Similarly, you'll need to figure out which one best addresses your specific needs, with the fewest trade-offs. There are some very good ones out there, but none has ticked every box for me. (You don't want to lose or break something expensive while you're traveling, after all.) But honestly, there is no perfect controller. I've been on the hunt for the perfect portable and affordable controller.

The chosen effect now appears in the FX rack of the track.Whether you're a musician always on the go or just tight on space, there are plenty of reasons to pick up a portable MIDI controller. Replika XT is loaded from Insert Audio FX > Uncategorized in the below example. Thus, you may find your NI effect plug-ins in one of the predefined categories or under Uncategorized.

Click the + button of the FX rack to open the FX rack menu.Ĭakewalk categorizes the VST effects by type.

You can now play the plug-in's sounds via a MIDI keyboard or record MIDI data on the software instrument track.

Select the plug-in you wish to load and then click Create.Ī new track has now been created containing the instrument plug-in (KOMPLETE KONTROL in our example).

KOMPLETE KONTROL is loaded from the Sampler category in the above example. Thus, you may find your NI VSTs under Sampler, Synth or Uncategorized.

Click the Instrument drop down menu and choose from the categories available:Ĭakewalk categorizes the VST instruments by type.

In the Track Pane Header, click the + button and choose the Instrument tab.

Note: some NI products can be inserted both as instrument or effect plug-in (e.g. GUITAR RIG 6, REPLIKA, etc.) in an audio FX insert slot. FM8, KONTAKT, etc.) in a software instrument track. This article explains how to insert Native Instruments plug-ins in Cakewalk by BandLab, including:

Komplete kontrol m32 cakewalk