SAC-2K manual
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Tips for the Operation of the SAC-2K & Cubase VST 5.0
Next select the VST Channel-Mixer 1 in the Instrument menu of Cubase. This should result in
the VST Mixer of Cubase being displayed. Now when you touch one of the SAC-2K Faders,
the Fader in Cubase should be moving along accordingly. Using the Trackgroup-buttons [1-
8], [9-16], [17-24] and [25-32] you can assign the various Channels of the VST Mixer to the
SAC-2K Faders. A small display window in Cubase will show you which fadergroup is being
controlled by the SAC-2K at any time.
Next you may want to try the Solo/Mute and Select buttons of the SAC-2K. You can „Mute“,
„Solo“ and „Select“ individual tracks.
If you haven‘t touched a button on the SAC-2K yet, you can use the Encoders under the
displays to control the Panorama position.
Once you touch one of the EQ buttons of the SAC-2K, the gains of this EQ are assigned to
the Encoders. The Encoders also have a push-button function. You can turn an EQ ON or
OFF by pushing the Encoder button. You will find additional EQ Parameters of the selected
parts in the third display. This means you can control all of the EQ Parameters without even
having to open the EQ Window of Cubase. Of course you may want to open the window to
confirm the control of the SAC-2K. Make sure you open the EQ window corresponding to
the part selected on the SAC-2K!
You are not limited to editing only one EQ of a selected part, but are able to edit all EQ
parameters of a part simultaneously if you wish. Just pick the desired part and select the
Channel-Strip button [EQ]. The Parameters will then be displayed across the three displays.
You can leave this Mode by pushing any one of the „Mixer-Mode“ parameter buttons.
The Transport-functions of the SAC-2K are active as well. You can use the Jog-wheel to
select any song position and to start the Sequencer with the [PLAY] button. In case you have
recorded Automation Data, all displayed information will be „updated“ when approaching a
position. If the Automation Data doesn‘t update, confirm that the „Chase Events“ item in the
„Options“ Menu of the Cubase program is checked.
