Analog Lab without hooking up the Keylab MKII

I’m trying to use Analog Lab in my DAW (CAKEWALK) without taking the MKII. I have my guitar synth(GR-20) playing into MIDI inputs. I can select the inputs from m track, other synths work fine. Under the inputs listed in AL there are all Arturia controllers, factory, laboratory, generic 9 knows and generic 9 knobs and 9 faders. Isn’t there a way to control AL with generic MIDI? Thanks.

Hi @markusb111 and welcome to The Sound Explorers Forum!

I have not used Cakewalk since Pro Audio 8 waaaaaaaaaay back in the early 2000s unfortunately, but the process should be more or less the same for any DAW.

Let’s take this a step at a time…

Let’s take the KL MKII out of the equation for the moment.

Let’s start from your GR-20, again i’m not familiar with it, but it SHOULD work the same as any other midi device?
Set it to midi channel 1 and its midi mode to ‘Omni Off, Poly Off’… so that it only transmits monophonically and only to a specified midi channel.

What audio interface are you using exactly? Does it have midi ports on it?

Let’s pause there for now.