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title: Control Surfaces Tab
menu_title: Control Surfaces Tab
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<p>
  This tab contains settings for control surfaces. Also see
  <a href="/using-control-surfaces/">Using Control Surfaces</a>.
</p>

<img src="/files/a4/a4_preferences_control_surfaces.png" alt="preferences
control surfaces tab"/>

<p>
  Enable a <dfn>Control Surface Protocol</dfn> and double-click on it to edit
  protocol specific  settings. Enable feedback to allow Ardour to send position
  information back to a control surface.
</p>

<p>
  <strong>Control surface remote ID:</strong> can follow the order of the mixer
  or be user assigned.
</p>