Instruction Manual

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Connecting and Disconnecting
External Devices
that the MIDI Output driver or drivers that the controller/surface uses
are enabled in the Outputs pane on the right side of the dialog.
4. Click OK.
To Connect a Controller/Surface to SONAR
1. Follow your controller/surface’s instructions for physically connecting
your controller/surface to your computer (you may need to close
SONAR first).
2. In SONAR, use the Options-Controllers/Surfaces command to open
the Controllers/Surfaces dialog.
3. Click the Add Controller/Surface button , which opens the Controller/
Surface Settings dialog.
4. In the Controller/Surface field of the Controller/Surface Settings dialog,
find the name of your controller/surface, and select it. However, if you
want to use Active Controller Technology, or if your controller/surface is
not listed, select either the Cakewalk Generic Surface or the ACT MIDI
Controller (note: the Cakewalk Generic Surface plug-in is not bi-
directional).
5. In the Input Port and Output Port fields, select which MIDI input and
output ports the controller/surface uses.
Note: You may need to read the documentation for your controller/
surface to find out which MIDI input driver your controller/surface uses
to control software applications. If your controller/surface includes a
MIDI keyboard, your controller/surface might use one MIDI input driver
for the controller/surface functions, and a different MIDI input driver to
send MIDI notes and pitch bend data to the application (the piano
keyboard functions).
6. Click OK to close the Controller/Surface Settings dialog.
7. In the Controllers/Surfaces dialog, make sure that both the ACT and
WAI check boxes are enabled, and click Close.
Important: If your controller/surface needs to be in a certain mode, or have
a certain memory preset loaded in order to control a software application,
put your controller/surface in the proper mode or load the required memory
preset now.
Now that your controller/surface is connected, you can see which tracks
and/or buses are being controlled by it by looking at the colored markings