Instruction Manual

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Troubleshooting

7. Click on the instrument in the Uses Instrument list.

8. Click OK when you are done.

If your manufacturer or instrument doesn’t appear, check our web site to

see if an updated instrument definition is available. You can also create

your own instrument definition. For more information on instrument

definitions, see the online help topic: Instrument Definitions.

More Frequently Asked Questions.

I Hear an Echo When I Record

If you have input monitoring enabled, when you play an instrument that is

plugged into your sound card, you hear the direct signal that goes straight

through your sound card, and an instant later you hear the sound that is

processed by SONAR, including any plug-in effects you may be using. Only

the processed sound is recorded.

You can eliminate the echo in either of two ways:

• Mute the direct signal so you only hear the sound that is processed by

SONAR. If you choose this method, you may hear too much of a lag

between the time you play your instrument and the time you hear it,

depending on the latency of your system (using WDM audio drivers is a

great way to achieve lower latency).

• Disable input monitoring so you only hear the raw signal that’s coming

through your sound card. If you choose this method, you won’t hear any

plug-in effects you may be using.

To disable input monitoring:

• On the track where you want to disable input monitoring, click the

track’s Input Echo button so that it is in the off position:

To mute your sound card’s direct sound:

1. Open the software mixer that controls your sound card. If your sound

card uses the Windows mixer, open the mixer by using the Start-

Programs-Accessories-Entertainment-Volume Control command,

or by double-clicking the speaker icon on the Windows taskbar.

2. In the Play Control window of the mixer, check the Mute checkbox in

the Line-In column, or in the column of whatever jack your instrument is

plugged into, and close the mixer window.