Panel controls appear on a two-dimensional plane (or panel) in the workspace. You can move a panel control to any position in the workspace, except onto the shelf of a shelf control. Panel controls include:
MIDI Activity light (displays MIDI note activity, and can be used as a substitute “keyboard”)
Round and directional knobs
Vertical and horizontal faders
Button
Drum pad
Vertical and horizontal level meters (used to visually display volume level or another parameter)
VU meter (used to visually display volume level or another parameter)
Parameter text (used to dynamically display parameter names and values)
Organ drawbar
Progress indicator (used with the Playback plug-in)
Waveform (used with the Playback plug-in)
Selector (used to select patches while you are performing or to select markers for use with the Playback plug-in)
Text (used to display song lyrics, performance notes, and other static information)
Background (used to group a series of controls)
Smart Controls (used with patches that have a Smart Controls layout)