Solid State Logic Matrix Mixer Setup and Quick Start Guide

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Cubase/Nuendo Standard Matrix Profile

Setup and Quick Start Guide

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Introduction

T he first part of this tutorial details how to setup Cubase/Nuendo with your SSL Matrix. The second part details the commands assigned to this profile.

This tutorial assumes that you have already installed all the necessary Matrix related software on your computer and that there is both a working network and USB connection from your DAW computer to the Matrix. If you have yet to configure this part of your system please refer to the Matrix 2 Owner’s Manual before continuing.

Installing the profile

The Cubase/Nuendo Standard profile is automatically installed when you update your Matrix console software to

V2.0/6. In addition, it is recommended that you have the latest version of the Matrix remote application installed.

Go to the SSL website > Matrix Product page > Downloads to make sure you are up-to-date.

Support. This is SSL.


ipMIDI Setup

Apple Macintosh OSX

1) Close all applications using MIDI

2) Open AudioMidi Setup (MacintoshHD >

Applications > Utilities > Audio MIDI Setup)

3) Open the MIDI Window (Audio MIDI Setup >

Window > Show MIDI Window)

4) Double click the ipMIDI icon

5) Set number of ports to 9 and ensure that

‘Loopback’ is not ticked and then press

‘Apply’

OR

Microsoft Windows OS

This setup information covers Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7 and 8

(32+64-bit)

1) Launch the ipMIDI Monitor application (Start > Menu > Programs > ipMIDI)

2) Ensure Ports 1 to 9 are not muted

3) Un-tick ‘Loop Back’

4) Set ‘Ports after Reboot’ to 9 and ensure that ‘Loopback’ is not

ticked and then press ‘OK’

Note: If you are opening up Ports for the first time, after Rebooting your computer, these will be ‘muted’. Be sure to open ipMIDI back up and untick the muted Ports




Setting up Cubase/Nuendo


Device Setup

Control surfaces are setup in Cubase/Nuendo in the Devices > Device Setup > Remote Devices menu. In this example we will setup Cubase/Nuendo for operation on DAW layer 1 of Matrix.

1) Click the ‘+’ button to add a new device

2) Choose ‘Mackie Control’

3) Set MIDI Input to ipMIDI Port 2 and then set MIDI Output to ipMIDI Port 2 also and click ‘Apply’

Note: Cubase/Nuendo requires you to setup Port 2 before Port 1 for correct operation

4) Again, click the ‘+’ button to add second Mackie Control

5) Set MIDI Input to ipMIDI Port 1 and then set MIDI Output to ipMIDI Port 1 also and click ‘Apply’

6) Press ‘OK’ to exit this window




Compatibility Mode

In Cubase 7.5, Steinberg altered certain Mackie Control functions (including Page Up and Page Down), so that they no longer operate as they did before 7.5.

Therefore, in order to make this profile work correctly, if you are running Cubase 7.5 or above please ensure you have setup the Mackie Control 2 in 'Compatibility' mode. This is set in the Devices menu > Mackie Control 2. A very small drop-down box will appear. Change it from ‘Cubase’ to ‘Compatibility’.

Key Commands

As the Cubase/Nuendo Standard profile contains a mixture of MCU commands and USB Keyboard shortcuts, it is important that you set the ‘Presets’ option in the Key Commands setup to ‘Default’ so that this profile works correctly. This is set in the File menu > Key Commands…

Set to Default

Matrix Setup

Go to the Matrix Remote application and ensure the selected profile for DAW 1 is ‘Cubase/Nuendo

Standard’.




Default

ER SCREENSHOT HERE

Above you can see the assignments for Matrix’s Default key set. You are in the Default Key

Set when the User 1, User 2, User 3 or User 4 keys are not selected.

AUTO

EDIT

Opens the Automation Submenu

Opens the Edit Submenu

DEVICE Opens the Device Submenu

PAN** Sets the V-Pots as Pan controls and shows the values

SOLDEF Solo Defeat

DELETE Deletes selected Regions/Notes/Automation Data

ADD

TRSP

Adds Marker at cursor position

Shows/hides transport panel

MIXER

E

Shows/hides the Mixer

Opens channels view

EQ V-Pots control the channel EQ

INSERT V-Pots assign and control plug-ins on the selected track

FXSEND V-Pots control Send levels

PAGEDN Pages backwards through plugins or other functions with multiple parameters

PAGEUP Pages forwards through plugins or other functions with multiple parameters




The AUTO Submenu

MATRIX BROWSER SCREENSHOT HERE

The image above shows the assignments for the Auto Submenu.

