I have written in Skype, I will try to call you later (if everything goes as planned today evening). Clipping control is possible to implement in case the number of strips is limited. FX effects is now possible to add throw control surfaces (but not synth, not implemented on Sonar side and I have not find the way to change FX order). If we get your game controller recognized, I will make corresponding preset. For example with 3 modes: strip control, strip navigation, fx navigation. That requires 6 buttons, 4 directional, one for mode switch and for one for actions. I guess your controller has more controls, in that case some modes can run in parallel.

There's 17 buttons on the controller.  4 of them are n the form of a D pad UP, Down, Left, Right.  I'm successfully able to get the controller to connect to my PC via USB.  I am going to see if I can get someone to help me map which number buttons are which, but there may be a list for that online.  I had some layout ideas.