Reference Guide

1214 External devices
Setting up control surfaces
Now that your Roland A-PRO is connected, you can see which tracks and/or buses are being
controlled by it by looking at the colored markings (the WAI display; see “The WAI display” on page
1232 for more information) in SONAR’s interface. Open the A-PRO property page by double-clicking
the WAI display or by choosing A-PRO from the Utilities menu.
Once the Roland A-PRO property page is open, press F1 on your computer keyboard to open the
Help file for the property page.
See:
“The WAI display” on page 1232
“ACT” on page 1234
Setting up control surfaces
If you are not using a Roland A-PRO controller, use the following procedures to connect or
disconnect your controller/surface:
To enable MIDI Input and Output drivers
1. Go to Edit > Preferences > MIDI - Devices.
2. In the Inputs list, make sure that the MIDI Input driver or drivers that your controller/surface uses
are selected.
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 box.
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, go to Edit > Preferences > MIDI - Control Surfaces.
3. Click the Add Controller/Surface button , which opens the Controller/Surface Settings
dialog box.
4. In the Controller/Surface field of the Controller/Surface Settings dialog box, 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.
Note: The Cakewalk Generic Surface plug-in is not bi-directional.