CAKEWALK Sonar V-STUDIO 100, Getting Started Manual

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Page 2: ...egard to any infringements of third party copyrights arising through your use of this unit Additional Precautions Unfortunately it may be impossible to restore the contents of data that was stored on a hard disk etc once it has been lost Roland Corporation assumes no liability concerning such loss of data To avoid disturbing your neighbors try to keep the unit s volume at reasonable levels You may...

Page 3: ...File menu command New Material that is distinct from the main text or operating procedure such as operating tips or related information is enclosed by a heavy border Unless otherwise specified Windows Vista and Windows XP are referred to simply as Windows Unless otherwise specified the SONAR VS software included with this product is referred to simply as SONAR SONAR is designed to be flexibly cust...

Page 4: ...1 Other Audio Driver and Audio Related Settings 23 MIDI Devices Settings 25 MIDI Controllers Surfaces Settings 27 Loading the VS 100 Plug in 27 VST VSTi Registration and Settings 28 Playing a Demo Song 29 Playing an Audio Demo Song 29 Recording audio 32 1 Connect your instrument or microphone 32 2 Create a new file 34 3 Select the input for the track 35 4 Adjust the level 36 5 Arm the desired trac...

Page 5: ... 51 VS 100 Driver settings 51 Windows Users 51 Macintosh Users 52 Uninstalling VS 100 Driver 53 Windows Vista Users 53 Windows XP Users 53 Macintosh Users 54 Giving Priority to Background Service Windows XP 55 About Sampling Rates 56 About Mixing Latency 57 Multi user Use 58 Uninstalling SONAR and Other Components 58 ...

Page 6: ...hat you should remember Keep this manual at hand for reference SONAR VS Installation DVD ROM This DVD ROM contains SONAR VS VS Production Pack and Guitar Rig 3 LE SONAR V STUDIO 100 Driver CD ROM This CD ROM contains the SONAR V STUDIO 100 driver USB cable Use this cable to connect the SONAR V STUDIO 100 hardware to the USB connector of your computer Please use only the included USB cable If you r...

Page 7: ...ications that are not shown in the Windows taskbar What is a Driver A driver is software that transfers data between the SONAR V STUDIO 100 hardware and application software on your computer when your computer and the SONAR V STUDIO 100 hardware are connected via a USB cable You will need to install the driver before connecting the SONAR V STUDIO 100 hardware with your computer Log on to Windows a...

Page 8: ...isc drive If a message informs you that Driver installation must be performed by an administrator you must log on to Windows as a user whose Account Type is Administrator and then perform the installation 5 A confirmation screen regarding User Account Control appears click Continue 6 The message VS 100 Driver will be installed on your computer appears Click Next If any other message appears follow...

Page 9: ... SONAR V STUDIO 100 hardware s MAIN MIX knob 2 Connect the included AC adaptor to the SONAR V STUDIO 100 hardware 3 Turn on the POWER switch of the SONAR V STUDIO 100 hardware 4 Use the included USB cable to connect the SONAR V STUDIO 100 hardware to your computer DC IN to Power Outlet AC Adaptor Power Cord Computer USB connector USB cable Included ...

Page 10: ...r once again being careful to follow the instructions for the installation procedure 1 Disconnect all USB cables except those for a USB keyboard and or USB mouse if used then start up Windows 2 Close all currently running software applications Also close all windows that are open If you are using software such as antivirus programs be sure to close these programs as well 3 Insert the included SONA...

Page 11: ...t this point If any other message appears follow the directions of the message If the Driver Signing Options setting was not set to Ignore a Hardware Installation dialog box appears A dialog box with a symbol appears 1 Click Continue Anyway and continue the installation A dialog box with a x symbol appears 1 Click OK 2 When the Found New Hardware Wizard appears click Finish 3 Return to step 1 p 10...

Page 12: ... SONAR V STUDIO 100 hardware s MAIN MIX knob 2 Connect the included AC adaptor to the SONAR V STUDIO 100 hardware 3 Turn on the POWER switch of the SONAR V STUDIO 100 hardware 4 Use the included USB cable to connect the SONAR V STUDIO 100 hardware to your computer DC IN to Power Outlet AC Adaptor Power Cord Computer USB connector USB cable Included ...

