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Originally Posted by digibird  Couldn't you still use all the midi controls (Transport & faders, etc.) on the ZED r16 to control Cubase functions even when the ZED is in ADAT mode by using a midi cable for MMC messages from ZED to RME FF800? I realize you're not using midi over firewire in this case, but isn't there a midi out on the ZED to hook up to the FF800's Midi in? |
You know I tried that and couldn't get it to work, exactly the way you described through the RME FF800. So if someone out there can explain what I did wrong ...maybe in Cubase I don't know....I would like to know if it will work.... but I think it might require the FW connection for it to work properly which I know it does because i had it all hooked up with FW on its own without ADAT and the RME.....but documentation on the MIDI is very sketchy and incomplete and it would be nice if some MIDI expert here or at A&H could write up a few things.
I only have one FW port on my PC so that is being used by the RME at this point and it all works great that way....the drivers on the RME are so solid and it all syncs nicely together so I figured when I get some time I will look into getting the MIDI to work.
I just found it to fit what I want to do without the MIDI controller and using in ADAT mode only like a console....the automation can be done in Cubase and I don't know if anyone out there has done automation in Cubase using the ZED MIDI on the channels and how that works...that's another thing I would be curious about!
there is still a lot of things I don't know about the ZED and how it all fits together with my setup.
I would think using it as a FW interface is the better method which is why I've considered using it on a separate computer.
I don't really want to mess with my RME/Cubase setup right now and I don't feel like getting rid of it either....it sounds to nice....they both do!
I'm still watching all of these threads for things that come up from more expert users of the ZED.....