Reference Guide

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External Devices

Setting up Control Surfaces

If you are not using an Edirol PCR controller, use the following procedures to connect or disconnect

your controller/surface:

To Enable MIDI Input and Output Drivers

1. Use the Options > MIDI Devices command to open the MIDI Devices dialog.

2. In the Inputs pane on the left side of the dialog, make sure that the MIDI Input driver or drivers that

your controller/surface uses are enabled (highlighted).

3. If you have a bi-directional controller/surface (one that both sends and receives data in order to

control a software application), also make sure 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.

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.

Note: The Cakewalk Generic Surface plug-in is not bi-directional.

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).