#1
Cakewalk's standard MIDI controller template layer is called ACT.
Say you have 8 faders, 8 knobs and 8 buttons on your controller. Say you flick between
- recording a track or two
- mixer views for 8 or more channels
- single track view to change gain, volume, eq, etc. in the channel strip
- plugins with various controls for their settings
So you can let go of the mouse and don't need a larger hardware controller either to speed up workflow.
http://www.cakewalk.com/Documentation?p ... es.15.html
#2
in Cakewalk lingo workspace, screensets, lenses
I use them to switch (with num keys 1 - ....) between
- a editor window for tracking
- a mixer window with busses
- a mixer window without busses
- a mixer window with busses only
Easy on the eye, removes clutterm, speeds up workflow.
#3
Cakewalk's mix recall is genius, it's basically a snapshot like you'd have on any digital mixer to store and recall all settings.
Practical when mixing decisions are tricky and you'd like to A/B/C compare or make a quick experiment and then go back to the base mix afterwards.