Machine Control Input (Cubase Pro only)

Cubase can respond to machine control commands from external MIDI devices.

Cubase can follow incoming transport commands (locate, play, record) and respond to record-enabling commands for audio tracks. This allows Cubase to easily integrate into larger studio systems with centralized machine control and synchronization such as theatrical mixing stages.

MMC Slave Active

If this option is activated, several settings become available in the Machine Control Input section:

Option	Description
MMC Input	Set this to the MIDI input that is connected to the master machine control device.
MMC Output	Set this to the MIDI output that is connected to the master machine control device.
MMC Device ID	This determines the MIDI ID number that is used to identify the machine in Cubase.

Important

The MMC protocol involves polling devices (requesting information) for their status which requires 2-way communication. While some functions may work with only one way communication, it is best to connect both MIDI ports (input and output) of MMC devices.