Why Do I Get Errors From The Wave Profiler; I Hear An Echo When I Record; Audio Distorts At Greater Than 16 Bits - CAKEWALK SONAR User Manual

Why Do I Get Errors from the Wave Profiler?

I Hear an Echo When I Record

Audio Distorts at Greater than 16 Bits

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Audio devices such as voice modems or speakerphone devices can cause an error message
when running the Wave Profiler. Sometimes these errors are harmless; on other occasions
you need to disable the voice modem or speaker-phone device before running the Wave
Profiler. To do so:
1. Choose Options-Audio and click the Drivers tab.
2. Make sure that the voice modem or speaker-phone device is not selected in both the
Input and Output device lists.
3. Click OK.
4. Choose Options-Audio, click the General tab, and run the Wave Profiler again.
If you have input monitoring enabled, when you play an instrument that is plugged into your
sound card, you hear the direct signal that goes straight through your sound card, and an
instant later you hear the sound that is processed by SONAR, including any plug-in effects
you may be using. Only the processed sound is recorded.
You can eliminate the echo in either of two ways:
• Mute the direct signal so you only hear the sound that is processed by SONAR. If you
choose this method, you may hear too much of a lag between the time you play your
instrument and the time you hear it, depending on the latency of your system (using
WDM audio drivers is a great way to achieve lower latency).
• Disable input monitoring so you only hear the raw signal that's coming through your
sound card. If you choose this method, you won't hear any plug-in effects you may be
using.
To disable input monitoring:
• On the track where you want to disable input monitoring, click the track's Input Echo
button so that it is in the off position:
To mute your sound card's direct sound:
1. Open the software mixer that controls your sound card. If your sound card uses the
Windows mixer, open the mixer by using the Start-Programs-Accessories-
Entertainment-Volume Control command, or by double-clicking the speaker icon on
the Windows taskbar.
2. In the Play Control window of the mixer, check the Mute checkbox in the Line-In
column, or in the column of whatever jack your instrument is plugged into, and close the
mixer window.
There are several settings in the Audio Options dialog box (Options-Audio command) you
need to set before using audio formats greater than 16. See "System Configuration" on page
548.