CAKEWALK Sonar V-STUDIO VS-700, Getting Started Manual

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Page 2: ...e no responsibility whatsoever with regard to any infringements of third party copyrights arising through your use of this unit Additional Precautions Unfortunately it may be impossible to restore the...

Page 3: ...mmand 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 W...

Page 4: ...1 To Uninstall SONAR 21 SONAR VS 700 software components 22 SONAR VS 700 Control Surface Plug in 22 Fantom VS Editor 22 Rapture 22 Rapture Expansion Packs 22 Running SONAR for the First Time 23 Initia...

Page 5: ...th SONAR 49 Problems with Playback 50 Problems with Recording 52 Eliminating Clicks and Dropouts 54 Appendix 56 VS 700 Driver settings 56 Changing or Viewing the Settings 56 Controls in the Settings D...

Page 6: ...he Package As soon as you open the package check that you have all of the included items If anything is missing contact your dealer VS 700C Console fig pane vs700c eps VS 700R I O Unit fig pane vs700r...

Page 7: ...de This is a table of shortcut operations for the VS 700C console SONAR 8 DVD ROM This DVD ROM contains SONAR 8 Beatscape DVD ROM This DVD ROM contains Beatscape Dimension Pro DVD ROM This DVD ROM con...

Page 8: ...you agree to accept the terms of the License Agreement What is a Driver A driver is software that transfers data between the VS 700 and application software on your computer when your computer and th...

Page 9: ...e installer by selecting Start Run and entering d VS 700_Setup exe where d is your disc drive 4 A user account control screen will appear click Continue 5 Click Next 6 Select Install VS 700 Drivers 7...

Page 10: ...e noise may be audible when you make connections but this does not indicate a malfunction The system may not be recognized correctly if you connect to a USB hub If so connect directly to a USB port on...

Page 11: ...nnect04 e eps 5 Turn on the power switch of the VS 700C fig VS 700 connect05 e eps 6 Turn on the power switch of the VS 700R fig VS 700 connect05 e eps VS 700C Rear Panel VS 700R Rear Panel Power Cord...

Page 12: ...nstallation is complete when the Installation has been completed message appears in the lower right corner of the screen 12 Click Close to close the Driver Setup dialog box 13 If the System settings c...

Page 13: ...exe where d is your disc drive 4 Click Next 5 Select Install VS 700 Drivers 6 Click Next 7 To install the driver click Next If a dialog box regarding Windows logo testing appears click Continue Anywa...

Page 14: ...ect the VS 700R to your computer Even if the volume is minimized some noise may be audible when you make connections but this does not indicate a malfunction The system may not be recognized correctly...

Page 15: ...T knobs three knobs fig VS 700 connect03e eps 4 Use the included power cords to connect the VS 700C and VS 700R to AC outlets fig VS 700 connect04 e eps VS 700C Rear Panel VS 700R Rear Panel Power Cor...

Page 16: ...e to connect the VS 700R to your computer fig VS 700 connect06e eps Connect the USB cable to the VS 700R Don t connect it to the VS 700C console Near the task bar your computer will indicate Found New...

Page 17: ...click Next 13 The screen will indicate Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard Click Finish 14 The Found New Hardware Wizard will appear Verify that VS 700M2 is shown then choose Install the software...

Page 18: ...r by selecting Start Run and entering d VS 700_Setup exe where d is your disc drive If the VS 700 CD ROM is already in you computer s CD DVD ROM drive eject the CD ROM and insert it again 2 Select Ins...

Page 19: ...rs as shown in the illustration you ll be able to monitor the playback audio fig basic e eps For details on the VS 700 itself refer to the included VS 700 Owner s Manual as well Connecting your audio...

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Page 21: ...everal buttons If autorun is not enabled you can open the SONAR AutoRun menu by selecting Start Run and entering d AutoRun exe where d is your disc drive 4 Click the Install button If you exit Setup w...

Page 22: ...can be saved in a SONAR project file For detailed instructions see the Fantom VS Editor online Help Rapture is a wavetable synthesizer with advanced sound manipulation capabilities well suited for ele...

Page 23: ...evices dialog 8 In the Inputs and Outputs lists select the following VS 700 MIDI devices that you will use with SONAR Do NOT enable the IO VS 700 port 9 Click OK to close the MIDI Devices dialog and r...

Page 24: ...ers tab 3 Verify that the VS 700 driver is shown in the Input Drivers and Output Drivers fields Select check the following drivers and clear uncheck any other drivers Audio Driver Settings Select the...

Page 25: ...R or Changing Settings p 48 If the screen indicates Audio Driver Error click Use Anyway If the driver is not shown Did you connect the VS 700 before starting up SONAR Is the interface driver installed...

Page 26: ...s or if you re using SONAR s input monitor you can shorten the latency delay until sound is heard by reducing the I O Buffer Size However if you reduce the I O buffer size too far a greater processing...

Page 27: ...a 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 held temporarily for example when a new projec...

Page 28: ...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 i...

Page 29: ...ur 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...

Page 30: ...box 7 In the Controllers Surfaces dialog make sure that the WAI check boxes and the ACT check boxes are enabled and click Close If you re using an Edirol PCR series unit as an external MIDI keyboard u...

Page 31: ...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...

