dogfall
Having the same issue here, trying to sync an MPC 1000 and the suggested device type is MMC, which isn't showing up as an option from the preferences location you described for me either.
The thread is quite old...
There is no dedicated MMC, but you can use Generic Surface / ACT MIDI / my plug-in to "learn" MMC buttons. Read chapter 40 in the Sonar Reference Guide how to do this.
Just for information: MMC are SysEx MIDI messages.