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CAKEWALK V-STUDIO 100 Getting Started Manual

Manual is about: Sonar

Summary of V-STUDIO 100

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    Vs-100_install_e.Book 1 ページ ２００９年３月９日 月曜日 午後８時５６分.

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    Before using this unit, carefully read the sections entitled: “using the unit safely” (hardware manual p. 3) and “mportant notes” (hardware manual p. 6). These sections provide important information concerning the proper operation of the unit. Additionally, in order to feel assured that you have gai...

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    3 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 term...

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    4 contents about this manual......................................................................................................................................... 3 checking the contents of the package ......................................... 6 installation and registration ........................

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    5 problems with playback ............................................................................................................................45 problems with recording..........................................................................................................................47 ...

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    6 checking the contents of the package as soon as you open the package, check that you have all of the included items. If anything is missing, contact your dealer. ❏ sonar v-studio 100 hardware ■ getting started this is the manual you’re reading. It explains how to get sonar v-studio 100 up and runn...

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    7 installation and registration here’s how to install the sonar v-studio 100 driver and sonar on your computer. Please note before installing when installing, you must log on as a user with administrative privileges in order to install sonar, you must log on as a user who has administrative privileg...

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    8 installation and registration 1. Disconnect all usb cables (except those for a usb keyboard and/or usb mouse, if used), then start up windows. 2. Close all currently running software (applications). Also close all windows that are open. If you are using software such as antivirus programs, be sure...

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    9 installation and registration 10. Perform the following procedure before you connect the sonar v-stuido 100 hardware to your computer. 1. Minimize the sonar v-studio 100 hardware’s [main mix] knob. 2. Connect the included ac adaptor to the sonar v-studio 100 hardware. 3. Turn on the power switch o...

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    10 installation and registration 11. The lower right corner of the screen will indicates “installing device driver software,” and the driver will be installed automatically. * if any other message is displayed, note the contents and close the message. 12. When the “installation has been completed.” ...

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    11 installation and registration 6. Click [next] to begin installation. * if the “software installation” dialog box appears, click [continue anyway] to proceed with the installation. 4. The message “ready to install the driver.” appears. Leave the screen open; do not close it at this point. * if any...

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    12 installation and registration 5. Perform the following procedure before you connect the sonar v-stuido 100 hardware to your computer. 1. Minimize the sonar v-studio 100 hardware’s [main mix] knob. 2.Connect the included ac adaptor to the sonar v-studio 100 hardware. 3.Turn on the power switch of ...

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    13 installation and registration 6. Wait until the lower right of the screen indicates “found new hardware” and the “found new hardware wizard” appears. * it may take some time for the “found new hardware wizard” to appear. 7. If you are asked whether you want to connect to windows update, choose “n...

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    14 installation and registration * 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 ...

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    15 installation and registration installing the software this is a package containing au and vst compatible plug-ins. It contains a variety of plug-ins including plug-in effects, sample players, and plug-in synthesizers. This is included on the sonar vs installation dvd-rom, and installation will be...

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    16 installation and registration connecting 1. Minimize the sonar v-studio 100 hardware’s [main mix] knob. 2. Connect the included ac adaptor to the sonar v-studio 100 hardware. 3. Turn on the power switch of the sonar v-studio 100 hardware. 4. Use the included usb cable to connect the sonar v-studi...

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    17 installation and registration 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 moni...

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    18 installation and registration before you install sonar, take a minute to register the software so we can let you know when updates become available and provide you with technical support. To register anytime, log onto http://www.Cakewalk.Com/register , or call 888-cakewalk (u.S.) or +1 (617)-423-...

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    19 installation and registration sonar is easy to install. All you need to do is choose the folder where the program and sample project files should be stored. Before you start, make sure you have your serial number handy. Your serial number is located on the back of the sonar vs installation dvd-ro...

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    20 installation and registration before sonar vs can communicate with the sonar v-studio 100 hardware, you must enable and assign the vs- 100 midi ports in sonar, then insert the vs-100 control surface plug-in. 1. Power up the sonar v-studio 100 hardware. 2. The first time you run sonar, the followi...

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    21 initial 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 • if you’ve newly installe...

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    22 initial settings 7. Click “ok” to close the dialog box. If you’re asked to restart sonar, do so. * if the window does not close or the settings are not applied when you click [ok] , refer to “problems when installing sonar or changing settings” (p. 43). If the screen indicates “audio driver error...

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    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...

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    26 initial settings 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). If you attempt to use the midi input device simultaneo...

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    28 initial settings by default, the vst plug-ins included with sonar are installed in the following folder, and can be used from sonar without changing any settings. C:\program files\cakewalk\vstplugins if you have vst plug-ins installed in any other folders, you’ll need to register them in sonar as...

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    29 initial settings sonar vs contains audio demo songs. Here’s how to enjoy these demo songs. 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 ...

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    30 initial settings if you don’t hear sound if you don’t hear sound, check the settings of the audio interface and your sound reinforcement equipment. If you don’t hear sound and the audio track’s level meters are not moving either, there may be a problem with the settings of the audio driver. Check...

