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Steinberg HOUSTON mission controller User Manual

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  • Page 1 houston mission controller VST Studio Controller User Guide...
  • Page 2 The information in this document is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of Steinberg Media Technologies AG. The software that comes with this hardware is subject to a License Agreement and may not be copied to other media except as specifically allowed in the License Agreement.

  • Page 3: Instructions

    If the mains fuse fails repeatedly this may be because an electrical safety hazard exists. The unit must be taken out of service and referred to the Steinberg dealer from where the equipment was purchased. THIS UNIT MUST BE EARTHED: Under no circumstances should the mains earth be disconnected from the mains lead.

  • Page 4: Instructions

    As the colours of the wires in the mains lead may not correspond with the coloured markings identifying the terminals in your plug, proceed as follows: • The wire that is coloured Green and Yellow must be connected to the terminal in the plug which is marked with the letter E or by the earth symbol.
  • Page 5 Table of Contents...

  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    IMPORTANT SAFETY The Houston User INSTRUCTIONS Interface – The Details The Control Strip and the Warranty Terms and Modes Important Hints Using the Modes Song Warranty Edit About Important Hints and The Fader section Safety Instructions Fader Options The Number Pad Introduction Number Pad Options What is Houston?

  • Page 7: Warranty Terms And Important Hints

    Warranty Terms and Important Hints...

  • Page 8: Warranty

    2. The warranty includes the removal of defects of production and mate- rial as well as the exchange of parts by Steinberg. It does not include damage caused by poor means of transport, external force or damage caused by non-observance of the instructions in the operation manual.

  • Page 9: About Important Hints And Safety Instructions

    About Important Hints and Safety Instructions Safety Symbol Guide For your own safety and to avoid invalidation of the warranty all text marked with these Symbols should be read carefully. Cautions Must be followed carefully to avoid bodily injury. Warnings Must be observed to avoid damage to your equipment.
  • Page 10 Houston 1 – 10 Warranty Terms and Important Hints...

  • Page 11: Introduction

    Introduction...

  • Page 12: What Is Houston

    What is Houston? Houston is a remote controller for the VST Studio. It features nine 100mm touch sensitive motorized faders, eight rotary encoders with LED position indicators and a matrix of buttons, to bring all aspects of the VST Studio to within easy reach.

  • Page 13: Requirements

    Requirements To be able to use Houston, you need Cubase VST version 5.0 r5, Nuendo version 1.51 or a later version that supports the Houston hardware. In the Houston box, you will find a CD-ROM with versions of Cubase VST and Nuendo that support Houston. Please use these software versions if they are newer than the one you currently have.
  • Page 14 Houston 2 – 14 Introduction...

  • Page 15: Connecting And Starting Up

    Connecting and Starting Up...

  • Page 16: Connecting Houston To The Rest Of The World

    Connecting Houston to the rest of the world Houston rear panel Here’s what must be done to connect Houston to the “outside world”: 1. Connect the correct end of the power cable to Houston’s “Auto-Range Input”. It is the biggest socket there is on Houston’s rear panel. The Auto Range Input 2.

  • Page 17: Starting Up

    Remote Setup sub-menu on the Options menu. The VST Remote dialog will appear. 5. Select “Steinberg Houston” in the Remote pop-up. Other VST compatible host applications might need different Remote setup proce- dures. Please read the corresponding sections in their product documentation.
  • Page 18 Houston 3 – 18 Connecting and Starting Up...

  • Page 19: The Houston User Interface - A Brief Overview

    The Houston User Interface – A brief Overview...

  • Page 20: Fader Section

    The Houston user interface is subdivided into the following sections: Fader section The Fader section On Houston’s lower left side you find the Fader section with the nine motorized faders. To the right of these, there is a number of option buttons that let you switch between the different target faders within your host application (channel, group, instrument busses) and select Fader Sets that you have built by creating Mixer Views in Cubase VST...

  • Page 21: Control Strip

    Control Strip The Control Strip consists of an LC display and – above it – eight dials, both located on Houston’s upper left side. The Control Strip The dials are soft-controls. That is, each dial can be used to control many different functions.

  • Page 22: The Function Matrix

    This is where you select the available modes and functions. ❐ If you want to make the most of your Houston mission controller, it is ab- solutely necessary that you understand the concept of the Function Ma- trix. See “The Control Strip and the Modes“ on page 28.

  • Page 23: Windows And Markers Buttons

    Windows and Markers buttons The Windows and Markers buttons These buttons are located to the right of the Select, Mute and Solo buttons. • The four Windows buttons let you select different Window views within your host application: Button Description Windows Sets Press this to be able to select a Windows set in your host application by inputting a number on the Number Pad.

