Nektar Panorama CS12 Control Strip Controller

Channel Strip Controller designed to work with Logic Pro and Steinberg’s Cubase & Nuendo.

Panorama CS12 is designed to work with Nektar DAW integration for Logic Pro and Steinberg’s Cubase & Nuendo. When used with a compatible DAW, Panorama CS12 gives hands-on control of the DAW's mixer, plugins, timeline navigation, and more.

The complete control experience for Cubase & Nuendo

Panorama CS12 connects directly to Steinberg’s Cubase & Nuendo DAWs and works immediately with existing projects. Control the mixer channel strip, select insert plugin slots, and control any Steinberg plugin or hosted VST/VST3 plugin.

There are options to write automation, control parameters at high resolution, navigate the timeline, and click to control any parameter (AI style). Panorama CS12 gives you the most extensive integration ever seen for Cubase & Nuendo.

Channel controls

When a channel or track is selected in Cubase, Panorama CS12 is ready for control. The 100mm fader moves to the position of the current channel’s volume setting, and the channel color illuminated pot controls pan. The display updates to show the insert plugin list, ready for selection. There are also buttons for track record arm, solo, and mute, plus a 6-segment VU meter so you can monitor activity on the track.

Get into the Detail with Fine Control

Traditional 7-bit MIDI resolution is perfect for complete one rotation control of parameters. It does, however, not give you the option to make finer detailed adjustments, so we implemented the Fine (Magnifier) button. With Fine active, all parameters are controlled at their maximum resolution or up to 14-bit (10x standard MIDI). With Fine, you can really get into the detail.

Channel Strip Modules

The channel strip and its 6 modules—Gate, Compressor, EQ, Tools, Saturation, and Limiter—are key features of the Cubase mixer. When Channel mode is selected, Panorama CS12 uses the 8 plugin slot buttons to select modules for control. Press the button illuminated in the color of the module and control its parameters. Better still, combine your favorite parameters in 2 user pages using the MIDI Remote Manager.

Each module can be bypassed by holding shift and pressing module buttons or bypass all by pressing the [9-16] button.

Sends

Up to 8 channel sends can be controlled for each channel. Press the dedicated Sends button and start adjusting send levels. A pre/post page option enables send routing to be set to pre or post-fader.

Quick Controls

If Quick Controls are already configured, Panorama CS12 will be able to control your track or plugin Quick Controls immediately. Track QCs are a powerful way to control instruments, MIDI effects, a mix of plugin parameters, 8 mixer channels, or whatever else you need.

Selected Parameter (AI)

Selected Parameter works similarly to the fabled “AI knob”. Just click a parameter and control it using the high-resolution motorized fader. Open multiple plugin windows from across your project and just click and control parameters freely. The fader jumps to the parameter's current position with updating easy from there. Instruments, effects, channel parameters are all controllable with a simple click.

Automation

Automation can be activated directly from Panorama CS12. Better still, you can also select automation modes like read, touch, auto-latch, crossover, etc. There are even options that are specific to CS12, such as Auto-touch. With Auto-touch selected, automation is only written when the fader is touched. This allows you to freely adjust any other control without accidentally causing automation capture.

Instrument Control Options

Plugin instrument parameters can be controlled using any of 3 different methods:

• Plugin Quick Controls
• Selected Parameter (AI)
• Nektarine plugin host

Nektarine is capable of managing thousands of instrument parameters and uses the same mapping technology used to control plugin inserts via the Steinberg DAW integration. Read more about how Nektarine works with Cubase & Nuendo.

Plugins

Panorama CS12 excels at controlling plugins. You can control any plugin without looking at the plugins’ UI so you can focus on creating, composing, and editing.

Panorama CS12 is pre-mapped for all the included Steinberg insert FX plugins. Clever mapping ensures that you only control the parts of a plugin that are active (think VocalChain or MultiTap Delay) with color coding used throughout.

Many commonly used plugins are also pre-mapped, and even unmapped plugins can be immediately controlled via 2 pages of default mapping.