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    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 ...

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    32 initial settings in order to record audio, you’ll connect your instrument or microphone to the sonar v-studio 100. Some typical types of connections are shown below. Connecting a microphone * the sonar v-studio 100 provides a compressor and equalizer on each of its audio inputs (input 1–6). You c...

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    33 initial settings connecting a guitar or bass connect your electric guitar or electric bass to the input 1l line jack, and turn on the hi-z button. 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 digita...

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    34 initial settings 1. Launch sonar. 2. From the file menu, choose new to open the new project file dialog box. 3. In the name field of the new project file dialog box, enter the name of the song that you want to create. Fig.Filenew.Eps 4. From the templates, choose 16 track audio and click “ok” . 5...

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    35 initial settings now we’ll configure input settings in sonar as appropriate for the input you connected. 1. 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 2. Click the input field for track 1. Fig.Input...

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    36 initial settings 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. 1. Press so...

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    37 initial settings we’ll arm track 1 for recording (i.E. Put it in record-ready mode). 1. Press the sonar v-studio 100’s [display] button to switch to the control surface screen. If a different screen is shown, press the [display] button once again. 2. Make sure that track1 is shown in the control ...

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    39 initial settings 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...

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    41 troubleshooting 1. This chapter lists problems that might occur when setting up this product, and explains how to solve these problems. If you experience a problem during installation, read this chapter first. 2. If the system still does not operate as you expect even though you’ve checked the po...

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    42 troubleshooting problems when installing driver or changing settings problem points to check action installer won’t start up is the cd-rom correctly inserted in the cd-rom drive? Make sure that the cd-rom is correctly inserted in the drive. Could the cd-rom or the cd-rom drive’s lens be dirty? Th...

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    43 troubleshooting installation does not finish successfully when you connect the sonar v-studio 100 it may take between several tens of seconds and several minutes after you power-on the sonar v-studio 100 until it is recognized by your computer. This is not a malfunction. Please wait until the fou...

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    44 troubleshooting plug-ins are not installed the plug-ins are not installed (registered) in the start menu. The software synthesizers included with sonar are all plug-in versions. Unlike the stand-alone versions, they will not be registered in the windows start menu. In order to use the plug-in sof...

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    45 troubleshooting an error such as “unknown error in sequencer.Dll” appears sonar was not installed correctly. Proceed as follows to re-install sonar. 1. Log on as a user who has administrative privileges. 2. Click the windows start button, and then click control panel. 3. Click programs and featur...

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    46 troubleshooting no sound at all could a message be indicating “unable to open audio playback device”? If media player or another application that has audio playback capability is running, sonar won’t be able to use the audio driver, and an error appears when sonar is started. Close the audio play...

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    47 troubleshooting problems with recording problem points to check action can’t record could a message be indicating “unable to open audio record device”? If media player or another application that has audio playback capability is running, sonar won’t be able to use the audio driver, and an error a...

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    48 troubleshooting sound from the device connected to the input jacks is not loud enough are the [main mix] knob, the level knobs for each input, and the headphone volume knob raised appropriately? Turn these knobs toward the right to adjust the volume. Is the input level appropriate? Adjust the inp...

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    49 troubleshooting if data cannot be recorded while recording audio, or if data cannot be fully processed during playback, sonar will automatically halt. This is called a dropout . Clicks or pops may also occur if problems occur in communication between sonar and the sonar v-studio 100 hardware. The...

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    50 troubleshooting if problems occur more frequently with large (heavy) projects increase the mixing latency extremely short mixing latency settings may place an excessive load on your computer. “about mixing latency” (p. 57) use freezing or bouncing to reduce the load on your computer if the size o...

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    51 appendix changing or viewing the settings 1. When changing driver settings, always make sure to first quit all applications using the sonar v-studio 100 hardware. This is unnecessary when only checking the settings. 2. Open the “control panel,” and double-click “vs-100.” * if the above icon canno...

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    52 appendix changing or viewing the settings 1. Use a usb cable to connect the sonar v-studio 100 hardware with your computer. 2. Turn the power switch of the sonar v-studio 100 hardware to the “on” position. 3. Open “system preferences” and click “vs-100.” the driver settings panel is displayed. Co...

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    53 appendix 1. Start up windows with all usb cables disconnected (except those for a usb keyboard and/or usb mouse, if used). 2. Close all applications before performing the uninstallation. 3. Open “control panel” and click “uninstall a program.” * if you’re using the classic view, double-click the ...

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    54 appendix 1. Start computer with all usb cables disconnected. (except the keyboard and mouse) 2. Double-click “vs100_uninstaller.” 3. The display will indicate “this uninstalls vs-100 driver from this macintosh.”; click [uninstall]. * if any other message appears, proceed as directed by that messa...

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    55 appendix 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. 1. Open the “control panel,” and double-click “system.” * ...

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    56 appendix 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. * selecting a higher sampling rate will allow you to handle audio at ...

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    57 appendix 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 la...

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    58 appendix 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. If you want to uninstall a component of sona...

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