Reference Guide

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External Devices
Cakewalk Generic Surface Plug-in
You define how many tracks are in a bank by entering a number in the Number of Track Strips
field. The number can be from 1 to 32, inclusive. The property page is designed so that you can
minimize it (by dragging the border) to show only the BaseTrack buttons and Preset window, so you
can click the buttons while you’re working. The buttons are an alternative way to change the Base
Track if you haven’t assigned any buttons on your controller/surface to do that. The Move 1 and
Move Bank fields are what you use to assign those functions.
Track Parameters
This section lists the particular track strip you are assigning controls for, the number of strips that
make up a bank of tracks, and the various track parameters you can control with the faders and
knobs on your controller/surface. You can assign the following different track parameters (they are
listed in the drop-down menu next to each Parameter “n” field):
•Volume
•Pan
•Mute
•Solo
• Record Arm
• Write Enable
• Phase
• Send “n” Level (“n”=1-16; depending on number of active buses; Send 1 Level=Reverb for MIDI
tracks, Send 2 Level=Chorus for MIDI tracks)
• Send “n” Pan (“n”=1-16)
• Send “n” Enable (“n”=1-16)
• Send “n” Pre/Post (“n”=1-6)
Use ACT or Strip Params
This section lets you decide whether your controller/surface is controlling track parameters, plug-in
parameters, or both.
This section has the following controls:
• ACT Enable radio button. Lets you assign a control on your controller/surface to enable or
disable the ACT Enable check box. Radio buttons are used with Learn mode.
• ACT Enable check box. When this check box is enabled (and not greyed-out), your controller/
surface controls plug-in parameters only.
• Both check box. When this check box is enabled, your controller/surface controls both track
and plug-in parameters. When neither the Both check box nor the ACT Enable check box are
enabled, your controller/surface controls track parameters only. In Both mode, you typically
Note: It’s possible to use the same control on your controller/surface to control both a track
parameter and a plug-in parameter. It’s not usually a good idea to control both at the same time.