Panorama CS12 dedicates 12 RGB illuminated 360 pots, 4 display buttons, and an additional 4 RGB LED buttons to plugin control. Every control can be assigned on multiple pages ensuring a complete plugin experience, with no parameter left behind.

Via the ControlCore mapping system, it stores all settings in unique files so they can be ported to other computer systems and ensure compatibility with other DAWs in the future.

Any plugin that presents its parameters for automation in Cubase can be controlled from Panorama CS12. There is no wrapper or plugin host. It just works.

Function Buttons & Timeline Navigation

Eighteen dedicated function buttons and the 3 display encoders give direct and secondary access to many Cubase features. You can navigate tracks or channels, open/close mixer and plugin windows, navigate the timeline using encoders or buttons, go to and set locator points, move the current locator loop, set and select markers, undo/redo Cubase changes, activate metronome and its count-in feature, set tempo, plus more.

The Logic Pro Channel Strip Controller

Panorama CS12 does what no other controller can do: Give full control of all Logic Pro channel strip parameters, including plugins. The entire workflow is designed from the ground up, which enables astonishing features, with a workflow never seen on a control surface before. Panorama CS12 is the Logic Pro Channel Strip Controller.

Logic Pro Channel Control

A 100mm ALPS motorized fader follows the selected mixer channel when you work. With up to 14-bit resolution, you get detailed control with touch sensing enabling automation override and update captures in real-time.

Paired with a dedicated pan control, as well as buttons for Solo, Mute, and Record Arm, you have instant access to all main mixer parameters on the selected channel.

Beyond current channel control, the motorized fader can also be assigned to control Master volume and any parameter on the current channel.

In addition, movement can be disabled temporarily with a simple shortcut to avoid it moving while you are doing open mic recording.

Complete Insert FX Plugin Control

Panorama CS12 excels at controlling plugins. You can control any plugin without looking at the plugins’ UI so you can focus on creating, composing, and editing.

Many commonly used plugins are pre-mapped, including, of course, Logic Pro’s own. Panorama CS12 dedicates 12 RGB illuminated 360 pots, 4 display buttons, and an additional 4 RGB LED buttons to plugin control. Every control can be assigned on multiple pages ensuring a complete plugin experience, with no parameter left behind.

Via the ControlCore mapping system, it stores all settings in unique files so they can be ported to other computer systems and ensure compatibility with other DAWs in the future.

Any plugin that presents its parameters for automation in Logic Pro can be controlled from Panorama CS12. That includes Logic Pro’s own plugins and any AU plugin hosted in Logic Pro.

There is no wrapper or plugin host. It just works.

Additional Controls for Logic

• Smart Controls - use the Smart Control edit feature and assign parameters to the extra controls. Smart Controls are a great option for controlling instrument parameters.
• Logic Pro Learn User Pages - This option is better for temporary assignments and can work great for additional instrument control.
• Nektarine Map Editing - For the ultimate in control mapping
• Fine - 10 x Resolution
• Create Clean Automation

Features

• Long-throw 100mm motorized fader
• Endless (360) potentiometer with RGB illumination
• 6-segment LED meter for real-time display of channel volume
• Dedicated buttons for channel Arm, Mute, Solo, and Select parameter control
• Color TFT display used for plugin list display and control assignments. In the image, an SSL EQ is controlled
• 3 display encoders. The tempo encoder can be assigned other functions such as vertical zoom or timeline control
• Buttons below the display are used for parameter control or page selection
• 18 function buttons used as indicated with additional secondary functions accessible using Shift
• 11 RGB illuminated buttons for selection of plugin bank 9-16, plugin slots 1-8, sends, and channel menus
• 12 endless (360) potentiometers with RGB illumination for plugin and DAW control
• 4 buttons RGB illuminated parameter control buttons

Tech Specs

MAC

OS X 11.5 or later.

WINDOWS

Windows 10 (or higher)

Weight: 2.00 kg

Dimensions (L x W x D cm): 46.00