Chappel

Viet Vet 6869

chuckebaby


im going to make this as simple as possible.
What you want is a soundcard that's a breakaway box.
You plug the unit into your computer with a USB cable.
You also want something thats already been tested and works with windows 7 and sonar x1.

the focusrite saphire 6 usb is a good choice.
It has the preamp basically built right in.
It comes with XLR quarter-inch jacks and also supports MIDI.
Not to mention the combination jacks have the award-winning pres.

I took your advice and I just bought the Focusrite saffire 6 USB.

Thanks for helping a fng.

The important thing with using a good audio interface is getting the installation right and configuration in Sonar right. Once the settings are tweaked you will be able to run lots of FX and soft synths at the same time, depending on how fast your system is and how much ram you have, of course. Read any manuals that come with the device, and become familiar with the Sonar tutorials and help files. The more you know, the more you can do. And if you have any problems, post something before you get frustrated and start pulling your hair out.

This page is for setting up an M-Audio device but the process is the same for what you have. Just think Focusrite where you see M-Audio.

http://www.cakewalk.com/Support/hwsetup.aspx?dm=asio&man=M-Audio


Cakewalk has a YouTube page with plenty of helpful videos on it. Here is one that shows an overview of the software you're using.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETKi3kWhIhs&feature=plcp


The core of your new recording system will be the X-1 audio options. That is where you can tweak the settings to optimize the audio interface's ability to work with Sonar. Your Sonar should have information on how to setup and configure the audio options for best performance in the help files, manual, and tutorials. Your X-1 manual may be on the installation disk in PDF form if you didn't get a hard copy. If it is, copy it onto your hard drive for easy access.