maybe were frustrated at the limited options previously of finding a MIDI controller to work in Cubase. So well done Steinberg. You have nailed it!

Thanks for the info! I have a question: If I load another instance of e.g. Symphobia, do I need to assign this for every instance in Cubase? or can I make a preset for al the Instances of Symphobia so that it always move the right controls?

aLL OF YOU ARE SAYING HOW EASY THIS IS AND ITS NOT......keystation 88 by M-Audio and none of this will work...

Hi. Thanks for a good video! I was wondering; I use both Cubase Pro 10 and Ableton Standard. I have the Push 2 which I love, but of course it's limited to Ableton at the time being. With this new function in Cubase 12, will the Push 2 function as well in cubase as it does in Ableton after mapping. I use the Push for a lot of the Spitfire Audio stuff and other virtual instruments.
Thanks.
Geir.

How do you save the script

Hi John!
I'm thankful for your Cubase videos. Are really helpful.

May I ask... With the Midi Remote Mapping, you can assign different parameters for each of your virtual instruments/samplers ect? Or the "expression" fader at your example will act always & only to this specific CC for all your instruments?
And one more... What's the difference vs midi learn? I mean practical. Why not to use the midi learn? (of course when midi learn works, cause sometimes it doesn't...).

Thanks 👍 once again!

Wish I’d seen this video first… great and simple video for something complicated to many. Do you have to go via qc to control third party plugins? I just bought an Arturia Keylab49 mk2 to improve my workflow and trying to figure it all out! I use ableton aswell with a lot of my clients and it’s so easy in there, whilst this update is a huge improvement I’d like to be able to control any parameter outside cubase stock using a simple process.

How to erase controller from cubase 12. Tried to use my XP60 as controller...wont work. How do I erase it?

Great Video kepp up the good work!!!

Sir Please iam using nektar Lx88 i need remote Control for all my bottons and faders Thank you

Would you say this works better than Novation Automap? My keyboard has the screens that show the values, it would be much better than taking up screen space to remember which button does what. I think it would be nice if controllers like that and NI Keyboards with screens had the ability to relay position and name info back to the screens.

I don't see a way to import/export individualized mapping that goes BEYOND the Focus Quick controls like we had in the Generic Remote. That means I'm losing my customized maps (except for the focus QC) for a new project. I spend the time to set up 24 controls, then go to a new project--gone.... Aaargh.

x-touch mini contoller has 2 layers, you can assign both layers by adding more buttons and assigning them, then switching layers on the controller,outputs seperate cc.. .example, fader as filter cutoff on layer 1, fader as channel volume on layer 2.