After I bought Cubase, I was looking for a controller for a long time. It should be small and compact, with motofader, “AI-Knob”, footswitch and fit well with Cubase. I found the CC121 good, but with the EQ-section it was a bit too overloaded for me.
Then just before I was going to buy the CC121, Steinberg stopped selling it.
After that, Cubase was upgraded with MIDI Remote.
Now I found out, that for the PreSonus FaderPort V2 a user (Cubase-forum-user WEM) has programmed a highly professional script, so that the PreSonus FaderPort V2 fits Cubase (in my opinion) practically as well as the CC121. For the fact, that it doesn’t have an EQ section, the PreSonus FaderPort V2 is a bit smaller und not expensive.
So, for those of you, who aren’t sure, which controller to buy, pay attention to what the PreSonus FaderPort V2 can do with this special script from WEM. He has also a website, where you can make downloads. I am very satisfied.
It seems, that the script is also compatible with the PreSonus ioStation 24c. This device is equivalent to the Presonus FaderPort V2 and it also includes a two-channel audio-interface (24-Bit / 192 kHz) with stereo Mic/Line/Instrument XLR combo-input-jacks.
Me (CKB), since I am also a programmer, I worked a lot on the script.
I added many new functions (there are 154 functions in total now) to the script and extended it from 88 Kbytes to 541 Kbytes (6475 lines). I was also able to fix some stability problems.
This PDF file (functional overview & quick reference guide) summarizes the operation of the FaderPort in combination with the installation of the current script, version dated 11/19/2023:
35 functions for each track:
* equalizer 1..4, gain with knob
* equalizer 1..4, frequency with knob
* equalizer 1..4, Q-factor with knob
* equalizer 1..4, on / off with button
* compact equalizer overview with four LEDs
* direct link to Channel Editor with button
* direct link to Instrument Editor with button
* solo on / off with button
* mute on / off with button
* arm on / off with button
* toggle monitor state on / off with knob-push and LED feedback
* bypass cue sends on / off with button
* write automation on / off with button
* read automation on / off with button
* modify pan with optimized grid with knob
* set pan to center with button
* restore pan in center function with button
* default pan functionality
* VU-Meter LED in 10 steps:
* off, grey, blue, cyan, green, yellow, orange, red, magenta, flashing
* VU-Meter peak control with LED and button
* clipping functionality with reset function
* volume with motorized fader with bidirectional functionality
* enable / disable track with button
30 functions for transport:
* play with button
* pause with button
* recording with button
* stop with button
* set left locator at cursor position with button combination
* set right locator at cursor position with button combination
* return to last start with button
* return to zero (RTZ) with button combination
* jump to end of project with button combination
* jump to left locator with button combination
* jump to right locator with button combination
* rewind with button
* forward with button
* fast rewind with double speed with button doubleclick
* fast forward with double speed with button doubleclick
* scroll left in timeline with button
* scroll right in timeline with button
* scroll through timeline left / right with knob
* toggle scroll mode normal / per frame with knob-push and LED feedback
* shuttle play with half speed with button combination
* shuttle play with double speed with button combination
* cycle on / off with button
* click on / off with button
* modify click level with knob
* start recording & playback by footswitch
* stop recording & playback by footswitch
* punch-in recording by footswitch
* punch-out recording by footswitch
* automatic state detection while recording by footswitch
* transport functions always directly accessible
28 functions for navigation and editing:
* previous track with button
* next track with button
* scroll through all tracks with knob without bank restrictions
* horizontal zoom out with knob
* horizontal zoom full out with knob-push
* horizontal zoom in with knob
* vertical standard zoom out with button
* vertical standard zoom in with button
* vertical track zoom out with button / knob-rotate combination
* vertical track zoom in with button / knob-rotate combination
* vertical zoom out of waveform with button / knob-push combination
* vertical zoom in on waveform with button / knob-push combination
* go to nearest event left with button
* go to nearest event right with button
* scroll through events left / right with knob
* nudge selected event to left with button
* nudge selected event to right with button
* nudge selected event to left / to right with knob
* go to nearest marker left with button
* go to nearest marker right with button
* scroll through markers left / right with knob
* insert marker at current position with knob-push and LED feedback
* open Markers Window with button
* go to nearest hitpoint left with button
* go to nearest hitpoint right with button
* scroll through hitpoints left / right with knob
* insert marker at hitpoint position with knob-push and LED feedback
* easy toggle zoom / scroll with button
61 other functions:
* modify value under mouse with motorized fader with bidirectional functionality
* modify value under mouse with knob
* simultaneous use of motorized fader and knob for value under mouse
* toggle lock / unlock current value under mouse with knob-push and LED feedback
* toggle lock / unlock current value under mouse with button and LED feedback
* special memory functions for value under mouse for to write / read up to 5 values
* special memory functions for EQ for to write / read up to 5 sets of 20 values
* single button special memory write / read functions for value under mouse with LED feedback
* single button special memory write / read functions for EQ for all 20 values with LED feedback
* modify Control Room master volume with knob
* set Control Room master volume to 0 dB with button
* restore Control Room master volume with button
* Control Room master volume dim functionality
* unsolo all tracks with button
* unmute all tracks with button
* arm all audio tracks with button
* unarm all audio tracks with button
* toggle read automation on / off of all selected tracks with button
* toggle write automation on / off of all selected tracks with button
* toggle enable / disable all selected tracks with button
* select previous quantize preset with button
* select next quantize preset with button
* scroll through quantize presets with knob
* set quantize to 4th with knob-push
* clear performance peaks with button
* clear all Cubase VU-Meters with button
* clear FaderPort VU-Meter and FaderPort clipping with button
* single button summary for all three clear functions
* enable / disable FaderPort VU-Meter with button combination and LED feedback
* easy individual setting of the VU-Meter and other parameters in the script
* two start modes adjustable in the script
* toggle motorfader functionality bidirectional / unidirectional with button and LED feedback
* extra direct motorfader functionality for sending PitchBend data to MIDI tracks
* reset functionality for special memory functions with button combination
* toggle lock / unlock all FaderPort functions with special button / knob-push combination
* unlock / lock function executable during stop mode, play mode and record mode
* automatic, optimized page mapping
* optimized button navigation
* user-tolerant operation for button combinations
* ergonomically selected colors for LEDs with orientation support
* full bidirectional functionality
* automatic shutdown on close
* direct link to 18 free selectable custom functions
* undo as custom default function with button
* redo as custom default function with button
* direct link to Quantize Panel as custom default function with button
* quick exit from Custom Mode as custom default function with button
* 14 more custom functions
You can find a zip-file with the script here in the forum under shared-midi-remote in the post PreSonus FaderPort 2 (2018) midi remote script.
The zip-file there also contains instructions on how to install the script.
Hey - this is so cool. Biggest question…in a large template will the motorized fader automatically be active on the selected channel? And will move with its automation until touched? Sorry if this is a silly question.
If the fader is set to ‘volume’ and ‘bidirectional’, it is always synchronized with the selected Cubase track. So when you switch from track to track, the fader jumps back and forth according to the Cubase track volume.
And if this behavior is temporarily not important for you and you want to do other things with the FaderPort, you can also switch off the back and forth jumping on the FaderPort if you need peace and quiet.
