How to Insert an external effect

Hi I am using Sonar X2 Producer. I have a TC Helicon Voicelive touch which is connected via USB it is listed in X2 as a Midi device. When I go to insert an external effect to a track or bus THE TC Helicon is not available in the Left and Right drop down menu, all that is listed is my Tascam US-1800 Interface.
 
Could anyone help please thanks

Hi Thanks Yes it does have a driver installed, and is recognised in Sonar as a MIDI device. Below taken from the User Manual
 
I dont want to do all that at the moment just use as an external effect.
 

6 USB: INSERT

Configure an aux send in your DAW to send the vocal track via USB to

VoiceLive Touch’s left input and the guitar track to the right.

To record a 100% wet track that will be mixed with the dry lead vocal

track, set the LEAD MUTE parameter to ON in the Advanced Setup

menu. If a guitar track is used to control harmony, the GUITAR MUTE

parameter in the same menu should also be set to ON.

To record an output track that will replace the original vocal track such

as when you use HardTune or Transducer presets, ensure that LEAD

MUTE is set OFF.

You can monitor through VoiceLive’s headphone or main outputs as you

record but when playing back using VoiceLive Touch as the output audio

device, set 6 USB: INSERT to USB: STEREO.
 
 

My understanding of external effects is that they are for AUDIO effects only (not midi effects). This is why your external routing options appear to be limited to your audio input/output.

Let's say you have a dry stereo guitar track that you want to add a TC flanger to. Route the guitar tracks OUTputs to a pair of stereo outputs on your soundcard. Run two cables (for left and right) from the sound card OUT to the TC Inputs. Then run two more cables from the TC OUTs to two INs on your soundcard. Configure Sonar to record their input on a new stereo track. Record the part by having Sonar play the guitar "into" the TC, while sonar records the TC OUT on the new track. That is how you use external audio effects. Hope this helps, Ed

Thanks I see what you mean. I have 4 outs on my tascam US-1800 but The Voicelive touch isnt blessed with inputs only 1 for the mic guitar and an aux in for audio, it has outputs ok but that wont help much.