Designed by Steinberg and Yamaha, the MR816X and MR816 CRX feature unprecedented integration with Cubase, and offer a full range of audio I/O options and onboard DSP with the renowned REV-X reverb. The units house 8 discrete Class A analog 'D-Pre' mic preamps with combination XLR and TRS analog inputs with advanced new inverted Darlington circuits and switchable phantom power per channel, as well as digital ADAT and S/PDIF I/O. The MR816 CSX also offers the acclaimed Sweet Spot Morphing Channel Strip plug-in, with both DSP effects available as a VST3 plug-in in Cubase. These new units will support Mac OS X, Windows XP and Windows Vista.

The CC121 Advanced Integration Controller features an Ultra-precision Advanced Integration controller knob with 'point and control' support to control any visual Cubase 4 parameter, internal FX setting or VSTi parameter using mouse pointer selection. It is plug-and-play with a 'Cubase Ready' LED and no additional setup or parameter assigning required. It has ne motorized 100mm touch-sensitive fader and dedicated control of Cubase channel settings including solo/mute, record arm, 'e' settings button, automation read/write, pan and VSTi editor as well as full Cubase EQ section with 12 dedicated rotary encoders, with mode selection and bypass switches. A User-assignable section with Cubase-integrated presets for Control Room studio sends and monitoring setup make the CC121 the perfect controller small or large studios alike.