Yamaha MD8 as a mixer for Cubase 5?

Cubase
#1

I recently aquired a Yamaha ‘MD8’ MinDisk hardware DAW, and having spoken to a Yamaha rep about it, I’ve been told it can be used as a mixing desk as long as I have MiniDisks, which I do.
However, I was wondering which connections and wires I’d have to use to be able to use it in Cubase as a mixer or to allow Cubase to accept it as hardware.

If it helps I can supply you with a diagram of the inputs/outputs of the MD8, sound card details and other such things.

Furthermore, I was wondering if I could use the Rec, Play and stop buttons and scrubbing dial on the MD8 somehow? How could I connect the Yamaha up to allow me to use these features?
Thank you

#2

Does it have its own ASIO driver? MIDI connections?

#3

Has MIDI, I’m not sure about an ASIO driver. I just want to send it through my soundcard though.

#4

Well, MIDI is needed if you want to set up a Generic Remote to control Transport functions. As far as audio goes, it would depend on the # of mixer outs and soundcard ins as to what you could do with it.

#5

Okay, I’ve got Audio working, how do I set up a generic remote?

#6

Operations Manual-Index-Generic Remote, but you don’s say whether the device transmits MIDI.

#7

I think it does. It has a MIDI input, output and a ‘thru’ (not sure what this is).