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Page 2: Important Notes
Cakewalk is registered trademark of Cakewalk Inc. SONAR and Cakewalk logo are trademarks of Cakewalk Inc. Microsoft and Windows and Windows Vista are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. -
Page 3: About This Manual
About This Manual This manual (SONAR V-STUDIO 100 Getting Started) provides basic information about how to set up the SONAR V-STUDIO 100, make initial settings, and set up your system. It also provides troubleshooting information. ● This manual uses the following icons to call your attention to explanations of terms or to important points you should note. -
Page 4: Table Of Contents
Checking the Contents of the Package ......... 6 Installation and Registration ............7 Installing the SONAR V-STUDIO 100 Driver ..................7 To Uninstall the SONAR V-STUDIO 100 Driver ............... 7 Windows Vista Users ........................8 Windows XP Users..........................10 Macintosh Users..........................14 Connecting your audio equipment.......................17... - Page 5 Problems with Playback ..........................45 Problems with Recording..........................47 Other Problems.............................48 Eliminating Clicks and Dropouts ......................49 Appendix ..................51 VS-100 Driver settings ..........................51 Windows Users..........................51 Macintosh Users..........................52 Uninstalling VS-100 Driver........................53 Windows Vista Users ........................53 Windows XP Users..........................53 Macintosh Users..........................54 Giving Priority to Background Service (Windows XP)..............55 About Sampling Rates..........................56 About Mixing Latency ..........................57 Multi-user Use ...............................58...
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Page 6: Checking The Contents Of The Package
■ Getting Started This is the manual you’re reading. It explains how to get SONAR V-STUDIO 100 up and running. It also explains what you need to know when setting up this product, and what you should know when using it. -
Page 7: Installation And Registration
A driver is software that transfers data between the SONAR V-STUDIO 100 hardware and application software on your computer when your computer and the SONAR V-STUDIO 100 hardware are connected via a USB cable. You will need to install the driver before connecting the SONAR V-STUDIO 100 hardware with your computer. -
Page 8: Windows Vista Users
Also close all windows that are open. If you are using software such as antivirus programs, be sure to close these programs as well. Insert the included “SONAR V-STUDIO 100 Driver CD-ROM” into your computer’s CD/DVD-ROM drive. Select “Start-Run” and enter “d:\drivers\vista32\setup.exe” to start the driver installer. - Page 9 Power Cord DC IN to Power Outlet 3. Turn on the POWER switch of the SONAR V-STUDIO 100 hardware. 4. Use the included USB cable to connect the SONAR V-STUDIO 100 hardware to your computer. USB cable (Included) USB connector...
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Page 10: Windows Xp Users
If the “System Settings Change” dialog box appears, click [Yes] to restart Windows. If the installation was not completed successfully, disconnect the USB cable from the SONAR V-STUDIO 100 hardware, and uninstall the driver by executing “Uninstall”, found in the same folder as the driver setup. Then install the driver once again, being careful to follow the instructions for the installation procedure. - Page 11 Installation and Registration Click [Next] to begin installation. * If the “Software Installation” dialog box appears, click [Continue Anyway] to proceed with the installation. If the “Driver Signing Options” setting was not set to “Ignore,” a “Hardware Installation” dialog box appears.
- Page 12 AC Adaptor Power Cord DC IN to Power Outlet 3.Turn on the POWER switch of the SONAR V-STUDIO 100 hardware. 4.Use the included USB cable to connect the SONAR V-STUDIO 100 hardware to your computer. USB cable (Included) USB connector Computer...
- Page 13 If the “System Setting Change” dialog box appears, click [Yes] to restart Windows. If the installation was not completed successfully, disconnect the USB cable from the SONAR V-STUDIO 100 hardware, and uninstall the driver by executing “Uninstall”, found in the same folder as the driver setup. Then...
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Page 14: Macintosh Users
Macintosh Users * Do not connect the SONAR V-STUDIO 100 hardware to your computer until you are directed to do so. * If the Authenticate dialog box or the dialog that indicates “Installer requires that you type your password” appears during the installation, enter your password and click OK. -
Page 15: Installing The Software
For details, refer to the online documentation of the installed plug-ins. Control surface functionality If you’ll be using the SONAR V-STUDIO 100 as a control surface for DAW software other than SONAR, set the SONAR V-STUDIO 100’s system setting “DAW Select” to “Other.”... - Page 16 AC Adaptor Power Cord DC IN to Power Outlet Turn on the POWER switch of the SONAR V-STUDIO 100 hardware. Use the included USB cable to connect the SONAR V-STUDIO 100 hardware to your computer. USB cable (Included) USB connector Computer...