Page 13: ...th the installation click OK to cancel the installation and then refer to Driver Signing Options setting 10 If the Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard appears Click Finish 11 When the Installation has been completed message appears installation has been completed Click Close to close the Driver Setup dialog box 12 If the System Setting Change dialog box appears click Yes to restart Windows If...

Page 14: ... 5 In some cases the display will indicate This Installer package needs to run a program to determine if it can be installed Do you want to continue or This package contains a program that determines if the software can be installed Are you sure you want to continue click Continue 6 The display will indicate Welcome to the VS 100 Driver Installer click Continue 7 If the display indicates Select a ...

Page 15: ...ctionality If you ll be using the SONAR V STUDIO 100 as a control surface for DAW software other than SONAR set the SONAR V STUDIO 100 s system setting DAW Select to Other If the system setting DAW Select is set to Other your DAW software will recognize the SONAR V STUDIO 100 as a Mackie Control For details on how to change system settings refer to the SONAR V STUDIO 100 hardware manual Example Se...

Page 16: ...2 Connect the included AC adaptor to the SONAR V STUDIO 100 hardware 3 Turn on the POWER switch of the SONAR V STUDIO 100 hardware 4 Use the included USB cable to connect the SONAR V STUDIO 100 hardware to your computer DC IN to Power Outlet AC Adaptor Power Cord Computer USB connector USB cable Included ...

Page 17: ...ent such as headphones or speakers If you connect headphones or monitor speakers as shown in the illustration you ll be able to monitor the playback audio For details about on the SONAR V STUDIO 100 hardware itself refer to the included SONAR V STUDIO 100 Hardware Manual as well Connecting your audio equipment Monitor amplified speakers Stereo Headphones Computer ...

Page 18: ...og onto http www cakewalk com register or call 888 CAKEWALK U S or 1 617 423 9004 outside the U S between 9 AM and 8 PM Eastern Standard Time If you live outside of North America please visit our distributor s page at http www cakewalk com Dealers International asp to get the telephone number of your local distributor You ll need to supply your serial number your name and a valid email address Reg...

Page 19: ...er 2 Close any open programs that are running 3 Place the SONAR V STUDIO 100 INSTALLATION DVD ROM in your disc drive If you have autorun enabled the SONAR Setup Wizard opens automatically If autorun is not enabled you can open the SONAR AutoRun menu by selecting Start Run and enter d VS_Production_Pack Setup exe where d is your disc drive 4 Click the Next button 5 Follow the installation instructi...

Page 20: ...evices dialog 5 In the Inputs and Outputs lists select the following VS 100 MIDI devices that you will use with SONAR 6 Click OK to close the MIDI Devices dialog and return to the Controllers Surfaces dialog 7 Click the Add New Controller Surface button to open the Controller Surface Settings dialog 8 In the Controller Surface box select VS 100 9 Assign both Input Port and Output Port to CONTROL V...

Page 21: ...by SONAR 1 Choose Options Audio to display the Audio Options dialog box 2 In the Audio Options dialog box click the Advanced tab 3 In the Playback and Recording section select ASIO from the Driver Mode dropdown menu 4 Click Apply 5 In the Audio Options dialog box click the Drivers tab 6 Verify that the SONAR V STUDIO 100 driver is shown in the Input Drivers and Output Drivers fields Select check t...

Page 22: ...f the screen indicates Audio Driver Error click Use Anyway If the driver is not shown Did you connect the SONAR V STUDIO 100 hardware before launching SONAR Is the interface driver installed correctly Refer to Installing the SONAR V STUDIO 100 Driver p 7 and verify that the SONAR V STUDIO 100 driver is installed correctly Is the SONAR V STUDIO 100 hardware correctly connected to your computer Is t...

Page 23: ... buffer size too far a greater processing load will be placed on your computer potentially causing pops clicks and dropouts interrupted playback If this occurs increase the buffer size About Mixing Latency p 57 Audio Options dialog Advanced tab Driver Mode If an Audio Driver Error appears adjust Audio Buffer Size in the ASIO Panel Troubleshooting p 41 If the driver mode is WDM KS try changing to A...

