I have it now for a couple of days… it is a pity and a shame that the send/plugin section on the left doesn’t work in Cubendo. In Protools it does… and it makes a huge difference. I´m wondering if I could assign a soft key to show plugins of selected tracks
Wow! That’s messed up! I just saw a SSL Promotion Video on the UF8 and they were showing it working with Cubase. (UF8 Cubase Install & set-up - YouTube) They showed the Send/Plugin Section working. But I did note that they didn’t pick a Cubase plugin.
Even if everything worked as described, I still find the layout clunky as hell with way too many menus for the simplest tasks.
All those controllers anyway are dangerous investments because their firmware are closed source.
Same remark for controllers protocols inside Cubendo. They should be opensourced for long term support, because internal programmers resources are never big enough to manage support efficiently.
There are many examples of hardware controllers not working anymore or partially working because of stopped software or firmware development.
They are. There are SDK’s available to the Controller manufacturers.
It’s their choice to include that protocol or not.
Fredo
The send/plugin section 1 to 8 key works in cubase but they have a different function than in PT. In Cubase they don’t have anything to do with plugins or sends, they just control visibility options. In PT instead they control the plugins, so If you press key 1 it opens slot one plugin of selected track… also the plugin shows on the screen… In cubase you have to go to a different route if you want to Control plugins and they don’t automatically show on the screen.
1 Like
In Cubase/Nuendo there’s a switch though, correct? You can switch between two different modes of operation for Mackie protocols. So perhaps someone had it switched incorrectly?
Either way if Keyplayer says he saw it work then it probably works.
1 Like
Well… may be someone doesn’t have a glue what is talking about… at least watch the video before comment
Be more specific the next time you comment so people won’t misunderstand then.
That’s what I mean about a clunky, menu ladened design. Why can’t it work consistently across ALL platforms? The purpose of buying any controller is to cover 2 basic needs.
- Give tactile control to your DAW(s)
- Speed up workflow buy centralizing any and all controls to the theoretical point of being able to work blindfolded, like you could in an analog domain.
Copy/Paste is the same control across all PC/Mac platforms. So pan, mute, solo, volume controls should be the same knob for any DAW and that appears to be the case. So what’s so difficult about EQ, Dynamics and Aux Busses? They had the SDK for each manufacturer when they set up the commands. You shouldn’t have to do anything except press the select button for PT, DP, Logic, Cubase/Nuendo, etc and have that same knob/fader do the same function in the same way on whatever control is selected.
I don’t get what these controller designers don’t get about what the users actually need from these devices!
I agree with Keyplayer about the lack of uniformity. I usually use Nuendo for my composing, but occasionally there are specific synth sounds or grooves that Logic has in its synths or drums that I can not access in Nuendo, so I may start a composition in Logic because I want that specific sound. I have a Qcon Pro G2 and I love it for Nuendo, but I have to toggle power to switch from Mackie Control to Logic Control, and then use an overlay because almost every button has a different assignment. Many of us use various platforms for writing, mixing, recording whatever, and it would be far more beneficial to have the hardware surface as close to matching assignments as possible. The closest I have seen is Eucontrol, but until the “hide tracks” is fixed, doing an 80-100 track post session is too clunky. The SSL unit has the transport controls strung across the top of the unit under a menu button choice. Not great for quick start and stop while mixing and recording. Other than that its a beautiful piece of hardware and I love the windows. The text looks very crisp.
Waves new FIT mix/control may be an alternative but it needs to be e convincing video to show it working as a DAW control. It looks very nice…
1 Like