Cubase iC Pro 4+

Cubase iC Pro is very barebones and definitely not worth the money. Avid Control is a far more feature comprehensive app and it is free. I have requested a refund for Cubase iC Pro and will be using Avid Control moving forward.

Pros:
- Setup is quite simple
- The project navigation control from the app is very good. It allows you to navigate through the project and set bookmarks easily. This really really fantastic - but not enough to justify purchasing in my opinion. Note that Avid Control does not have this which is unfortunate.

Cons:
- The “shortcuts” are all mapped ok but they are not logically presented as with Avid Control. They seem as if they are an after thought.
- You cannot click on the instrument in the mixer to select that instrument and there is no way to select an instrument other than scrolling with the up, down, left and right button shortcuts. Avid Control allows you to select the instrument using the mixer AND even has its own dedicated page for instrument selection.
- The application hangs sometimes when selecting certain settings in the settings menu.

I have now spent a few months with this app and while at first it seemed too basic (I expected it to look and behave exactly like Cubase), now I see it as an additional controller to a mouse & keyboard, and for that purpose it is great.
Also very useful for me when tracking drums.
My whole band is on iPhones, and each can control their own cue sends via this app too.
It still isn’t perfect, could use an update, and costs too much I think, but I’m honestly using IC Pro more often than the much better-featured and much cheaper (free) Avid control app.

The latest update does not allow you to adjust the pan for mono tracks (which is how most record audio tracks). This is a major limitation that was apparently flagged to Cubase forum in September, but, so far, there has been no response. Want my money back!