PANEL

READ

WRITE

Shows the Automation Panel

Set selected track to Read mode

Set selected track to Write mode

G-READ Toggles automation Read status for all tracks

G-WRIT Toggles automation Write status for all tracks

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Unassigned

Unassigned

Unassigned




The Edit Submenu

The image above shows the assignments for the Edit Submenu.

COPY

PASTE

Copy selected region/event/note

Paste selected region/event/note

DUPL Duplicate selected region/event/note

DELETE Delete selected region/event/note

QUANT Quantise selected region/event/note

CUT Cut selected region/event/note

M2C

X

Set locators to selected region/event

Crossfade




The Device Submenu

The image above shows the assignments for the Device Submenu.

VSTCON Opens VST Connections window

INSTRM Opens VST Instruments window

PERFOR Opens VST Performance window

TRSP Opens Transport window

V-KEY

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Opens Virtual Keyboard

Unassigned

Unassigned

Unassigned




User 1

4

5

6

7

1

2

3

8

9

0

The image above shows the default layout for the Matrix’s User Layer 1. This key set provides access to the same numbers as on your numeric keypad.

Numeric Keypad 1

Numeric Keypad 2

Numeric Keypad 3

Numeric Keypad 4

Numeric Keypad 5

Numeric Keypad 6

Numeric Keypad 7

Numeric Keypad 8

Numeric Keypad 9

Numeric Keypad 10




Transport / Utilities

The image above shows the assignments for Matrix’s transport/utilities section.

SHIFT Keyboard Shift (follow key state)

CTRL Keyboard Ctrl (follow key state)

CTRL A Keyboard Ctrl+A

ALT Keyboard Alt/Option (follow key state)

ESC

ENTER

PREV

NEXT

Keyboard Escape

Keyboard Enter

Locate to previous marker

Locate to next marker

RTZ

RIGHT

Locate to session start

Locate to session end

CYCLE Engage/disengage loop function

NUDGE - Unassigned

NUDGE + Unassigned

SYNC Turn sync on

PUNCH Engage/disengage punch-in record mode




List of MCU Functions

The Cubase/Nuendo profile contains a mixture of MCU commands and USB keyboard shortcuts. To help you see how we have renamed the commands, see the table below.

BLACK TEXT = MCU command

RED TEXT = USB keyboard shortcut

DAW CMD / KEYBOARD SHORTCUT SOFTKEY LABEL (RE-NAMED)

- AUTO (Menu)

- EDIT (Menu)

-

Pan + Name/Value

C

Solo Defeat backspace

Add

F2

Mixer

DEVICE (Menu)

PAN**

CLICK

SOLDEF

DELETE

ADD

TRSP

MIXER

Edit

EQ

Inserts

FX Sends

Page Down

Page Up

F6

Read

Write

Alt+R

Alt+W

Ctrl+C

Ctrl+V

Ctrl+D backspace

E

EQ

INSERT

FXSEND

PAGEDN

PAGEUP

PANEL

READ

WRITE

G-READ

G-WRIT

COPY

PASTE

DUPL

DELETE



Q

Alt+X

P

X

F4

F11

F12

F2

Alt+K

Numeric Keypad 1










Shift (follow key state)

Ctrl (follow key state)

Ctrl A

Alt (follow key state)

Esc

Enter

Previous

Next

,

Right Arrow Key

Cycle

Nudge -

Nudge +

Sync

Punch


9

0

SHIFT

CTRL

CTRL A

ALT

ESC

ENTER

PREV

NEXT

RTZ

RIGHT

CYCLE

NUDGE -

NUDGE +

SYNC

PUNCH

4

5

6

7

8

2

3

V-KEY

1

QUANT

CUT

M2C

X

VSTCON

INSTRM

PERFOR

TRSP


Solid State Logic Matrix Mixer Setup and Quick Start Guide

Cubase/Nuendo Standard Matrix Profile

Setup and Quick Start Guide

ipMIDI Setup

Setting up Cubase/Nuendo

Default

ER SCREENSHOT HERE

The AUTO Submenu

MATRIX BROWSER SCREENSHOT HERE

The Edit Submenu

The Device Submenu

User 1

Transport / Utilities

List of MCU Functions

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