I tried multiple configurations of midi ports 6-1 and 6-3 with each of the 'templates' and with the 'Remote Control' button off and on.
With midi port 6-1, and the 'Remote' on, none of the templates showed any messages. With midi port 6-1, and with the 'Remote' off, only the 'Sonar' template showed messages coming through. There were SysEx messages with each of the sliders, and all of the knobs showed SysEx messages, or CC messages. There were also SysEx messages with the Modulation wheel and the Pitch Bend wheel. There were NO changes with the transport buttons.
With midi port 6-3, none of the templates showed messages with the 'Remote Control' off.
With midi port 6-3, and with the 'Remote Control' on, all templates showed some messages with the 4 knobs, all 4 sliders and the transport buttons. But there were some differences. The Sonar template gave different messages with the 4 knobs, but the messages were the same when cycling through the 4 different 'Knob Control Function' button positions. In the Sonar template, all 6 of the transport buttons gave different messages, and in the Sonar template, all 4 sliders gave different messages.
The 'ProTools' and "SQ01' templates gave varying results, with slightly fewer options with several of the 'Knob Control Function' positions and Transport buttons.
The 'Logic' template shows that each knob reacts with a different message in each of the 4 different 'Knob Control Function' positions, except that Knob 1 has the same message (Ch1 cc 10) in all 4 'Knob Control Function' positions. Each slider gives a different message: Ch1 cc7, CH2 cc7, CH3 cc7 and Ch4 cc7. The transport buttons show different messages, except that the |< button gives the same message (Ch16 cc118) as the 'STOP' button. Giving effectively only 5 transport buttons.
The 'Cubase' template just about the same as the 'Logic' template, except that all 6 of the transport buttons will give different messages.
So it appears that the 'Cubase' template mode is the best, as it will allow 4 sliders, all 6 transport buttons, and 4 rotary knobs, with multiple added functions of the knobs when the 'Knob Control Function' button is cycled.
Neither wheel gives any message in any template with the 'Remote Control' on. No other buttons give any messages with the 'Remote Control' on or off.
So I think we have found some usable information, using the 'Cubase' template, as all of the transport buttons are accessible.
Forward!