new update available - June 15, 2025
Dear friends,
here comes a new update (complete version) of fp-wizard…
What’s new and how it’s operated is described in detail in the release notes (pdf).
Here’s an overview of what’s new:
- Audio Mode for one or more audio events and for a selection range
- Audio Mode - adjust Volume (= event-based Gain) with Knob
- Audio Mode - create and adjust Fade In length with Knob
- Audio Mode - create and adjust Fade Out length with Knob
- remember last Audio Mode parameter
- Audio Mode globally accessible
- Audio Mode with 12 special functions:
- Fade-Editor(s) / Play Selection at once / Crossfade / Bounce Selection
- Remove Fade In / Apply Standard Fade In / Fade In to Cursor / Fade In to Range Start
- Remove Fade Out / Apply Standard Fade Out / Fade Out from Cursor / Fade Out from Range Start
- new function Next Grid as a global function to make scrolling in a project easier
- 4 extensions of the Master Mode:
- Select Next Control Room Source
- Select Next Control Room Monitor
- replace the value for 0 dB Control Room Volume with the current value
- reset the value for 0 dB Control Room Volume to the standard value
- EQ Mode now also globally accessible with Bypass+Master
- EQ Mode: display the EQ Gain setting of EQ bands as a gliding LED color
- EQ Mode: negative and positive EQ Gains in different colors
- new EQ Mode features can be switched off in the script
- Fader Positions - new function: reset fader to last volume
- Hitpoint Mode, AI Mode and Zoom Mode now globally accessible
- Quantize Mode, Nudge Mode and CS Bypass Mode now globally accessible
- functionality ‘Fader Positions’ also available in (Cue) Send Mode,
- also function ‘clear audio performance peaks & VU-Meters’
- some corrections and revisions of the documents
- retain ‘special memory’ memories until Cubase is closed
- script-option: clear_special_memory_when_changing_projects
Here’s a list of all 410 functions that are included in this version:
* 159 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 1..4 overview with four LEDs
* handling of EQ parameters optimized for recording of automation
* set EQ parameter to default value with button
* adjusted default parameter values for EQ bands 1..4
* restore EQ parameter in default function with button
* copy EQ parameter value from track to track functionality
* pregain with knob and LED feedback
* pregain level LED in 9 steps:
* off, grey, blue, cyan, green, yellow, orange, orangered, magenta
* automatic bidirectional synchronisation of pregain level LED
* reset pregain to 0 dB with button
* restore pregain in reset function with button
* copy pregain from track to track functionality
* phase 0° / 180° with LED feedback
* prefilter bypass on / off with LED feedback
* summarized switch for prefilter bypass and phase in 4 steps with button
* prefilter low cut frequency on / off with button and LED feedback
* select low cut frequency slope with button and LED feedback
* summarized switch for low cut on / off and slope in 6 steps with button
* low cut frequency with knob
* reset low cut frequency with button
* restore low cut frequency in reset function with button
* copy low cut frequency from track to track functionality
* prefilter high cut frequency on / off with button and LED feedback
* select high cut frequency slope with button and LED feedback
* summarized switch for high cut on / off and slope in 6 steps with button
* high cut frequency with knob
* reset high cut frequency with button
* restore high cut frequency in reset function with button
* copy high cut frequency from track to track functionality
* send 1..8, level with knob and LED feedback
* send 1..8, bypass on / off with button and LED feedback
* send 1..8, pre / post with button and LED feedback
* compact send 1..8 overview with four LEDs in 2 banks
* fast navigation to EQs & sends from anywhere with button combination
* toggle send bank 1..4 / send bank 5..8 with button
* handling of send parameters optimized for recording of automation
* set send level to default value -oo dB or 0 dB with button
* restore send level in default function with button
* copy send level value from track to track functionality
* set all 8 send levels to -oo dB with button combination
* cue send 1..4, level with knob and LED feedback
* cue send 1..4, pan with knob and LED feedback
* cue send 1..4, bypass on / off with button and LED feedback
* cue send 1..4, pre / post with button and LED feedback
* compact cue send 1..4 overview with four LEDs
* set cue send level to default value -oo dB or 0 dB with button
* restore cue send level in default function with button
* copy cue send level value from track to track functionality