  • Page 24: Number Pad

    ❐ For exact information on what functions are available, please check the electronic documentation (the Acrobat document that you have received with Houston or can download from www.steinberg.net). Houston 4 – 24 The Houston User Interface – A brief Overview...

  • Page 25: Transport Controls And Jog Dial

    Transport Controls and Jog Dial The Transport controls and the Jog Dial The Transport controls double up for the Transport controls in your host application and the Jog Dial is used to quickly change the Song Position. In some host applications, this can used in conjunction with the Track Select buttons to activate a record enable mode.
  • Page 26 Houston 4 – 26 The Houston User Interface – A brief Overview...

  • Page 27: The Houston User Interface - The Details

    The Houston User Interface – The Details...

  • Page 28: The Control Strip And The Modes

    The Control Strip and the Modes Houston’s three operating modes are Fader Set mode, Selected Channel mode and Global mode. Understanding the Mode concept and the Control Strip is very important. Fader Set Mode In Fader Set Mode, the Control Strip dials all do the same job for each of the eight channels in the current Fader Group.
  • Page 29 As some pages contain more data than fits in one line, the More but- ton lets you see the rest. ❐ Each Selected Channel parameter group and its parameters (that ap- pear in the LC display) are described in a separate Adobe Acrobat (pdf) document.

  • Page 30: Using The Modes

    Using the Modes Fader Set Mode • Fader Set mode becomes active, when you select any of the available buttons in the Fader Set section. In this mode, the Control Strip’s LCD area and the eight associated dials can be used to change the same kind of parameter (e.g. EQ1 Gain) for all chan- nels of the currently selected fader set (e.g.
  • Page 31 Selected Channel Mode • Selected Channel mode becomes active, when you select any of the available buttons in the Selected Channel section. In this mode, the Control Strip’s LCD area and the eight associated dials can be used to change a parameter group (e.g. some of the eight Aux Send Levels) for one selected channel (e.g.

  • Page 32: Global Mode

    Global Mode • Global mode becomes active, when you select any of the available buttons in the Global Mode section. The Control Strip’s LCD area and the eight associated dials are used to set the parameters available in each of the sub-modes that you select this way. •...

  • Page 33: Song

    Song Save Pushing this button tells the Host application to save the current Song. Revert Pushing this button tells the Host application to revert to the last saved version of this Song. Edit Undo/Redo Pressing Undo will undo your last action. You can also “Undo the Undo” by pressing the Redo button.

  • Page 34: The Fader Section

    The Fader section In its lower left part, Houston has nine 100mm touch sensitive motor- ized faders. • The first eight faders can be assigned to any group of eight faders (channel, group, bus or instrument faders) within your host application. •...

  • Page 35: Fader Options

    Fader Options The Fader option buttons are located to the right of the fader section. Here’s what the button do: Option Description Sets Activates Fader Set mode. Using the Number Pad, you select a Cubase Mixer View. Normal Assigns the first eight audio channels to the Houston faders. Instruments Assigns the first 8 Rewire or VST instrument channels to the Houston faders.

  • Page 36: The Number Pad

    The Number Pad Concept The Number Pad and the Option buttons that surround it let you edit many different parameters. The Number Pad buttons are usually used to input numerical values. So, in order to tell Houston which parame- ter it should change, you must first select an Option key. Using the number buttons can be compared with a TV remote control: •...
  • Page 37 Control Strip dial. ❐ For exact information on what functions are available, please check the electronic documentation (the Acrobat document that you have received with Houston or can download from www.steinberg.net). Houston The Houston User Interface – The Details 5 – 37...
  • Page 38 Cursor In Cursor mode, the arrows on the Number Pad are active. What the application does with these values depends on the functions that are usually addressed by pushing the cursor arrows on your computer keyboard (in Cubase VST, pushing the arrow up or down keys while the Arrrange window is open e.g.

  • Page 39: Ce Declaration Of Conformity

    CE Declaration of Conformity...
  • Page 40 We, Steinberg Media Technologies AG Neuer Hoeltigbaum 22-32, D-22143 Hamburg herewith confirm that the product: Type: USB/MIDI Remote Controller Model: Houston mission controller meets the requirements of the council of the European communities as specified by the following norms (or normative documents)

  • Page 41: Warnings

    • It is recommended that Steinberg or its authorized agents should carry out all maintenance and service on the product. Steinberg cannot accept any liability whatsoever for any loss or damage caused by service, maintenance or repair by unauthorized personnel.

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