Reference Guide

1212 External devices

Roland A-PRO controllers

SONAR has a custom controller/surface plug-in that allows a Roland A-PRO controller to control

SONAR track, bus, and plug-in parameters (both effects and synths). This includes support for ACT

(Active Controller Technology), which lets you use your controller to adjust plug-in parameters on

whatever plug-in currently has focus.

Figure 346. The A-PRO control surface plug-in enables full control of all SONAR tracks, buses, plug-ins and

other parameters from your A-PRO MIDI keyboard controller.

A. A-PRO MIDI keyboard controller B. Control surface plug-in C. SONAR

Using your Roland A-PRO to control SONAR is as easy as:

1. Enabling the Roland MIDI drivers in SONAR.

2. Choosing the correct Roland In Port in Edit > Preferences > MIDI - Control Surfaces.

3. Loading the correct memory preset in your Roland A-PRO.

Please refer to the A-PRO owner’s manual for detailed instructions on how to configure and connect

the A-PRO MIDI keyboard controller to your computer.

Once you have made the necessary connections, you will need to configure your Cakewalk host

program to recognize the A-PRO MIDI keyboard controller.