Reference Guide

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External Devices
Cakewalk Generic Surface Plug-in
To Configure Track Parameters
1. In the Cakewalk Generic Surface property page, in the Use ACT or Strip Params fields, make
sure that either the ACT Enable check box is disabled, or that the Both check box is enabled. If
the Both check box is enabled, your controller/surface is controlling both track and plug-in
parameters.
2. In the Configure Strip Number field, use the drop-down menu to choose which track strip in the
current bank of tracks you want to configure (the number of tracks in the current bank is listed in
the Number of Track Strips field).
3. If you want to change how many tracks are in a single bank, enter a new number in the Number
of Track Strips field.
4. Click the radio button of the Parameter that you want to configure (choose from Parameters 1-
16).
5. Use the drop-down menu next to the parameter you clicked to choose exactly what parameter
you want to configure.
6. Move the control on your controller/surface that you want to use to control this parameter.
7. Click the Learn button in the dialog. The MIDI message that the control you moved sent out
appears in the MIDI Message for the Current SONAR Parameter section.
8. You can edit how SONAR interprets this particular message if you want. See “MIDI Message
Interpretation” on page 884 for more information.
9. Repeat steps 4-8 if you want to configure more parameters for this track strip, or choose a new
track strip in the Configure Strip Number field, and then repeat steps 4-8
When you’ve finished your edits, either type a name for this group of settings in the Presets window
and click the Save button (recommended), or just click the Save button to overwrite the current
preset. You can then reload this collection of track settings any time you want to by choosing the
name of the preset that you saved in the Presets window.
To Use ACT with the Cakewalk Generic Surface
1. Make sure you have completed the following preliminary steps:
• Successfully connected your controller/surface to SONAR (if necessary, see “Setting up
Control Surfaces” on page 872).
• Opened the Cakewalk Generic Surface property page (if necessary, see “To Open the
Cakewalk Generic Surface Property Page” on page 876).
2. In the ACT Controls section of the Cakewalk Generic Surface property page are radio buttons 1-
9 and A-G. These buttons control plug-in parameters in the active effect or synth plug-in. You first
need to assign a knob or control on your controller/surface to each one of these radio buttons. Do
this by clicking a radio button, moving a knob or control on your controller/surface, and then
clicking the Learn button in the Cakewalk Generic Surface property page. You can check what
MIDI message you’ve assigned to each button by clicking a button and then reading the value in
the MIDI Message for Current SONAR Parameter section. If the None radio button is highlighted
after you click an ACT Controls radio button, you have not assigned a control to that ACT
Controls radio button. When you finish, save your assignments as a preset.