Instruction Manual

Improving Audio Performance
Digital audio presents several challenges: it is large, using enormous amounts of disk
space, especially at higher sampling rates and bit-depths, and it is CPU-intensive. Added
to this mix is the wide variety of audio hardware available today. This section covers some
common problems with recording and playback and how to configure your computer and
audio hardware for optimum performance.
See:
System Configuration
Improving Performance with Digital Audio
System Configuration
This section covers optimizing your system configuration to work with SONAR.
See:
The Wave Profiler
Enabling and Disabling Audio Devices
Sampling Rates
Bit Depths, and Float Resolution
The Wave Profiler
The Wave Profiler is a utility that analyzes the sound cards in your computer and
determines the best DMA (Direct Memory Access) settings for communicating with
SONAR. These DMA settings are displayed in samples, at the sample rates and bit
depths your sound card supports. The Wave Profiler also sets a value in milliseconds for