Reference Guide

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Edirol PCR Controllers
External Devices
To Connect an Edirol PCR to SONAR
1. Follow your controller/surface’s instructions for physically connecting your PCR to your computer.
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, select Edirol PCR-
M30.
5. In the Input Port and Output Port fields, select which MIDI input and output ports the controller/
surface uses.
6. Click OK to close the Controller/Surface Settings dialog.
7. In the Controllers/Surfaces dialog, make sure that the WAI Display check boxes and the ACT
Indicators check boxes are enabled, and click Close.
To Load the Correct Edirol PCR Memory Preset
1. Press the MEMORY button on your Edirol PCR.
2. Use the INC and/or DEC buttons to enter 1, which is the correct preset to control SONAR (only
when you are using the default PCR factory presets).
3. Press the ENTER button on your PCR.
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 (the WAI display: see “The WAI Display” on page
886 for more information) in SONAR’s interface. Open your controller/surface’s property page by
double-clicking the WAI display, or by clicking the Controller/Surface Properties button on the
Controllers/Surfaces toolbar (use the Views > Toolbars > Controllers/Surfaces command), or by
choosing the controller/surface from the Tools menu.
Once the Edirol property page is open, press F1 on your computer keyboard to open the help file for
the property page.
See:
The WAI Display
ACT
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 (see asterisks
above). If your controller/surface includes a MIDI keyboard, your controller/surface might use
one MIDI input driver for the controller/surface functions (use this driver), and a different MIDI
input driver to send MIDI notes and pitch bend data to the application (the piano keyboard
functions).