Reference Guide

Setup

Introduction

Remapping using friendly driver names

When Use friendly names to represent audio drivers is selected in Edit > Preferences > Audio -

Devices, SONAR can intelligently remap devices across different hardware configurations or driver

models by using your assigned friendly driver names, even if the hardware names do not match.

This can be very useful if you switch driver modes and load projects you worked on earlier in another

driver mode, or if you collaborate with other people who have different hardware configurations. As

long as you set up friendly names that match, all outputs will be automatically remapped.

Changing MIDI Output devices

Changing MIDI output ports in Edit > Preferences > MIDI - Devices has the following effect:

• Enabling a new output port. All MIDI tracks and control surfaces retain their current output

port assignments.

• Disabling an unassigned output port. All MIDI tracks and control surfaces retain their current

output port assignments.

• Disabling an assigned output port. The result is different for MIDI tracks and control

surfaces:MIDI tracks. The Missing MIDI Ports dialog box appears and lets you remap the

missing output ports to available output ports.

• Control surfaces. The control surface output port is assigned to None.

Note: The Missing Audio Outputs dialog box is not shown if there is only a single missing

output port and only one available output port. In this case, SONAR will automatically assign the

missing output port to the available output port.

Note: Remapping with friendly names takes precedence over the actual hardware device

names.

Note: If you do not remap a missing device, the track’s Output control will display MISSING:

<name of missing device>. If the missing device becomes available in the future, the track will

automatically be assigned to the correct device.