These MIDI IO are provided by software (more precisely by NIHostIntegrationAgent service). Mackie Control, with 'Disable handshake'). And it should be enabled in the Cakewalk MIDI devices and then assigned to Control Surface Module (f.e. You should have 'Komplete Kontrol A DAW' as INPUT and OUTPUT. But NI has also implemented some part of Mackie, at least many users had success with transport. And so other DAWs deep integration modules are not Mackie. Starting from KK 2.1.3, NI has returned MIDI based DAW control (at least for) S-xx MK2 and A-xx. * A-xx WAS NOT supporting Mackie at the beginning * S-xx MK2 WAS NOT supporting Mackie or any other MIDI based DAW integration (they was using OSC) * S-xx MK1 was supporting Mackie transport from the beginning (but 'Disable handshake' was already needed) The hardware (the keyboard) communicates with NI driver/software special/proprietary way. In general, DAW integration (of all kind) for all NI keyboards is done in the software. The confusion comes from different implementations in different series and different Komplete Kontrol software. Note: theoretical only (I do not have any of these keyboards). This option is only available for the S-series keyboards.' It makes it sound like it can't be done in a A- Series, but it sounds like someone at CbB , msmcloed & AZslow3 may figured something out.

Please consult the manual of your host software for more information. At the NI site they say - 'In order to enable transport control, you have to configure your KOMPLETE KONTROL S-Series as an MCU control surface in your host. What MIDI setting should be set on the KK A-61 ? Right now I can't select any of the KK options as Input and only the KK A DAW option as Output, which seems very odd. There was something about disabling the handshake in the set up dialogue.

On the Control Surfaces page, I inserted the MMcl Mackie Control #1. In CbB Midi Devices, checked both Komplete Kontrol A-61 MIDI & Komplete Kontrol A DAW. I saw a post from msmcloed back in June, assisting Anders Madsen, getting a KK A-49 to assume some of the DAW duties, transport, moving through tracks, etc. A few people said they were able to set up a Cakewalk and be able to run some functions from their Komplete Kontrol MIDI controller. Integration with CbB is proving to be a 'challenge'. Well, I did get a Komplete Kontrol A-61 controller.

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