Reference Guide

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External Devices

Cakewalk Generic Surface Plug-in

Each cell or field on the Controllers tab of the ACT MIDI Controller property page lists the SONAR

or plug-in parameter that is currently controlled by that cell. However, if your controller/surface does

not have a preset, no knobs or sliders on your controller/surface will be assigned to that cell, or the

knobs may be assigned in a pattern that you don’t prefer.

If your controller/surface does not have a preset, or if you want to change the knobs and sliders that

control specific cells in the ACT MIDI Controller property page, use the MIDI Learn function to assign

knobs and sliders to cells:

To Assign Controls on Your Controller/Surface to Cells in the ACT MIDI

Controller Property Page

1. Click the cell on the Controllers tab of the ACT MIDI Controller property page that you want to

control with a specific knob or control on your controller/surface. You can assign knobs to cells

that do not currently list any SONAR or plug-in parameter.

The cell displays the MIDI Learn message.

2. Move the control on your controller/surface that you want to use to control that cell. This assigns

the control to the cell.

3. You can edit the cell label by clicking the label and entering a new name in the Edit Label dialog.

This way you can immediately see which knobs or sliders on your controller/surface are

controlling which cell in the ACT MIDI Controller property page.

4. Repeat steps 1-3 for all the cells you want to control. Remember, you can assign controls to cells

that do not currently list any SONAR or plug-in parameters.

5. When you are finished assigning controls to cells, save your work as a preset: choose a preset or

type a new name in the Presets box, and click the Save button (floppy disk icon) that’s next to the

Presets window.