Instruction Manual

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Cakewalk Generic Surface Plug-in
External Devices
Message that is controlling the current parameter.
• NRPN—With this button enabled and a NRPN number entered in the
number field, SONAR moves the selected parameter whenever it
receives this specific NRPN message from your controller/surface on
the specified channel.
• Trigger Value—For triggered actions (mute, solo, play, stop, etc.),
specify the Controller, NRPN or RPN value that will trigger the current
parameter.
• RPN—With this button enabled and a RPN number entered in the
number field, SONAR moves the selected parameter whenever it
receives this specific RPN message from your controller/surface on the
specified channel.
• Note—You can use a Note On message to trigger a parameter or
action. The number field next to the radio button displays the note
number, and the Trigger Value field displays the velocity the note must
use to trigger the desired parameter. If you use a MIDI keyboard for this
field, you can enter zero in the Trigger Value field, and the property
page will then use the Note Off signal as a trigger, instead of the Note
On.
• Wheel—You can use a pitch wheel to trigger a parameter. In this case,
the Trigger Value field uses a range of numbers from 0 to 16383.
Continuous parameters such as Pan or Volume are the best choices for
a pitch wheel (except for the fact that the wheel usually returns to its
original position when you let go of it), but you can use a wheel to
control toggle-type parameters by entering 0 or 16383 in the Trigger
Value field. That way, you’ll trigger the desired parameter when the
wheel reaches its maximum or minimum position.
• Sysx Single Byte—Selecting this option tells SONAR that the significant
data (the variable, or parameter value) in the incoming Sysx message is
in the form of a single byte. The Sysx Single Byte option has the
following structure: F0 ? VV ? F7. The pre string should be F0 ?, where
you must include the F0 byte, and the post string should be ? F7, where
you must include the F7 byte.
• Sysx High Byte First—Selecting this option tells SONAR that the
significant data in the incoming Sysx message is in the form of two
bytes, with the high byte first. The Sysx High Byte First option has the
following structure: F0 ? HI LO ? F7.
• Sysx Low Byte First—Selecting this option tells SONAR that the
significant data in the incoming Sysx message is in the form of two