* set cue send pan to default value -oo dB or 0 dB with button
* restore cue send pan in default function with button
* copy cue send pan value from track to track functionality
* set all 4 cue send levels to -oo dB with button combination
* send level LEDs and cue send level LEDs in 9 steps:
* grey, blue, cyan, green, yellow, orange, orangered, red, magenta
* automatic bidirectional synchronisation of send level and cue send level LEDs
* cue send pan LEDs in 7 steps:
* grey, blue, cyan, green (center), yellow, orange, orangered
* automatic bidirectional synchronisation of cue send pan LEDs
* Quick Control 1..8 for tracks and plugins with knob
* Quick Control 1..4 for tracks and plugins with fader
* simultaneous optimized control of track and focused Quick Controls
* automatic synchronization of Quick Controls when changing tracks
* toggle Quick Control value to min / mid / max / old with button
* functionality for copying Quick Control values from track to track
* 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
* bypass Channel Strip Gate with button
* bypass Channel Strip Compressor with button
* bypass Channel Strip Tools with button
* bypass Channel Strip Saturator with button
* bypass Channel Strip Limiter with button
* compact Channel Strip overview with five LEDs
* status if Channel Strip module is loaded with LED feedback
* automatic bidirectional synchronisation of all Channel Strip functions
* 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
* set pan to full left with button combination and LED feedback
* set pan to full right with button combination and LED feedback
* restore pan in center function with button
* copy pan value from track to track functionality
* realtime VU-Meter LED in 10 steps:
* off, grey, blue, cyan, green, yellow, orange, red, magenta, flashing
* default VU-Meter dB thresholds: -48, -24, -12, -6, -3, -1.5, 0, +1.5, +3
* VU-Meter peak control with LED and button
* clipping functionality with reset function
* volume with motorized fader with bidirectional functionality
* move fader to initial volume of Quick Track 1..4 with button combination
* move fader to -oo dB with button combination
* move fader to 0 dB with button combination
* reset fader to last volume with button combination
* enable / disable track with button
* 47 functions for transport:
* play with button
* pause with button
* recording with button
* stop with button
* return to last start with button and prevent option
* set left locator at cursor position with button combination
* set right locator at cursor position with button combination
* 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
* GPS (Global Project Scroll) with button and knob-rotate combination
* GPS possible in Play Mode or with an automatic Stop
* GPS automatic step sequence adaption
* GPS available everywhere, even in Custom Mode
* shuttle play with half speed with button combination
* shuttle play with double speed with button combination
* shuttle speed changeable while playing
* 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
* set Quick Marker 1..4 at cursor position with button combination
* jump to Quick Marker 1..4 with button combination
* toggle lock stop functionality with button combination and LED feedback
* jump to Quick Marker possible in Play Mode or with an automatic Stop
* next grid type as global function with button combination
* transport functions always directly accessible everywhere
* 43 functions for navigation and editing:
* previous track with button
* next track with button
* scroll through all tracks with knob without bank restrictions
* GTS (Global Track Scroll) with button and knob-rotate combination
* GTS toggle mute track functionality with knob-push combination
* GTS available everywhere, even in Custom Mode
* speed optimization within GTS functionality
* set Quick Track 1..4 with button combination
* jump to Quick Track 1..4 with button combination
* jump to first Track with button combination
* jump to last Track with button combination
* jump to Quick Track possible in Play Mode or with an automatic Stop
* 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
* Markers Window within Marker Mode and Hitpoint Mode 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
* toggle zoom / scroll with button
* 161 other functions:
* check all tracks as a self-learning function with button combination
* realtime optimization within the self-learning function
* fully automatic scrolling through all tracks for control purposes
* 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
* set value under mouse to min / mid / max value with button combination 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
* special memory functions for up to 4 fader positions
