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STEINBERG NUENDO 4 UPDATE
There are two further buttons to step through the available channels, and as you'd expect, all the current settings, including the fader position, update as you step between channels. On the left is the Channel section, which mirrors the main controls found on every Cubase and Nuendo channel, namely, fader, pan, and buttons for mute, solo, automation read and write, monitoring, record enable, edit channel, and edit instrument - all of which have identical markings to their software mixer counterparts. The CC1221 front panel is divided into three. Like the MR816 series audio interfaces reviewed in the November 2008 issue of SOS, it also features what Steinberg call 'Advanced Integration' with Cubase and Nuendo 4 applications. This is the format chosen by Steinberg for their new USB‑powered CC121 controller, which features an elegant but rugged all‑metal case (72 x 185 x 284mm), a total of 15 rotary encoders, 30 mostly illuminated push-buttons, and a single 100mm long‑throw motorised fader. As its name suggests, it provides a set of controls dedicated to one channel of your sequencer's virtual mixing desk, but you can step from channel to channel at will. Sitting neatly in the middle is the single‑channel controller, which needn't take up much space on your desk. MIDI Controllers provide the missing link between hardware mixing desks and software interfaces, and now come in many sizes and shapes to suit different users, from multi‑channel monsters worthy of an appearance in Star Trek, to the now almost obligatory clutch of knobs found on even the smallest of music keyboards. Steinberg's CC121 controller is, as you might expect, designed to work seamlessly with their DAW software - so is this the perfect companion to Cubase and Nuendo?