JLCooper CS-32 MiniDesk(tm)

Control Surface Interface

for Cakewalk Sonar(tm) and Home Studio(tm)

Version 1.1 Released!

JLCooper Electronics' CS-32 MiniDesk is an exciting new product which provides 32 faders, 114 configurable buttons, 6 knobs, and a Jog / Shuttle Wheel for mixing control, in a package about the size of a piece of paper. Low cost, and available in USB and MIDI Port configurations, the CS-32 is ideal for the musician or engineer who wants significant tactile mixing control capability, with limited budget or space constraints. Read more about the CS-32 and purchase options here.

The CS-32 Control Surface Interface is a Cakewalk enabled Control Surface plugin, designed for use in Cakewalk's Sonar(tm) and Home Studio(tm). The Interface allows you to configure the CS-32's Function Buttons and Send Knobs, and Footswitch Port for a variety of Cakewalk functions (see the screenshot below for examples). The CS-32 Control Surface Interface allows full use of all of the CS-32 capabilities in Sonar(tm) or Home Studio(tm), and tactile control of up to 128 tracks. Using the interface, you can control Mute, Solo, Record Arm, Record Automation Arm, Volume, Pan, and Transport Controls (Play, Record, Automation Record, Stop, Rewind, Fast Forward), as well as many other functions, without ever touching a mouse or keyboard. Using the CS-32 Footswitch Port and a footswitch (not included), you can remotely control Record, Stop, and Undo functions. New in version 1.1, you can use a footswitch to do multiple takes remotely. Keep or reject each take, add a new track, and arm it for recording, all without using any peripheral other than the footswitch!

- Full Fader and Send/Pan Knob support, with intelligent capture, focus logic, and LED value readout.

- Mute, Solo, Record Arm, and Record Automation Arm support for each track. Bidirectional communication with Sonar(tm) or Home Studio(tm) ensures that the CS-32 status LED's are kept in synch.

- Provides configuration control of all CS-32 Function Buttons, Send Knobs, Locate Buttons, Footswitch Port, and Cursor Controls.

- Full Transport (Record, Stop, Play, Rewind, Fast Forward, Record Automation) control with CS-32 indicator light support.

- Jog Wheel support, with fast slew mode.

- Assignable functions include Undo, Redo, Insert Marker, Go to, Run CAL, Insert Track, Envelopes, Snap, Close Window, Next Window, Split Clip, View Controls, Audio Panic, Audio Options, Virtual Piano, Insert Tracks, Reject Loop Take, Step Record, Clone Track, Go to Prev Marker, Go to Next Marker, Set Punch In Now, Set Punch Out Now, Record Mode Control.

- Through Bank Select, can control 128 Tracks!

- Remote control of Record, Stop, and Undo through CS-32 Footswitch Port.

-  Password and Serial Number copy protection only.

-  Easy to install and use, and priced to be affordable

-  $19.95

- Demo available here (limited to 32 tracks, configurations cannot be saved or loaded, times out after 5 minutes) .

-  View Readme file here (txt), here (rtf) or here (html)

To purchase, click on the link below.  The software package is about 1 MB.  You will be taken to a secure site to complete payment information.  An email will be sent to you within 2 business days (normally much quicker than that) with instructions for download, installation and use of the software.  If you would like pay by mail, click here (html) or here (text) to download an order form and instructions.  If you would like to make other arrangements, feel free to email me at the below address.

Email me at mike@rmnorman.com for further information,

or with comments.  Thanks for dropping by!

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