But does this have anything to do with MPE? 

Not sure what you mean...
My point is that one might initially dismiss MPE controllers...
But if you actually see one first hand... you realize that they open a new world to MIDI control.
MPE is an exciting development... in a MIDI world that's been largely static for decades.
 

Hi.  I recently purchased the ROLLI Rise 49.  I find that when using the included Equator synth as a VST instrument in Sonar, some of the MPE functions do not respond on many patches (as compared to running the synth stand-alone).  Also, not sure how to set it up to work with a sustain pedal?  All of this works well when I tried the included version of Bitwig.  Any tips would be very much appreciated!  
I have Sonar Platinum but have done very little with midi for several years.  It is so fun to play with it again and with this extraordinary new level of expression!  
 
Thanks for any advise!
 
Computer is an older core 2 quad Q6600 with 3Gig ram running win 7 64bit

Hey @Rob Farion, I've just purchased the RISE 49 and am desparate to set it up in Sonar. Have you found out how to do it yet? And if so, could you share the information with us please? Or anyone else for that matter. Thanks.