2. MIDI Remote Control Surface for Cubase - Nuendo v13 and later

We have created a MIDI Remote Control Surface for Cubase - Nuendo v13 and latest versions.

How it works. The control surface comes in 2 forms:
- A VST3 plugin named MP MIDI
- A standalone app named MP MIDI.
This means you can run it either as a plugin or a standalone app. The control surface uses the MIDI Remote method to interact with Cubase and Nuendo.

The latest version released 26th of September 2026 installs both the control surface and the MIDI Remote programs/scripts needed.

Here is an overview video of the Control Surface.

Latest version (download from your account):

It will also work with Cubase v12 but there may be some minor things that don't work quite ok as v12 does not send back all the necessary info via the MIDI remote scripts.

MIDI remote control surface is missing every time Cubase is restarted
This is an issue with Cubase 13.0.50 and onwards with MIDI remote scripts using the Cubase MIDI Remote API.
This issue happens with other Remote MIDI scripts, not just the MP MIDI. Upon restarting Cubase, the Control Surface is missing and needs to be added again.
Here is a video that shows how to reproduce the issue, in the video we select a controller from AKAI, just to illustrate it happens with any controller not just the MP MIDI, and the issue is the same on Mac and Windows.
A solution has been posted here: https://forums.steinberg.net/t/midi-remote-controller-disappearing-on-launch/951248/50?u=m_p and we have copied it here

How to download and install

Download the Cubase Nuendo Control Surface installer for Mac/Windows from your account.

For Windows, follow this Windows guide to continue the set up process.

For Mac, follow the macOS guide to continue the setup process.

Windows Users: See this article about the new Windows 11 MIDI services.

Pages in the MIDI Remote Script

Page 1 - Home - Quick Controls
Page 2 - Mixer - EQ and Mixer Controls
Page 3 - Channel Strip - Detailed EQ and Strip Effects, Send Volume Level mapped on the right encoders column
Page 4 to 16 - FX and Instrument control
Page 6 and onwards - User Assignable pages

Page 1 - General Control and Quick Controls

The first page carries a set of buttons pre-assigned to Cubase functions. When a button is pressed or selected it turns yellow. The colors can be customized from the button menu using right click.

The track name appears on the right side, highlighted with the color of the track from Cubase.

Below the track name there is the name of the device selected that has the QC focus.

On the left top there is the name of the preset and below the title of the page.

The bottom row of encoders are assigned to the 8 Quick Controls of Cubase (QC). You can change the assignments of Quick Controls in Cubase per device:

Once a device is selected in Cubase that has QC, the bottom row of encoders will sync with the QC parameters and display their names.

The QC section turns blue once a device is selected

The rest of the encoders can be assigned freely to any parameter in Cubase or a third party plugin using the Learn Parameter function in Cubase.

Page 2 - Mix Console and EQ Control

Page 2 is dedicated to controlling the Mix Console and the EQ.

On the top row of encoders we have mapped the Pan and in the bottom row the volume of each track. The encoders take their colors from Cubase track colors.

On the left and right columns of encoders we have the EQ parameters and their colors are set to group them into bands.

Pressing the Mixer button will hid the mixer view and show this view:

In this page, using the arrows buttons, Previous and Next Mixer Bank, will pass the control on the next 8 tracks.

You can also change tracks using the Previous and Next track buttons.

Page 3 - Channel Strip and EQ Control

In this page the top and bottom encoders are assigned to the EQ sections of the Channel Strip.

The left column of encoders is assigned to the Noise Gate and the Compressor of the Channel Strip.

The right column of encoders is assigned to the Tools, Tape and Limiter of the Channel Strip.

Selecting one from the buttons will deselect the rest of buttons and sync the parameter names and values of the controller encoders to the selected slot.

Note that rearranging the order of the slots would not affect the assignments on the MP MIDI app.

Page 4 - Audio Effect Control

This page controls the selected track insert effects device whether this is a Cubase effect device or third party plugin.

Selecting a device will display the name of the device and sync with the encoder names and values with Cubase.

Selecting a different track will display the name of the first device and sync with the encoder names and values with Cubase.

To control the next 32 parameters of the device (if the device has more than 32 parameters) you can use the Bank buttons to select the next bank. To go back to the previous bank select Previous Bank.

The Reset Plugin Bank button will sync the controller to the first bank of parameters.

Page 5 - Instrument Control

Once you select an Instrument track, the MP MIDI app will sync with the encoder names and values with Cubase.

To control the next 32 parameters of the Instrument (if the device has more than 32 parameters) you can use the Bank buttons to select the next bank. To go back to the previous bank select Previous Bank.

The Reset Plugin Bank button will sync the controller to the first bank of parameters.

Page 6 and onwards - User Assignable pages

These pages carry some of the most essential buttons and you can use the free buttons and encoders to link anything in Cubase, creating your custom pages.

For example, you can link 32 volume tracks for the Mix Console.

If you want to use the MP MIDI app for other MIDI control purposes, it is also a good idea to use one of the buttons to open up another preset (you can set a button to open a preset via Push Options > Go to Preset) where you will have all pages and buttons available to use for anything. The switch between presets is immediate so it will feel like you are working in the same preset.

Cubase Remote Control Editor (Optional)

You can edit the default assignments of parameters given by Cubase using the Remote Control Editor in Cubase

Note that this is not part of the MP Controller system, and it is a feature in Cubase. This section is provided to get you familiar with the Remote Control Editor in Cubase.

1. Open the Remote Control Editor

Load an instrument or effect plugin on a track.
In the Inspector (left side of the project window), go to the Track’s “Remote Control” tab.
- If you don’t see it, enable it via Setup Window Layout.
Click the “Remote Control Editor” button (little gear-like icon).

2. Understand the Layout

The editor shows pages of 8 slots each (knobs/buttons).
These correspond to the controls that can be addressed by the MIDI Remote Control Surface (MP Controller).
Each slot can be assigned to a plugin/device parameter.

3. Assign Parameters

Click a slot → choose a parameter from the plugin/device.
You’ll see a parameter list from the plugin (filter cutoff, resonance, etc.).
You can also search/filter by typing.
Repeat for all the slots you want filled.
Re-order parameters by dragging them into different slots.

Tip: You can also make multiple pages. For example:

Page 1 → Filter & Envelope controls.
Page 2 → Oscillator controls.
Page 3 → FX controls.

4. Save Remote Maps

Once mapped, Cubase remembers your setup for that plugin/device.
The next time you load that plugin, the Remote Control Editor will show your custom layout.

Setting up the Cubase Mixer background image

The Cubase background mixer should be set automatically when you load the Cubase-03.xml preset.
The image file for the mixer db values is included in the images.zip file and it will be extracted when you extract the images folder as explained in the installation instructions.

Optionally, here are the instructions to set the background image of the mixer manually.

You can download the Cubase mixer background image from here

and save it in

Mac Folder /Users/USER/Library/Application Support/MP/Host/MP MIDI Presets/Images or
~/Library/Application Support/MP/Host/MP MIDI Presets/Images

Windows folder C:\Users\USER\AppData\Roaming\MP\Host\MP MIDI Presets\Images

Right click on a Fader of the top area of the mixer

You will see this window:

Click on the Background Image button and select the Cubase mixer bg.png image.

Click close and click on the button to Save the preset.
This is it. The background of the mixer will appear the next time you open the Cubase preset.