Page 24: ...log Audio Data tab To open the Global Options dialog box choose the menu command Options Global Global Audio Folder This specifies the folder where audio data will be stored temporarily for example when a new project is created If you re using a dedicated hard disk drive just for audio data specify that drive in this field File Bit Depths This specifies the bit depth of the audio files created by ...

Page 25: ...ear the check box for these devices MIDI Mapper Microsoft MIDI Mapper These are virtual MIDI ports used by Windows and are not used by SONAR Microsoft GS Wavetable SW Synth This monopolizes the audio driver making it impossible to use audio functionality in SONAR Roland VSC stand alone version the stand alone versions of other software synthesizers These are not suitable for use in SONAR since the...

Page 26: ...client The ReWire client will be unable to receive MIDI messages from your MIDI keyboard When using a controller or surface that supports bi directional communication Place this device so that it is at the bottom of the selected MIDI Devices in the MIDI Devices dialog box Outputs field In SONAR when you open an SMF or create a new MIDI track priority is given to the higher of the devices selected ...

Page 27: ... and the Output Port 6 Click OK to close the dialog box 7 In the Controllers Surfaces dialog make sure that the WAI check boxes and the ACT check boxes are selected and click Close If you re using an Edirol PCR series unit as an external MIDI keyboard use the dedicated plug in for the PCR series Details on settings and using the plug in are provided in the section Edirol PCR Controllers of the onl...

Page 28: ...click the Add button and specify the folder in which your VST plug ins are installed If a folder in which no VST plug ins are installed is shown click the folder name to select it and then click Remove 3 When you ve finished specifying the folders that SONAR should scan click OK 4 In the VST Scan section click the Scan VST Folders button Your VST plug ins have now been registered in SONAR VST VSTi...

Page 29: ...he File Open command to open the Open dialog box 2 Select the project file SONAR_VS_AudioDemo1 within the Documents Cakewalk SONAR VS Tutorials Tutorial 1 folder 3 Click Open to open the project Wait until the project has finished loading 4 Press the SONAR V STUDIO 100 hardware s PLAY button 5 Adjust the volume of the SONAR V STUDIO 100 hardware and your sound reinforcement equipment monitor speak...

Page 30: ...k or recording if you connect disconnect another USB device such as a memory key or switch a device s power on off at the same time that SONAR is being used Data transfer using USB could get congested if you use the SONAR V STUDIO 100 hardware and a USB connected hard disk at the same time As a result the data transfer speed for the hard disk could be significantly reduced As a storage location fo...

Page 31: ... DISK meter is staying in the green area there is probably no problem If the meter is reaching the yellow area but you don t hear noise or dropouts interruptions in the playback this means that your computer s capabilities are being used nearly to their limit The DISK meter may also indicate a relatively high value if you re using a notebook PC DISK Meter DISK Meter ...

Page 32: ...to both MIC jacks INPUT 1L and 2R This means that a mic requiring phantom power cannot be used simultaneously with a microphone that does not require phantom power You must turn phantom power off unless you re using a condenser mic that requires a phantom power supply Malfunctions will occur if phantom power is supplied to a dynamic microphone or audio playback device For details on the specificat...

Page 33: ...button Connecting a digital device If you want to make a digital audio connection from a digital mixer or similar device connect its output e g the DIGITAL OUT connector to the SONAR V STUDIO 100 s COAXIAL IN 7 8 jack Guitar Bass If you ve connected a guitar bass set Hi Z button to ON Hi Z Digital Mixer etc Set to match SONAR s sampling rate ...

Page 34: ...box 3 In the Name field of the New Project File dialog box enter the name of the song that you want to create fig FileNew eps 4 From the templates choose 16 track audio and click OK 5 A project containing 16 audio tracks will be created In this example we re going to record on track 1 2 Create a new file ...

