User guide

Tracktion 4 Reference Manual
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To install a control surface, or a MIDI controller that will be used as one, in Tracktion:
• Ensure the device is physically connected to Tracktion with suitable MIDI cables, or USB leads.
Be aware that many devices require a MIDI input and output all to themselves, so only use MIDI
pass-thru if you are sure your controller supports it:
• Turn the device on.
• Open Tracktion.
• Switch to the settings page.
• Select the control surfaces group (Fig. 7.4.1).
• If your device is shown in the list of currently supported devices, select the corresponding list en
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try.
• If your device is not shown in the list, rst consult the documentation for your hardware, and look
to see if it can emulate any of the supported devices. If it can, enable the emulation mode, and
select the appropriate list entry. If not, you will want to skip to the next part of this section, where
we discuss creating custom control surfaces.
• With your device selected, select the MIDI input and output devices that the controller is attached
to in the properties panel (Fig. 7.4.2).
Figure 7.4.1
Figure 7.4.2