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Page 17: Connecting Your Audio Equipment
Installation and Registration Connecting your audio equipment Connect your headphones and/or speakers to the SONAR V-STUDIO 100 hardware. * This package does not include sound reproduction equipment such as headphones or speakers. If you connect headphones or monitor speakers as shown in the illustration, you’ll be able to monitor the playback audio. -
Page 18: Register Sonar
To register anytime, log onto http://www.cakewalk.com/register, or call 888-CAKEWALK (U.S.) or +1 (617)-423-9004 (outside the U.S.) between 9 AM and 8 PM Eastern Standard Time. If you live outside of North America, please visit our distributor’s page at http://www.cakewalk.com/ Dealers/International.asp... -
Page 19: Installing Sonar
Start your computer. Close any open programs that are running. Place the SONAR V-STUDIO 100 INSTALLATION DVD-ROM in your disc drive. If you have autorun enabled, the SONAR Setup Wizard opens automatically. If autorun is not enabled, you can open the SONAR AutoRun menu by selecting “Start-Run”... -
Page 20: Running Sonar For The First Time
Installation and Registration Running SONAR for the First Time Before SONAR VS can communicate with the SONAR V-STUDIO 100 hardware, you must enable and assign the 100 MIDI ports in SONAR, then insert the VS-100 control surface plug-in. Power up the SONAR V-STUDIO 100 hardware. -
Page 21: Initial Settings
Initial Settings Audio Driver Settings As described below, configure SONAR so that you can use the SONAR V-STUDIO 100 hardware as an audio driver. You’ll need to make these settings in the following cases. • Immediately after installing SONAR • If you’ve updated the SONAR V-STUDIO 100 driver •... - Page 22 Did you connect the SONAR V-STUDIO 100 hardware before launching SONAR? Is the interface driver installed correctly? Refer to “Installing the SONAR V-STUDIO 100 Driver” (p. 7), and verify that the SONAR V-STUDIO 100 driver is installed correctly. Is the SONAR V-STUDIO 100 hardware correctly connected to your computer? Is the SONAR V-STUDIO 100 hardware powered on? Click “OK”...
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Page 23: Other Audio Driver And Audio-Related Settings
Initial Settings Other Audio Driver and Audio-Related Settings You can also set the following options as necessary. • Execute the “Options | Audio” command to open the “Audio Options” dialog box. By clicking the [Help] button in each dialog box, you can view detailed information about each option. Audio Options dialog—General tab Mixing Latency (MME and WDM drivers only) If you’re using a MIDI keyboard to play software synthesizers, or if you’re using SONAR’s input monitor, you can... - Page 24 Initial Settings Audio Options dialog—Drivers tab Friendly Names For each driver, you can change the driver names that are displayed in SONAR. If you want to use this function, enter the desired name in the Friendly Names field, and select the “Use Friendly Names to Represent Audio Drivers” check box located at the bottom of the dialog box.
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Page 25: Midi Devices Settings
“MIDI Devices” dialog box, the entire state of the Controllers/Surfaces plug-ins will be initialized. If you want to use an external MIDI device that’s connected to the SONAR V-STUDIO 100 hardware’s MIDI connectors, select the “MIDI (VS-100)” MIDI port in the “MIDI Devices” dialog box. - Page 26 Caution regarding MIDI Devices When using the SONAR V-STUDIO 100 with a ReWire client such as Project5 Set your MIDI keyboard or other MIDI input device so that it will be used by either SONAR or the ReWire client (not both).
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Page 27: Midi Controllers/Surfaces Settings
Initial Settings MIDI Controllers/Surfaces Settings Before you use the SONAR V-STUDIO 100 hardware to control SONAR, load the VS-100 plug-in and configure settings to enable it. Loading the VS-100 Plug-in Make sure that the SONAR V-STUDIO 100 hardware is connected to your computer, and then start up SONAR. -
Page 28: Vst/Vsti Registration And Settings
Your VST plug-ins have now been registered in SONAR. About Cakewalk Plug-in Manager Cakewalk Plug-in Manager allows you to edit the plug-in menu, manage presets, and configure settings for each VST plug-in. For details on using Cakewalk Plug-in Manager, refer to the online Help for Cakewalk Plug-in Manager. -
Page 29: Playing A Demo Song
The demo songs included with SONAR are created at a sampling rate of 44.1 kHz. To play them, both the SONAR V-STUDIO 100 hardware’s sampling frequency and the SONAR Audio Driver must be set to the 44.1 kHz setting. If the audio driver’s sampling rate has been set otherwise, change the rate to 44.1 kHz as described in “About Sampling Rates”... - Page 30 SONAR is being used. • Data transfer using USB could get congested if you use the SONAR V-STUDIO 100 hardware and a USB-connected hard disk at the same time. As a result, the data transfer speed for the hard disk could be significantly reduced. As a storage location for the audio data that you record and play back, you should avoid using a hard disk that is connected via USB.
