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Improving audio performance
System configuration
Bit depths for exporting audio
You can choose the bit depth of exported files from SONAR. Unless you are burning a CD or DVD,
or are concerned about storage space, you can export files at 32 bits (or even 64) to preserve the
precision of any audio processing that was done to the files.
To choose an exporting bit depth
1.
Use the
File > Export > Audio
command to open the
Export Audio
dialog box.
2.
In the
Bit Depth
field, select the desired number.
3.
Choose other options and click
OK
.
Bit depths for rendering audio
You can choose the bit depth that SONAR uses for such operations as bouncing tracks, freezing
tracks, and applying effects (these processes are referred to as rendering). This bit depth is set at 32
by default, which allows large level changes without clipping, and with greater dynamic range,
especially in soft parts of your music. You can also render at 64 bits for greatest precision.
To choose a rendering bit depth
1.
Go to
Edit > Preferences > File - Audio Data
.
2.
Under
File Bit Depths
, change the
Render Bit Depth
field to the desired number.
3.
Click
OK
.
Preparing higher-quality audio for CD burning
If your project uses a different sampling rate from 44,100, or contains files that are not 16-bit, use
this procedure to prepare your project for CD-burning:
To prepare higher-quality audio for CD burning
1.
Use the
File > Export > Audio
command to open the
Export Audio
dialog box. Choose
RIFF
Wave
in the
Files of Type
field,
Export to Stereo File(s)
in the
Format
field, and
16
in the
Bit
Depth
field.
2.
After exporting the audio, close SONAR and open up your sound card control panel (for M-Audio
cards, usually the Delta Control Panel, for Echo Audio, usually the Echo Console, for MOTU it's
the 324 console, etc.) Once the control panel is open, change the setting for your sampling rate
to 44.1 kHz.
3.
Next launch SONAR, go to
Edit > Preferences > Audio - Driver Settings
and change the
Audio Driver Bit Depth
to
16
. Change
Default Settings for New Projects
to
44100 Hz
for the
Sampling Rate
.
4.
After making these adjustments, click the
Wave Profiler
button. In some instances, with certain
audio hardware configurations you may be prompted with an audio driver error dialog box during
this process. This is nothing to be concerned about. You will have to exit SONAR, re-launch,
Summary of Contents for sonar x3
Page 1: ...SONAR X3 Reference Guide...
Page 4: ...4 Getting started...
Page 112: ...112 Tutorial 1 Creating playing and saving projects Saving project files...
Page 124: ...124 Tutorial 3 Recording vocals and musical instruments...
Page 132: ...132 Tutorial 4 Playing and recording software instruments...
Page 142: ...142 Tutorial 5 Working with music notation...
Page 150: ...150 Tutorial 6 Editing your music...
Page 160: ...160 Tutorial 7 Mixing and adding effects...
Page 170: ...170 Tutorial 8 Working with video Exporting your video...
Page 570: ...570 Control Bar overview...
Page 696: ...696 AudioSnap Producer and Studio only Algorithms and rendering...
Page 720: ...720 Working with loops and Groove Clips Importing Project5 patterns...
Page 820: ...820 Drum maps and the Drum Grid pane The Drum Grid pane...
Page 848: ...848 Editing audio Audio effects audio plug ins...
Page 878: ...878 Software instruments Stand alone synths...
Page 1042: ...1042 ProChannel Producer and Studio only...
Page 1088: ...1088 Sharing your songs on SoundCloud Troubleshooting...
Page 1140: ...1140 Automation Recording automation data from an external controller...
Page 1178: ...1178 Multi touch...
Page 1228: ...1228 Notation and lyrics Working with lyrics...
Page 1282: ...1282 Synchronizing your gear MIDI Machine Control MMC...
Page 1358: ...1358 External devices Working with StudioWare...
Page 1362: ...1362 Using CAL Sample CAL files...
Page 1386: ...1386 Troubleshooting Known issues...
Page 1394: ...1394 Hardware setup Set up to record digital audio...
Page 1400: ...1400 MIDI files...
Page 1422: ...1422 Initialization files Initialization file format...
Page 1463: ...1463 Misc enhancements New features in SONAR X3...
Page 1470: ...1470 Comparison...
Page 1518: ...1518 Included plug ins Instruments...
Page 1532: ...1532 Cyclone Using Cyclone...
Page 1694: ...1694 Beginner s guide to Cakewalk software Audio hardware sound cards and drivers...
Page 1854: ...1854 Preferences dialog Customization Nudge Figure 518 The Nudge section...
Page 1856: ...1856 Preferences dialog Customization Snap to Grid Figure 519 The Snap to Grid section...
Page 1920: ...1920 Snap Scale Settings dialog...
Page 2042: ...2042 View reference Surround panner...
