I’m testing CC1 right now. Due to the strange fact that @steve moved my initial thread on this topic to another, orphaned forum, I use this one for a few Nuendo-related remarks:
- The unit is heavy and feels quite sturdy, it looks quite big on the console desk - larger than I had judged from the pictures.
- Here, it needs dedicated power supply using the dedicated USB-input, the actual connection via my USB-3 hub was too weak.
- Installation is not totally straight-forward if your OS is in another language than English as it points to translated websites with some info missing, most notably the download button(s) for the Control Center. I erroneously installed Cubase AI instead.
- Sometimes I had to close and re-start Nuendo 14 for no apparent reason to make it work.
- Once it’s up and running, the unit follows the channel-selection on the screen instantly and reliably, just like it should.
- The buttons feel sharp-cut and not totally comfortable. The knobs and the fader are fine, though. The jog-wheel would benefit from the typical notch for the tip of a finger.
- !! I couldn’t make it work in Nuendo 12, with the exception of the fader. Any tricks I should know of …?
… this will be most likely the actual reason for me to return the device. ----- EDIT: Works to a certain extent in HUI Mode! See below. - There’s indeed no obvious way to change existing assignments to buttons and wheels.
- This omission is somewhat alleviated by the possibilities of the “AI”-wheel that is straight-forward to use.
- The panning knob has a bug that only allows for the movement of the left channel when a stereo-track is routed to a stereo-“child” of a surround- or 3D-Group Channel. (Workaround: Route to a quadro-child instead).
… maybe there’s more to come.