- Page 31 Initial Settings If the DISK meter indicates a high value fig.meterDISK.eps The DISK meter is located on the Status bar, which is at the bottom of the screen. If the DISK meter is staying in the green area, there is probably no problem. If the meter is reaching the yellow area but you don’t hear noise or dropouts (interruptions in the playback), this...
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Page 32: Recording Audio
Microphone with a balanced (XLR) plug * The SONAR V-STUDIO 100 provides a compressor and equalizer on each of its audio inputs (INPUT 1–6). You can create a fatter sound by applying a compressor to the input signal from a microphone or guitar. For details, refer to the section “Compressor and equalizer”... - Page 33 Connecting a digital device If you want to make a digital audio connection from a digital mixer or similar device, connect its output (e.g. the DIGITAL OUT connector) to the SONAR V-STUDIO 100’s COAXIAL IN (7/8) jack. Digital Mixer, etc.
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Page 34: Create A New File
Initial Settings 2. Create a new file Launch SONAR. From the File menu, choose New to open the New Project File dialog box. In the Name field of the New Project File dialog box, enter the name of the song that you want to create. -
Page 35: Select The Input For The Track
3. Select the input for the track Now we’ll configure input settings in SONAR as appropriate for the input you connected. Press the SONAR V-STUDIO 100’s [SHIFT]+[VIEW] button, or click SONAR’s Console View icon, to open the console view. fig.ConsoleViewIcon01.eps Click the input field for track 1. -
Page 36: Adjust The Level
If you’re recording from a device connected to INPUT 1L or INPUT 2R, adjust the levels as follows. In order to record with the best possible audio quality, adjust the input level so that SONAR V-STUDIO 100’s level meter does not light even during the loudest passages. -
Page 37: Arm The Desired Track For Recording
Alternatively, you can click SONAR’s track 1 icon. Press the SONAR V-STUDIO 100’s [ARM] button. The SONAR V-STUDIO 100’s [ARM] button and SONAR’s track 1 ARM button will both light, indicating that this track is armed for recording. You can also arm the track by clicking the ARM button for SONAR’s track 1. -
Page 38: Turn On The Metronome
Initial Settings 6. Turn on the metronome. Choose the SONAR menu item Option|Project, and click the Metronome tab. Select the “Use Audio Metronome” check box. In the Output field, select “VS-100 OUT 1-2” as the metronome’s output port. Click “OK.” fig.metro01.eps In SONAR’s toolbar, double-click the tempo display and enter the desired tempo. -
Page 39: Record Your Performance
Initial Settings 7. Record your performance. Press the record button to start recording. Press the stop button to stop recording. Press the play button to hear the recorded result. If you’re not satisfied with your performance, you can easily re-record it. After you’ve stopped recording but before you’ve performed any other operation, hold down the “Ctrl”... -
Page 40: Try Out A Plug-In Effect
Initial Settings 8. Try out a plug-in effect. SONAR provides a wide variety of plug-in effects. In this example, we’ll apply a plug-in effect to the track you recorded. Right-click the FX bin for track 1. fig.FXbin.eps In the menu that appears, choose “Audio Fx |VX64_VocalStrip.” VocalStrip will be inserted into track 1, and the VocalStrip property page appears. -
Page 41: Troubleshooting
SONAR V-STUDIO 100 Hardware Manual The SONAR V-STUDIO 100 Hardware Manual contains cautions and detailed information about using the SONAR V-STUDIO 100 hardware. SONAR VS Getting Started (online document; PDF Format) This explains how to operate SONAR;... -
Page 42: Problems When Installing Driver Or Changing Settings
Could you have connected the If you connect the SONAR V-STUDIO 100 to your computer before installing the driver, SONAR V-STUDIO 100 to your an error message may appear when you begin the installation. Uninstall the SONAR computer before installing the V-STUDIO 100 driver as described in “Uninstalling VS-100 Driver”... -
Page 43: Problems When Installing Sonar Or Changing Settings
Could you have connected the has appeared in front of problem for using the SONAR V-STUDIO 100. If you want to return to the device name SONAR V-STUDIO 100 to a different the device name... -
Page 44: Problems At Startup With Sonar
Make sure that the Sampling Rate of the audio used in your project, the Sampling Rate Do the audio data format settings of SONAR, and the setting of the SONAR V-STUDIO 100’s “Sample Freq” all match. match? “About Sampling Rates” (p. 56) -
Page 45: Problems With Playback
Make sure that the Sampling Rate of the audio used in your project, the Sampling Rate Do the audio data format settings of SONAR, and the setting of the SONAR V-STUDIO 100’s “Sample Freq” all match. match? “About Sampling Rates” (p. 56) Could you have switched off the SONAR V-STUDIO 100 hardware’s... - Page 46 Try connecting the VS-100 directly to a USB connector on your computer. 100 to a USB hub? While you were using the SONAR If a heavy processing load occurs while the SONAR V-STUDIO 100 is being used, it may V-STUDIO 100, could your Playback Halts Midway, not work correctly.
