Using Two Audio Devices and I Want Sonar to Choose the VS700R

I've been using a VS 700R for a couple of years now.  I was given a Focusrite Saffire Pro 40 that has an ADAT out.  It's a firewire device.  I'd like to use the Focusrite as the extra channels for some outboard synths.  At 88.2K I get four channels on the VS700.  I've plugged into the Saffire and X1 sees those four digital tracks and I can record to them.  So that part works.  The issue is when I turn both units on and then launch X1, the software unchecks the VS as the audio device- actually doesn't choose a device.  I have to go into preferences and change it back to the VS.  Not a problem but A) it's a PITA and B) the more severe PITA is all of the inputs on the project I'm working on default to the 1st available on the device!  So I have to go and re-assign inputs that were already previously assigned. 

So my question is this:  Is there a way to get X1 to only choose the VS as the audio device? 

Another thing you may want to look at is Control Panel > Sounds and see what is listed as the default device. When you installed the Focusrite it probably set itself as the default audio device for the system. Just set that to whatever device you want to use.

He shouldn't need to manually mess with the registry for this, should he? I just flopped over from my old interface to a new one yesterday with them both installed and I only had to tweak a couple things to make it all good. Doesn't Windows just do the registry edits for you?

Beepster


He shouldn't need to manually mess with the registry for this, should he? I just flopped over from my old interface to a new one yesterday with them both installed and I only had to tweak a couple things to make it all good. Doesn't Windows just do the registry edits for you?

It's been the same since I started using Sonar back at 3. I always have to change the name of my PodXT drivers so I don't have to keep switching it back to my other AI.

Beepster


You cannot use both devices simultaneously. More specifically you cannot use both DRIVERS simultaneously. You have to pick one or the other. If you saved a project using one device as the main in/out it will default to that until you save it with the other device as the main in/out. (EDIT: you can have both installed. You just can't use them both at the same time)

You CAN use 2 devices at the same time.  You must use WDM instead of ASIO to do it though.  At one point I used to use an RME and M-Audio device at the same time using WDM.

@bysbox... I thought using the other driver modes was less than ideal at the best of times and impossible at others. Both my Layla and Echo call for ASIO. I'll have to take a look at all this stuff when my brain is working... because it sure isn't right now. Cheers.

If I understand correctly, your audio path is in via the Saphire's jacks & out via the ADAT to the VS700R & then to Sonar. So you're really only using one audio device in Sonar - the VS.

No personal experience with the Saphire here but according to the Saphire docs on the web, you need to set that routing up on the Saphire up in standalone mode & save the setup to the hardware. Then you should be able to either unplug the Saphire firewire connection or disable the driver under windows control panel/system/hardware & it should still function as you intended.