Instruction Manual

1244 Dialog Reference
Audio Options dialog—General
• 0 dB center, balance control——this choice causes no boost in a signal
that’s panned hard left or right, and no dip in output level in either
channel when the signal is center panned.
Dim Solo Gain
Dim Solo is a mode in which non-soloed audio tracks/buses are still audible
but at a reduced level. The default gain reduction is -6dB, but can also be
configured for -12dB and -18dB.
See:
Dim Solo Mode
Default Settings for New Projects
• The Sampling Rate drop-down list allows you to enter or select an
audio sampling rate for a new .cwp file. Once any audio has been
added to a .cwp file — either by recording audio or by using the File-
Import-Audio command—you can’t change the sampling rate for that
.cwp file. Therefore, you should choose the sampling rate immediately
after choosing File-New to start a new song.
You can choose one of the following sampling rates: 11025 Hz, 22050
Hz, 44100 Hz, 48000 Hz, 88200, 96000, 176400 and 192000 Hz. The
default used by SONAR is 44100 Hz, the same rate as audio CDs.
However, you may choose a higher rate and later mixdown to 44100.
You can also enter any hardware supported value in the Sampling Rate
field. Consult your hardware documentation for supported sampling
rates.
Note: For most sound cards, all digital audio in the same song must be
at the same sampling rate. Some dedicated audio systems let you mix
different sampling rates in the same song; SONAR only lets you do this
if the audio system supports it. This feature is meant primarily for sound
cards that use different Windows drivers for input and output; SONAR
treats such cards as two different programs.
Mixing Latency (MME and WDM drivers only)
•The Buffers in Playback Queue values determine the buffer
characteristics for transfers to and from the audio drivers. Lowering this
value improves audio latency, though making it too low makes your
system more susceptible to stuttering or dropouts
•The Buffer Size Slider enables you to set mixing latency manually,
overriding the value set by the Wave Device Profiler. Lower numbers
increase the risk of audio problems. WDM sound card drivers offer