Problems with Quick Controls

Cubase
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Hello
I recently brought a cheap Korg NanoKontrol v 2 control surface
and set it up to work with Cubase 10

Presently works great as a basic transport / 8 x channel faders / pan / solo / mute / rec etc.

However
I have had problems trying to set it up to use it for either VST Quick Controls or Track Quick Cotrols

For example, when i try and use it for Track Quick Controls
even with the most basic built in plug in

It maps ok
however
when i use the hardware control surface to try and control the plug in
the software behaves like the pots are switches i.e. when they should be behaving like smooth absolute pots - going from 1 - 127 etc or similar
in a linear fashion,

instead, when i turn a pot, it changes the setting of the mapped parameter from 0 - half way between 0 and max setting,
when i turn it again, it then turns it from middle setting, to full, or back to 0 again

so it is all a bit like a switch or should i say a toggle switch
rather than a potentiometer or rotary encoder.

Any one know a solution to this problem?
Thanks

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Check these settings, but most likely it’s the settings in your Generic Remote for the Controller.

In the Generic Remote check the settings for the “Flags”

See: MIDI Remote Control Configuration Section

Try setting the Flags to R,T,R and see if that works.

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If you just want the controller to send cc messages, you don’t even need to use a Generic Remote. Just route its MIDI Port to the Track you want to control. I pulled my nanoKontrol GR years ago and have been fine since. But you do need the GR if you want it to behave like a mixer control surface. I just use it as a bunch of ad hoc assignable controllers and use an X-Touch as a mixer controller.

Use the Korg Kontrol Editor to check the settings on your knob. I think they can be configured to act like a button and only transmit when they go above or below the center. Not able at the moment to verify that though.

4

Hello
Thanks for the replies
i will have to check the settings

although when the control surface i plugged in and is set to mackie control
it works fine

its when i try and use it with the QC or the VST QC
that it all goes pair shape
perhaps i will get somewhere with the Korg Kontrol Editor
thanks for advice

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yeah, I also noticed that there is something wrong with ‘Track Quick Controls’ and ‘VST Quick Controls’.
I use a Moog minitaur as Midi Controller and QC and VST QC didn’t work for me, but if I use ‘Generic Control’ for the Quick Controls mapping, everything works perfectly.
So I guess it’s probably a Cubase issue.

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Hello there! may I ask you how to use Minitaur as QC midi controller on Cubase 12…? How do I set minitaur as generic(?) midi controller…?

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Hello,
Nice to bump this post after 4 years, but as you are on Cubase 12 I’d suggest to use MIDI remote ( and not use the Remote Devices option anymore) .