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Page 47: Problems With Recording
While you were using the SONAR If a heavy processing load occurs while the SONAR V-STUDIO 100 is being used, it may V-STUDIO 100, could your Recording Halts Midway, not work correctly. In this case, stop playback, and then start playback once again. -
Page 48: Other Problems
Noise or distortion device. occurs If the audio output of another USB device is connected to the SONAR V-STUDIO 100, Check connections with your other noise from your computer may be heard via the SONAR V-STUDIO 100. Try connecting equipment. -
Page 49: Eliminating Clicks And Dropouts
Some audio interfaces not intended for use in music production may cause problems with other audio interfaces (e.g. the SONAR V-STUDIO 100 hardware). If SONAR does not perform as well as you expect, try using the Device Manager to disable the standard audio functionality of your computer, or physically remove it and then uninstall the device. - Page 50 Latency. Before you change the driver settings, you must close all programs that are using the SONAR V-STUDIO 100 hardware. This is not necessary if you’re merely viewing the settings. Open the “Control Panel” and click “VS-100.” * If you don’t see the above icon, click “Switch to classic view.”...
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Page 51: Appendix
After you’ve changed the “Audio Buffer Size,” make sure to restart all applications which are using the SONAR V-STUDIO 100 hardware. Then, if you are using a program that offers a function for testing audio devices, we recommend that you run such tests. -
Page 52: Macintosh Users
Macintosh Users Changing or Viewing the Settings Use a USB cable to connect the SONAR V-STUDIO 100 hardware with your computer. Turn the POWER switch of the SONAR V-STUDIO 100 hardware to the “ON” position. Open “System Preferences” and click “VS-100.”... -
Page 53: Uninstalling Vs-100 Driver
Appendix Uninstalling VS-100 Driver Windows Vista Users Start up Windows with all USB cables disconnected (except those for a USB keyboard and/or USB mouse, if used). Close all applications before performing the uninstallation. Open “Control Panel” and click “Uninstall a program.” * If you’re using the Classic View, double-click the “Programs and Features”... -
Page 54: Macintosh Users
Appendix Macintosh Users Start computer with all USB cables disconnected. (except the keyboard and mouse) Double-click “VS100_Uninstaller.” The display will indicate “This uninstalls VS-100 driver from this Macintosh.”; click [Uninstall]. * If any other message appears, proceed as directed by that message. The display will indicate “Are you sure to uninstall the driver?”;... -
Page 55: Giving Priority To Background Service (Windows Xp)
On Windows XP, if you omit making this setting, you may experience sound dropout. By making this setting you may be able to solve such problems. Be sure to make this setting before you begin using the SONAR V-STUDIO 100 hardware. -
Page 56: About Sampling Rates
Appendix About Sampling Rates The SONAR V-STUDIO 100 hardware allows you to choose from the following sampling rates: 44,100 Hz, 48,000 Hz, and 96,000 Hz. * SONAR does not allow you to change the sampling rate of a project that contains audio data. -
Page 57: About Mixing Latency
Appendix About Mixing Latency If the driver mode is set to ASIO, you won’t be able to adjust the Mixing Latency from SONAR. Adjust the “Audio Buffer Size” from the [ASIO Panel]. The Mixing Latency setting is closely related to how SONAR can take full advantage of your computer’s performance. Increasing the mixing latency will allow more audio processing to be performed within SONAR. -
Page 58: Multi-User Use
Appendix Multi-user Use In order to install SONAR, you must log on as a user who has administrative privileges. Once installed, SONAR can be used by any user (in Windows Vista) or a limited user (in Windows XP), as well as by a user who has administrative privileges.