CAKEWALK PRO AUDIO User Manual page 435

ignored, and vice versa. Some newer sound cards report themselves as
having sample-accurate wave out position reporting. If Pro Audio detects
this capability, the wave out position option is enabled automatically.
You can always override this setting and force Pro Audio to use or to
ignore the wave out position information.
All of your audio settings are listed in the DirectShow Audio dialog box,
which you open with the Options-Audio command. The following list
summarizes all the settings that the Wave Device ProÞler sets. You can
override all of them except what audio drivers are listed in the Drivers
tab:
¥ Input and Output Drivers
¥ Buffer CharacteristicsÑThis Þeld has two kinds of values: Size (in
Kilobytes) and Offset (in number of buffers). Some sound cards
ignore the Þrst buffer of data that Cakewalk sends them, so the
buffer number must be ÒoffsetÓ by one.
¥ Use Wave Out Position For Timing
¥ Mixing Latency
¥ Simultaneous Record/Playback
If you experience MIDI and audio synchronization problems during
playback, there are several things you can try before contacting
technical support:
¥ Run the Wave Device ProÞler and try the default setting.
¥ Try using the Wave Out Position for Timing option.
¥ Try setting the DMA settings manually.
To Run the Wave Device Profiler...
Choose Options-Audio and click the General tab.
1.
2. Click Wave Profiler. The Wave Device Profiler examines each of
your sound cards in turn.
If the Wave Device Profiler cannot identify the card in its database of
known cards, it automatically tests the card to identify appropriate
settings, and then goes on to the next sound card, if there is one, and
displays a message when it is finished. If you receive an error from the
Wave Device Profiler and have problems with synchronization of MIDI
and digital audio, contact technical support.
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