Using a control surface with garageband

hi
all
i am trying to link up trigger finger to access the controls of garageband...
the usb trigger finger is recognised by midi setup
but i can't seem to configure it
and i can only play modify the volume and balance of the track highlighted...
how can i assign the knobs to the track parameters?
thanks
Message was edited by: fidocancan

Well I guess I need to answer my own question - do I get points for that?
For $60 I decided to take a chance on the Korg NanoKONTROL2 and I just received it from Amazon. Downloaded/installed the KORG MIDI driver, then the GarageBand plug-in. Everything seems to work as it should with no messing around.
It is somewhat limited, but gives full transport control and volume/pan for 8 tracks along with buttons for Solo, Mute and Record on each track.The pan knobs feel a little wobbly, but not too bad. All things considered, it looks and feels like a decent piece of hardware considering the low cost.
Maybe this will help someone else who is getting tired of using the mouse and keyboard shortcuts to control basic Garageband functions.

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