Instruction Manual

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Troubleshooting
Safe Mode does the following:
• Opens only the Track view.
• Prompts you if you want to open the plug-ins saved with your
project. Each plug-in gets a prompt, so you can open some and not
open others.
See:
File Recovery Mode
Audio Distorts at Greater than 16 Bits
There are several settings in the Audio Options dialog box (Options-Audio
command) you need to set before using audio formats greater than 16. See
System Configuration.
More Frequently Asked Questions.
No Sound from My Soft Synth
Use the following table to troubleshoot problems hearing a synth in SONAR
:
Possible problem… What to do…
Synth doesn’t sound when a
recorded MIDI track is sent to
it.
• Make sure you select a MIDI channel in the MIDI
track’s Output field; you may also need to select a
Patch and Bank.
• Make sure that neither the MIDI track nor the audio
track that contains the synth are muted.
• Make sure the MIDI notes are in the right range for
the synth’s patch.
Synth patched into a main out
or bus doesn’t sound.
• Make sure that at least one audio track is configured
to send data to that bus.
• Make sure that the Audio Engine button in the
Transport toolbar is depressed.