Audio Drivers missing from Sonar

Just disconnected the soundcard with sonar running, and a warning box tells me I disconnected the Audio/Midi device, but then I could see the midi, just not the audio, so it's probably responding to this.

Is Windows Sound Card properties seeing the device?
 
My first hunch is to try reinstalling the AI drivers. Could also try shifting to another mode and back, but not sure if that would help (since SONAR is not even seeing it).
 
Last resort would be backing to a restore point, but I would try simply re-installing the drivers for it first.

Hi Kamikaze,
 
I use the Q-C also, and I have never seen my laptop's internal sound card appear in Preferences > Audio > Devices. And to be honest, even if it did appear there I would never use it.
 
Thanks for posting the picture of the driver settings... Made me realise that I hadn't updated my Q-C to the latest driver version or bios system settings...
 
 

Kamikaze
Pretty happy with the Quad, after M-Audio FW 1814 did my head in for years, just wish the headphone and the main out were seperate levels, otherwise serves me well

I'm reasonably happy too, at least now I found a workaround for a major problem when using the front panel inputs for DI'ing my guitars... I don't know if it's just my unit, but I was getting an awful feedback loop set up for some reason, when using any of the distortion type effects in either Guitar Rig 5 or TH2.
 
I happened to have an old Roland MMP-2 mic preamp, which comes with a SPDIF digital output. I connect that to the Q-C's SPDIF input and all is good now.
 
As I said, I could never find out if it was just a problem with my unit. And I wasn't going to buy another sound device when the Q-C worked well for most of my requirements.
 

Here's the thread I posted on the subject:-
 
http://forum.cakewalk.com...Bleeding-m2866061.aspx

Please help. In sonar producer where can I raise or lower a single note by say 3db. Regards.

Cheers Brundle, that makes sense. Yeah on ASIO.
 

naivetomusic
Can someone please help me. How to increase or decrease a single note by say: 3db. thanks

As has been suggested, it would be better if you created a separate post. Peeps will see it as a separate issue then...

Ok happened again, so removed 'fixed'. This time a re-boot restored them to.
 
I was double checking that a problem with Pitch Bend wheel in Rapure Pro was happening in Stand alone, but it wouldn't let me open the Asio Control Panel in Rapture, but lists and ticks the Quad. The outputs were greyed out. Then Rapture crashed. When I opened Sonar again, it couldn't see the and audio devices.
 
So I had not had this problem until yesterday, and Rapture is the only change, and I had used the stand alone last thing the night before.
 
Just tried opening Raptire in stand alone, and again, even though I close rapture, I get no Audio devices again. closing a re-opening Sonar doesn't this time worked, no re-boot required.
 
Attempting to open Rapture stand alone with Sonar running (just to test, I woouldn't use this way). Again, I can't open the ASIO control panel, and Outputs are grey out. Close Rapture, and SOnar is stoll connected to Audio.
 
I guess Stand alone Rapture is dead for me at the moment.
 

Ah, yeah, if anything crashes the Q-C at all then a reboot is the only option. If Sonar ever crashes, it's a full reboot or else it does not recognise the Q-C, because it also has crashed. In fact, it makes me wonder if it is the Q-C that has crashed Sonar...
 
And I can verify that, if you already have software running that uses Q-C in ASIO mode, you cannot open other software that also uses it.
 
For instance, I use Sonar, but also use Sound Forge, both utilise the Q-C. But if I have Sonar open, I have to close it down before it lets me open Sound Forge. I could run Sound Forge using the internal sound card but I do not see the point of that.
 
I have never questioned this behaviour, so I don't know for sure whether or not it is something specific to the Q-C or if it is common with all ASIO devices...

At the moment Synkatron, I can't even use the quad with Rapture stand-alone with Sonar closed. Not tooo bothered though, but at least I seem to have found what caused the issue yesterday.
 

mudgel
Just to expand, Windows can't use ASIO drivers.

Hi mudgel,
 
True enough, although I am currently using my QUAD-CAPTURE to play Windows audio. By Windows audio I mean Media Player and anything that may play audio within Chrome (youtube, SoundCloud etc.). So. at the moment, I am not using my "on-board" audio at all.
 
Regarding Windows system sounds, yeah, I always have those turned off.