Page 32: ...to the 44 1 kHz setting If the audio driver s sampling rate has been set otherwise change the sampling rate to 44 1 kHz as described in About Sampling Rates p 60 1 Using Windows Explorer copy the ent...

Page 33: ...ipment If you don t hear sound and the audio track s level meters are not moving either there may be a problem with the settings of the audio driver Check the settings as described in Audio Driver Set...

Page 34: ...the settings as described in Audio Driver Settings p 24 and try playing it back again If this does not solve the problem refer to Eliminating Clicks and Dropouts p 54 If the DISK meter indicates a hi...

Page 35: ...e an audio track for the Fantom VS internal synthesizer 1 Execute Insert Audio Track to add an audio track to the project 2 For the audio track you added Track 3 configure the controls as shown in the...

Page 36: ...he demo song choose File Close If you re asked whether you want to save the changes click No Controls the volume of headphones 1 and 2 Controls the volume of the VS 700R I O unit s monitor output main...

Page 37: ...at requires a phantom power supply Supplying phantom power to a dynamic mic or audio playback device will cause malfunctions For details on the specifications of your mic refer to the owner s manual f...

Page 38: ...ADAT device connect it to the ADAT connector A maximum of eight channels can be input Using an AES EBU connector Using a coaxial connector The DIGITAL 1 coaxial connector and AES EBU connector are a m...

Page 39: ...the stereo pair To record on both channels select either left or right 3 Select the Input for the Track Jack Connector Audio Driver INPUT1 2 Jacks VS 700 IN 1 2 INPUT3 4 Jacks VS 700 IN 3 4 INPUT5 6 J...

Page 40: ...rding Track 1 Audio 1 Press the VS 700C s TRACK 1 ARM button fig ARM eps Alternatively you can arm this track for recording by pressing the R button for Audio 1 in SONAR fig qg002 eps 4 Arm the Track...

Page 41: ...gnal that is being recorded Hold down the VS 700C s SHIFT modifier button and press the TRACK 1 MUTE button fig P30 1 eps Alternatively you can enable input monitoring for this track by pressing the b...

Page 42: ...coders are currently assigned to Threshold Attack or Release press the ASSIGN button until the encoders are assigned to Mic Pre Gain As you adjust the fader pay attention to the level indicators on th...

Page 43: ...n select the Output menu choose the metronome output port and click OK fig qg005 eps You can double click the tempo indication and type the desired tempo value Type a numerical value and press the Ent...

Page 44: ...ck 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 the VS 700 is being used Data transfer using USB could get con...

Page 45: ...of all functions and commands To view this start up SONAR and from the Help menu choose Help Topics You can open the Search tab and type a keyword to search for related topics README RTF online docum...

Page 46: ...ollowing user names A user belonging to the Administrators group e g Administrator A user whose account type is Computer Administrator Driver Signing Option Setting You may be unable to install the dr...

Page 47: ...s power off and then on again Depending on the computer you re using it may take some time for processing to be completed when you disconnect and reconnect a USB cable or when you turn the VS 700R I...

Page 48: ...ide By default some of the plug ins are not installed Some of the plug ins are not installed by default You can install them later if desired Plug ins are installed but not shown It may be that a plug...

Page 49: ...If an audio driver not being used by SONAR is installed try either disabling that driver or disconnecting the corresponding audio interface from your computer Try changing the Driver Mode p 26 Do the...

Page 50: ...between SONAR and the VS 700 will be interrupted and SONAR may stop responding Check the connection to the VS 700 restart your computer and restart SONAR Could your computer has entered Suspend mode...

Page 51: ...described in Giving Priority to Background Service Windows XP p 59 Audio Buffer Size in the setting dialog box 1 Open the Settings dialog box as described in VS 700 Driver settings p 56 2 Increase the...

Page 52: ...heck Action Can t record Could a message be indicating Unable to open audio record device If Media Player or another application that has audio playback capability is running SONAR won t be able to us...

Page 53: ...of the computer s AC power supply plug Also check whether there might be a device nearby that generates a strong magnetic field such as a television or microwave oven Noise is Heard with the Guitar S...

Page 54: ...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 you...

Page 55: ...ry that are available to SONAR It is best to close all programs that are not needed for your work Change the VS 700 driver s buffer size In some cases reducing the VS 700 driver s buffer size may allo...

Page 56: ...own audio settings Audio Buffer Size option Normally you should leave the buffer size setting at the fifth position from the left Use Smaller ASIO Buffer Size check box By selecting this check box you...

Page 57: ...ation 6 The display will indicate The installed VS 700 Driver will be uninstalled and click the OK 7 When the message Uninstallation was completed is displayed click OK to restart Windows 1 Start up W...

Page 58: ...ler Surface Settings dialog 3 In the Controller Surface box select VS 700 4 Assign both Input Port and Output Port to CONSOLE VS 700 5 Click OK to close the Controller Surface Settings dialog 1 In Fan...

Page 59: ...g the VS 700 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...

Page 60: ...o Driver Error is displayed during startup click Use Anyway An error message will not be displayed if you re using ASIO 6 Execute the Options Audio command to access the Audio Options dialog box 7 Ope...

Page 61: ...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 Laten...

Page 62: ...t 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...

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