Controlling Plug-Ins via MIDI in Cakewalk Sonar

01 – Insert a DXi or VST effect:

02 – On a MIDI track, assign the output to your DXi effect, and select ‘MIDI Omni’ as input:

03 – Open the Preset Settings Window:

04 – Uncheck ‘Use global setting’:

05 – Enable the parameter you want to control:

06 – Click on the ‘Learn’ button:

07 – Move your MIDI controller:

08 -The right controller channel and CC number have been automatically set (you can also assign them manually, and use ‘0’ for the channel for MIDI Omni):

09 – Click on ‘Ok’, the parameter is now assigned to your controller and is modified when you move the controller:

10 – You can also modify the response curve (Min, Max, Response) of the MIDI mapping:

11 – Double click on the values to set them with more precision: