Instruction Manual

1212 Beginner’s Guide to Cakewalk Software
Audio
For more information, see:
Tracks
Clips
Track-by-Track Playback
Connecting an Instrument, Home Stereo, or Microphone to your Sound
Card
Choosing Inputs
Audio Recording
Audio Hardware (Sound Cards) and Drivers
MIDI
Tracks
A track is represented by a horizontal strip in the Track view that has a
name and number on the left side (each track is also represented by a
vertical module in the Console view). A track is a container you usually use
to keep the sound from each instrument separate from the others—you
usually keep the sound from each instrument on a separate track.
Your audio tracks are
assigned to the wrong
playback device.
Check the playback device assignment for an
audio track by clicking the track’s Output
button or Out field. If the name of your sound
card (the one you have connected to an amp
and speakers) is not selected on the popup
menu, select it. If it’s not listed, use the
Options-Audio command to open the Audio
Options dialog. In the Audio Options dialog
box, make sure the name of your sound card
is highlighted on the Drivers tab under Output
Drivers, and also on the General tab under
Playback Timing Master.
If you don’t see anything resembling the
name of your sound card, anywhere, see the
next step.
Cakewalk doesn't recognize
your sound card.
Choose Options-Audio, click the General
tab, and then click the Wave Profiler button to
test your audio hardware. Then try playing the
file again.
Possible problem... What to do...