Emu XL-7 & MP-7 User's Group

I have just started teaching myself Sonar 3. I took a look at the 
generic control surfaces, had trouble with the tutorial, and had two 
phone conversations with tech support.  I will try some testing over 
the next few days and might be able to test a setup that meets your 
needs and gives me some ideas for my own use of control surfaces.

For starters, (1) what hardware controls in the E-Mu do you want to 
have control in Sonar and (2) what do you want them to control?

--Steve

BTW: So far I figured out three things in Sonar 3:

(1) To asign control surfaces:
--(a) Click Options | Control Surfaces
--(b) Click the Yellow +
--(c) Select Cakewalk Generic Surface
--(d) Select Input and Output Ports
[This assumes you already have your midi devices identified via 
Options | Midi Devices.]

(2) To put a Control Surfaces drop down menu on the tool bar:
--(a) Click View | Toolbars
--(b) Select Control Surface
[Once you have done this, you have an icon shortcut to the Control 
Surfaces Properties--where you do the set up.]

(3) To open the Control Surface Setup Dialog
--Method 1:
--(a) Select the surface in the toolbar display. (See (2) above.)
--(b) Click the Properties icon
--Method 2:
--(a) Click Tools
--(b) Select the surface you want to set up. (Step (1) above adds 
them to the Tools menu.)

I got a little further, but not ready to spell out the details.

--Steve

--- In xl7@yahoogroups.com, "dwoodaman" <dwoodaman@y...> wrote:
> Hi all -
> I know rEalm can do this with Cubase - hell, what can't he do??? - 
but
> has anyone done anything with using the XL to control say volume and
> panning for mixing? I have read that it can be difficult to set up a
> "generic" control surface so any info would be greatly appreciated.
> thx