# With the new server and MG PRO how do I add back my Cubase macros **URL:** \ **Category:** Cubase\ **Created:** [June 1, 2026, 3:53pm UTC](https://forum.metagrid.app/t/with-the-new-server-and-mg-pro-how-do-i-add-back-my-cubase-macros/1446 "2026-06-01T15:53:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![tripleBrett](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/forum.metagrid.app/triplebrett/32/90_2.png) [@tripleBrett](https://forum.metagrid.app/u/tripleBrett)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2026, 3:53pm UTC](https://forum.metagrid.app/t/with-the-new-server-and-mg-pro-how-do-i-add-back-my-cubase-macros/1446/1 "2026-06-01T15:53:26Z")
W11 - Cubase 15 - I have several user macros that I was using with the generic remote. How do I get access to those in the new Midi remote? THe button is assigned the macro, but it does not play the macro in Cubase. THe macro is in Cubase already, I had it assigned in the generic remote. ---
**Author:** ![MetaGrid\_Admin](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/forum.metagrid.app/metagrid_admin/32/21_2.png) [@MetaGrid\_Admin](https://forum.metagrid.app/u/MetaGrid_Admin)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2026, 7:28pm UTC](https://forum.metagrid.app/t/with-the-new-server-and-mg-pro-how-do-i-add-back-my-cubase-macros/1446/2 "2026-06-01T19:28:45Z")
We don’t touch your Generic Remote files - I believe you have added your macros in your Metasystem\_macro.xml and metasystem\_macro2.xml, right? Just locate these files in the new MetaServer. ---
**Author:** ![tripleBrett](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/forum.metagrid.app/triplebrett/32/90_2.png) [@tripleBrett](https://forum.metagrid.app/u/tripleBrett)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2026, 8:06pm UTC](https://forum.metagrid.app/t/with-the-new-server-and-mg-pro-how-do-i-add-back-my-cubase-macros/1446/3 "2026-06-01T20:06:31Z")
I decided now to start fresh, I have the directory now looking at the macros files in the metagrid folder rather than my custom folder. THe old way, i had a generic that told macro 7 to run a command that was a macro and then the name of the macro. What is the equivalent for the midi remote? In MG it picks out Macro 7, do i rename that in the macros.xml file? or is there a place to define what macro 7 is? ---
**Author:** ![MetaGrid\_Admin](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/forum.metagrid.app/metagrid_admin/32/21_2.png) [@MetaGrid\_Admin](https://forum.metagrid.app/u/MetaGrid_Admin)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2026, 8:19pm UTC](https://forum.metagrid.app/t/with-the-new-server-and-mg-pro-how-do-i-add-back-my-cubase-macros/1446/4 "2026-06-01T20:19:13Z")
You custom macros are handled in the old way - there is no equivalent for that in MIDI Remote world - creating an interface for MIDI Remote for user configurable items (hundreds of them) is not feasible for smooth user experience - that’s way these two Generic Remotes are staying even though we migrated the core functionalities to MIDI Remotes. ---
**Author:** ![tripleBrett](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/forum.metagrid.app/triplebrett/32/90_2.png) [@tripleBrett](https://forum.metagrid.app/u/tripleBrett)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2026, 8:42pm UTC](https://forum.metagrid.app/t/with-the-new-server-and-mg-pro-how-do-i-add-back-my-cubase-macros/1446/5 "2026-06-01T20:42:31Z")
OKay, so I need to keep the generic remotes in Cubase? I changed the input to nothing, but I can change that back. WHat happens though when Cubase no longer supports generic remotes? I can recreate the macros in MG directly, but that would take a lot of time. ---
**Author:** ![MetaGrid\_Admin](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/forum.metagrid.app/metagrid_admin/32/21_2.png) [@MetaGrid\_Admin](https://forum.metagrid.app/u/MetaGrid_Admin)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2026, 8:44pm UTC](https://forum.metagrid.app/t/with-the-new-server-and-mg-pro-how-do-i-add-back-my-cubase-macros/1446/6 "2026-06-01T20:44:31Z")
We have heard that it seems that for now Steinberg is not going to retire Generic Remotes - too many people rely on them I guess. If they do, we will do MIDI Remote devices for these. ---
**Author:** ![tripleBrett](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/forum.metagrid.app/triplebrett/32/90_2.png) [@tripleBrett](https://forum.metagrid.app/u/tripleBrett)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2026, 8:52pm UTC](https://forum.metagrid.app/t/with-the-new-server-and-mg-pro-how-do-i-add-back-my-cubase-macros/1446/7 "2026-06-01T20:52:19Z")
In the meantime, I can slowly recreate the macros in MG 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![tripleBrett](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/forum.metagrid.app/triplebrett/32/90_2.png) [@tripleBrett](https://forum.metagrid.app/u/tripleBrett)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2026, 8:55pm UTC](https://forum.metagrid.app/t/with-the-new-server-and-mg-pro-how-do-i-add-back-my-cubase-macros/1446/8 "2026-06-01T20:55:04Z")
Just a thought, have scaled down remote for user macros. Maybe have 10-20 user macros for now. No need to cover 200 or more at first!! THe good news is that I was able to reuse the generic setup and get my macros to work again. ---
**Author:** ![MetaGrid\_Admin](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/forum.metagrid.app/metagrid_admin/32/21_2.png) [@MetaGrid\_Admin](https://forum.metagrid.app/u/MetaGrid_Admin)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2026, 9:03pm UTC](https://forum.metagrid.app/t/with-the-new-server-and-mg-pro-how-do-i-add-back-my-cubase-macros/1446/9 "2026-06-01T21:03:19Z")
20-30 macros totally ok for MIDI Remote - so with Generic Remote sunset we will create the device.