Page 35: ...rack 1 fig Input eps 3 Select the appropriate device for the input you connected 3 Select the input for the track Source Selected device Record only INPUT 1L in monaural Left VS 100 1 2 Record only INPUT 2R in monaural Right VS 100 1 2 Record INPUT 1L and 2R in stereo Stereo VS 100 1 2 Record INPUT 3 4 in stereo Stereo VS 100 3 4 Record INPUT 5 6 in stereo Stereo VS 100 5 6 Record INPUT 7 8 COAXIA...

Page 36: ...ages 1 Press SONAR V STUDIO 100 s DISPLAY button The level meter appears in the display If a different screen is shown press the DISPLAY button once again 2 If your microphone or guitar is connected to the INPUT1L or 2R jacks use SONAR V STUDIO 100 s front panel SENS knob to adjust the input level The input level for a device connected to INPUT 3 6 must be adjusted using the controls of the device...

Page 37: ...ntrol surface screen If Track1 is not shown press the SONAR V STUDIO 100 s track select button to make the screen indicate Track1 Alternatively you can click SONAR s track 1 icon 3 Press the SONAR V STUDIO 100 s ARM button The SONAR V STUDIO 100 s ARM button and SONAR s track 1 ARM button will both light indicating that this track is armed for recording You can also arm the track by clicking the A...

Page 38: ... Output field select VS 100 OUT 1 2 as the metronome s output port 4 Click OK fig metro01 eps 5 In SONAR s toolbar double click the tempo display and enter the desired tempo Enter a numerical value from your computer keyboard and press the Enter key to confirm it fig metro02 eps This completes preparations for recording 6 Turn on the metronome ...

Page 39: ...free to try as many times as you like until you ve captured a performance you re happy with The sound of playback or recording may be interrupted if you connect or disconnect USB memory or another USB device or turn the power on off during these operations Using a USB connected hard disk may decrease the hard disk data transfer rate due to congestion on the USB data bus Do not use a USB connected ...

Page 40: ... appears fig VX64 eps 3 Play back The recorded track will play back with the effect applied In addition to the VocalStrip plug in for vocals SONAR provides a broad range of effects such as Guitar Rig for guitar as well as mastering effects Please try them out For details about using VocalStrip refer to the online Help for VocalStrip The online Help for VocalStrip appears if you press the F1 key of...

Page 41: ...ion Pack Plug ins online document PDF Format This explains how to operate plug ins included in the VS Production Pack This is located in the root directory of the SONAR VS Installation DVD ROM Online Help SONAR s online Help is an organized collection of information that covers everything from operation to full details of all functions and commands To view this launch SONAR and from the Help menu ...

Page 42: ...it as described in Installing the SONAR V STUDIO 100 Driver p 7 Can t install the driver according to the procedure What user privileges did you use to log on to Windows You must log on to Windows as one of the following users A user belonging to the Administrators group such as Administrator A user whose account type is computer administrator For details refer to the system administrator of your ...

Page 43: ...connecting the SONAR V STUDIO 100 to a different USB connector may cause the Found New Hardware Wizard to appear even though the driver has already been installed This is not a malfunction Install the driver as described in Installing the SONAR V STUDIO 100 Driver p 7 A numeral such as 2 has appeared in front of the device name Windows Vista Could you have connected the SONAR V STUDIO 100 to a dif...

Page 44: ...bling those audio drivers Could your computer s internal sound card be enabled Some internal sound cards may cause problems for other audio drivers In this case try disabling the internal sound card in the device manager or in your computer s BIOS screen Problems at Startup with SONAR Problem Points to check Action Can t start up Could numerous applications be running It may be that SONAR cannot s...

Page 45: ...on File Recovery Mode No sound at all Is your sound reproduction equipment speakers headphones connected correctly Connect your audio reproduction equipment Connecting your audio equipment p 17 Is the power switch turned on Make sure that your sound reproduction system and the SONAR V STUDIO 100 hardware is powered up Are the volume knobs raised Make sure that the volume knobs of your sound reprod...

Page 46: ...d be significantly reduced As a storage location for the audio data that you record and play back you should avoid using a hard disk that is connected via USB Didthedropoutoccurimmediately after the system started up or after it woke from sleep Dropouts during playback recording sometimes occur immediately after the system has started up or after it has woken from sleep Wait for a while then try t...

