The Patch buttons on the Impact series control the patch navigation functions of the DAW, so you may need to save the plug-ins presets in your DAWs patch format, before you can use the Patch buttons on the Impact controller for patch navigation. If you find that the buttons don’t work when controlling a third-party plug-in, it’s likely because the plug-in uses it’s own patch browser. Once you have done that, install the latest ‘Impact_Cakewalk_Integration’ installer again and reopen Cakewalk/Sonar. If you are using a 32-bit version of Windows, you only need to run the ‘vcredist_x86.exe’ installer. If you are using a 64-bit version of Windows, you will need to run both of these installers: If you find that your Impact keyboard does not appear in the ‘Controller/Surfaces’ list as shown in Image 2, you may need to install the Microsoft Redistributable Files for VS2013. Image 3 shows how the Control surface window should now look.Make the following selections as per Image 2:.The Controller/Surface Settings dialogue box now appears (Image 2).Click on the yellow star icon at top right corner.In Cakewalk/Sonar Preferences, now go to ‘Control Surfaces’ in the MIDI category.Make sure both ‘Impact LX**’ and ‘MIDIIN2 (Impact LX**)’ are ticked (Image 1).In the MIDI category, select ‘Devices’ (Image 1).

Launch Cakewalk/Sonar and open the Edit menu.Plug in your Impact and make sure it’s switched on (if you didn’t do so already).Run the ‘DAW Integration Installer’ in that folder and follow the on-screen instructions. Here are the steps you need to go through to get Cakewalk/Sonar up and running with your Impact Controller:ĭownload ‘Impact_Cakewalk_Integration…’ from your Account page after registering your product.

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