* pick up fader positions 1..4 automatically when Quick Tracks 1..4 are set
* 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
* global undo and redo with button combination and LED feedback
* 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
* Quantize Panel within Quantize Mode with button
* 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
* value table available with 36 typical dB thresholds for the VU-Meter
* color steps of the VU-Meter can be deactivated separately
* 3 footswitch types supported: a soft button (NC and NO) and a hard toggle switch
* 2 Start Modes adjustable in the script
* easy option to disable the complete pregain / prefilter functionality in the script
* easy option to disable the complete cue send functionality in the script
* easy option to swap the solo button and the mute button in the script
* easy option to change GTS track functionality to toggle monitor state in the script
* easy option to disable fast navigation to EQ Mode in the script
* toggle Motorfader Mode bidirectional / unidirectional with button and LED feedback
* extra direct Motorfader Mode for sending PitchBend data to MIDI tracks
* extra +QC1..4 Motorfader Mode for to select Quick Control for fader
* Quick Controls can be controlled simultaneously with knob and fader
* fast navigation to Quick Controls from anywhere with button doubleclick
* remember last Quick Control functionality
* toggle lock Quick Controls with button an LED feedback
* hide all / show all plugins within Quick Control Mode with button
* toggle through plugins within Quick Control Mode with button
* all Quick Controls at once total recall functionality with button combination
* automatic preparation for a total recall of all Quick Controls
* set volume of audio event with knob
* set fade in time of audio event with knob
* set fade out time of audio event with knob
* remember last Audio Mode parameter
* volume functions editors, play selection, crossfade and bounce with button
* fade in functions delete, standard, to cursor and to range with button
* fade out functions delete, standard, from cursor and from range with button
* fast navigation to Audio Mode from anywhere with button combination
* select Control Room source with button combination
* select Control Room monitor out with button combination
* replace and reset CR volume 0 dB value with button combination
* gliding LED color for EQ Gains as option in the script
* negative and positive EQ Gains in different colors as option in the script
* reset functionality for special memory functions with button combination
* clear special memory when changing projects as option in the script
* toggle lock / unlock all FaderPort functions with special button / knob-push combination
* unlock / lock function executable during stop, play and record
* full bidirectional functionality
* automation supported for most parameters
* consideration of the touched fader functionality during automation
* all functions usable during play and record without realtime problems
* automatic fader shutdown on close
* optimized script reloading functionality
* integrated debugging options to support individual customizations
* automatic, optimized page mapping
* optimized button navigation
* user-tolerant operation for all button combinations
* ergonomically selected colors for LEDs with orientation support
* optimized thresholds of LED colors for each parameter
* integrated automatic midi data traffic reducer
* direct link to 51 free assignable custom functions on 3 custom pages
* switch between custom pages with just one button
* display the number of the selected custom page with LED feedback
* modify value under mouse with motorized fader in Custom Mode
* modify value under mouse with knob in Custom Mode
* all transport functions available in Custom Mode
* 8 custom default functions as preset
* hide / show left zone, lower zone and right zone as custom default function with button
* undo as custom default function with button
* redo as custom default function with button
* quick exit from all 3 custom pages as custom default functions with button
* 43 more free custom functions
* fast navigation to Custom Mode from anywhere with button combination
* single-page functional overview & quick reference guide
* document with some measures for a device tuning
Here are all new files …
functional overview and quick reference guide:
fp-wizard_overview.pdf (670.3 KB)
complete zip-file (code and pdfs):
fp-wizard_20250615.zip (3.6 MB)
Due to its size, the file fp-wizard_all.pdf is not included in the zip-file and can be downloaded separately here:
fp-wizard_all.pdf (2.8 MB)
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Best regards
CKB (Christian) 