This is a simple device designed to be a shortcut for common action in Cubase. It can:
- control the system volume
- mute/unmute the sound
- play/stop
- start recording
- toggle transport cycle
- mark the current selected track as solo
Using the v-usb library, it emulates a keyboard and a multimedia device. The rotary encoder controls the volume and it can mute the sound when the encoder's switch is pressed. Also it has 6 aditional slots for buttons that can be linked to a specific shortcut used by Cubase. By default it can play/stop, start recording, Toggle transport cycle and mark the selected track as solo.
CubaseRemote - Atmel studio project
eagle_Cubase USB Remote v1.0 - schematics and eagle file
hex - generated hex files
pictures - pictures of the electronics board
ATmega8 or any other similar AVR microcontroller. If using a different model, some minor fine-tuning of the firmware might be neded.
Other electronic components. See the circuit schematic.
The required software environment:
Atmel Studio 6
- Use Atmel studio to edit and build the project.
- Flash with your favorite programmer
- Profit
- Make an ergonomic case