Yamaha N12, N8 DAW Remote Control section

Front and Rear Panels

Owner’s Manual 19

English

DAW Remote Control section

1WORK MODE switches

These switches enable you to change the connection

status between the n8/n12 and Cubase all at once. The

following connection settings (Work modes) can be

selected depending on your needs. Pressing each

switch changes I/O settings and bus assignments.

2MONITOR REMOTE [ON] switch

This switch turns on and off the Monitor Remote

function that enables you to process the input

channel and REC bus signals via the VST effects and

monitor them. When the switch is turned on (the

switch will light up), the input channel [WET] switches

(page 15), the MONITOR REMOTE [REC BUS WET]

switch (3), and other switches become available.

3MONITOR REMOTE [REC BUS WET] switch

This button determines how to monitor the signals

that is being recorded via the REC bus with the

Monitor Remote function (page 33). When this switch

is on, you can monitor the REC bus signals that have

been processed within Cubase by VST effects, etc.

4CLICK REMOTE [ON] switch

This switch remotely turns on and off the metronome

(click sound) in Cubase. If you turn the metronome

ON in Cubase, this switch will reflect the setting.

5[CLICK LEVEL] control

This control adjusts the volume level of the Cubase

metronome (click sound). Turning the knob

clockwise will raise the volume, and turning the knob

counter-clockwise will lower the volume.

6TRACK CONTROL switches

These switches remotely control Cubase tracks.

Each switch features the following function:

7TRANSPORT switches

These switches remotely control the transport section

in Cubase. Each switch has the following function:

n12 n8

All switches in this section are enabled only when

the n8/n12 is connected to the computer via an

IEEE1394 cable and the mixer’s operation is linked

to Cubase 4/Cubase Studio 4/Cubase AI4. For more

information on the Cubase Link function, please

refer to page 33.

ST MIX

Enables you to monitor on the n8/n12 the

stereo signal mixed in the Cubase mixer

and output from the DAW.

HARDWARE

MIX

Enables you to output Cubase audio

tracks individually to the n8/n12, then mix

them on the n8/n12.

5.1 MIX

Enables you to create a 5.1-ch

surround mix in Cubase 4.

For information on operations in each Work mode,

please refer to page 37.

• To use the Monitor Remote function, turn on the

MONITOR REMOTE [ON] switch (2) (the switch

LED will light up).

• To monitor an effect signal that has been

processed by the VST effects, you must turn on

the Record Enable button for the destination audio

track in Cubase.

NOTE

Only

NOTE

[PREV ▲]

switch

Selects the previous track (the track

one above in the track list) in Cubase.

[NEXT ▼]

switch

Selects the next track (the track one

below in the track list) in Cubase.

[REC READY]

switch

Turns on and off the Record Enable

button for the track selected in Cubase.

[CYCLE] switch Turns Cycle mode on and off.

[] switch

Moves the current position to the

previous marker (or the beginning of

the project if there is no marker in the

backward direction).

[ADD] switch Adds a marker at the current

position.

[] switch Moves the current position to the

next marker.

[] switch Rewind

[] switch Fast forward

[■] switch Stops the project playback.

[] switch Plays the project.

[REC] switch Records the track(s) whose

Record Enable button is on