Page 47: ...ard disk could be significantly reduced As a storage location for the audio data that you record and play back you should avoid using a hard disk that is connected via USB Didthedropoutoccurimmediately after the system started up or after it woke from sleep Dropouts during playback recording sometimes occur immediately after the system has started up or after it has woken from sleep Wait for a whi...

Page 48: ...output of another USB device is connected to the SONAR V STUDIO 100 noise from your computer may be heard via the SONAR V STUDIO 100 Try connecting via a self powered USB hub a USB hub that has an internal power supply or AC adaptor or changing the audio output connections Is your equipment grounded You may be able to solve the problem by connecting the chassis of your computer or the ground pin o...

Page 49: ...ng Latency The default setting is 256 but you can try changing this to 512 if audio related problems occur Install the correct device driver Even for your non audio devices make sure that the correct device drivers for your computer system are installed and that your computer is running correctly You should pay particular attention to this if you ve modified your computer or added peripheral devic...

Page 50: ... memory that are available to SONAR It is best to close all programs that are not needed for your work Change the VS 100 driver s buffer size In some cases reducing the VS 100 driver s buffer size may allow stable operation even with a shorter Mixing Latency 1 Before you change the driver settings you must close all programs that are using the SONAR V STUDIO 100 hardware This is not necessary if y...

Page 51: ...tion from the left for the buffer size After you ve changed the Audio Buffer Size make sure to restart all applications which are using the SONAR V STUDIO 100 hardware Then if you are using a program that offers a function for testing audio devices we recommend that you run such tests Also you may want to check to see if your application is one of those that provides a setting for adjusting the bu...

Page 52: ...rease this Audio Buffer Size setting For some software it may not be possible to adjust the buffer size Recording Margin If the recorded audio data contains sound dropouts or noise even after you ve adjusted the audio buffer size in your software and also adjusted the above Audio Buffer Size try increasing this Recording Margin setting For some software it may not be possible to adjust the buffer ...

Page 53: ...orm the uninstallation 6 The display will indicate The installed VS 100 Driver will be uninstalled Click the OK 7 When the message Uninstallation was completed is displayed click OK to restart Windows 1 Start up Windows with all USB cables disconnected except those for a USB keyboard and or USB mouse if used 2 Close all applications before performing the uninstallation 3 Open Control Panel and cli...

Page 54: ...ssage appears proceed as directed by that message 4 The display will indicate Are you sure to uninstall the driver click OK 5 The Authenticate dialog box or the dialog that indicates Installer requires that you type your password appears enter the password and click OK 6 The display will indicate Uninstllation is completed click Restart Your computer will then restart It may take some time for res...

Page 55: ...sing the SONAR V STUDIO 100 hardware 1 Open the Control Panel and double click System If you don t see the above icon click Performance and Maintenance and then click System 2 Click the Advanced tab click Settings located in the Performance area and click the Advanced tab 3 Choose Background services and click OK 4 Click OK to close System Properties Giving Priority to Background Service Windows X...

Page 56: ... 100 hardware to change the sampling rate 3 Launch SONAR Even if an Audio Driver Error is displayed during startup click Use Anyway An error message will not be displayed if you re using ASIO 4 Execute the Options Audio command to open the Audio Options dialog box 5 Click the General tab and specify the same Sampling Rate as you selected on the SONAR V STUDIO 100 hardware 6 Click OK to close the d...

Page 57: ...o shorten the latency any further Interruptions or dropouts occur during playback in SONAR You may be able to reduce interruptions or dropouts by increasing the Mixing Latency Procedure for setting the Mixing Latency 1 Execute the Options Audio command to open the Audio Options dialog box Click the General tab 2 Click the Wave Profiler button If you see an indication that the operation ended succe...

Page 58: ... to uninstall that component 1 Log on as a user who has administrative privileges 2 Click the Windows Start button and then click Control Panel 3 Click Programs and Features in Windows XP Add or Remove Programs 4 In the list of programs click the component that you want to uninstall Choose from SONAR VS VS Production Pack etc 5 Click Uninstall in Windows XP Remove to uninstall SONAR If a user acco...

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