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September 13, 16 11:20 AM (permalink)

I think this page should be a sticky on the front page of the forum

http://page.cakewalk.com/Audio-Setup-Checklist.html?mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiWlRBNU5XTTNNV05tWlRoaiIsInQiOiI2YnpSWlZZV1VoeHJkVHQ2ZG9zOFJGb04xalBHek5tdkpsNEZ4elwvME9cL1lNWHpFdHFRSjVPK1M4WkpZRlFWNkpRN1VyZm83V3pLdTRTNGphSGFoaEJUdFlLSkxCbUpZMnFRcHM0WXlsdk9BPSJ9
The title says it.
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    TranceCanada
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    Re: I think this page should be a sticky on the front page of the forum September 13, 16 11:37 AM (permalink)
    So based on this since I don't have an audio interface with my Surface Pro I shouldn't be using ASIO?

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    Re: I think this page should be a sticky on the front page of the forum September 13, 16 11:58 AM (permalink)
    ASIO4ALL may work but it's a calculated risk. Some people report good results, others report show-stopping problems. 

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    Re: I think this page should be a sticky on the front page of the forum September 13, 16 1:09 PM (permalink) ☄ Helpfulby Zargg71 September 13, 16 2:37 PM
    I totally agree. Also maybe in that sticky, this link included:
    The Desktop Music Handbook
     

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    Re: I think this page should be a sticky on the front page of the forum September 13, 16 1:23 PM (permalink)
    i'm someone who has had nothing but success with asio4all over multiple machines, OSs and interfaces - but you do need to spend a little time configuring the thing
    good luck!

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    Re: I think this page should be a sticky on the front page of the forum September 13, 16 1:51 PM (permalink)
    Where is Letterman when you need him... He could turn sticky into wiki!

    Note: Letterman looks more like Santa after all these years... His sweater holds more letters now.

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    Re: I think this page should be a sticky on the front page of the forum September 13, 16 1:55 PM (permalink)
    mettelusHis sweater holds more letters now.

    i'm gambling on this, as a sweater letter better

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    Re: I think this page should be a sticky on the front page of the forum September 13, 16 2:11 PM (permalink)
    TranceCanada
    So based on this since I don't have an audio interface with my Surface Pro I shouldn't be using ASIO?


     
    Well without ASIO, I can confirm that your audio will sound like garbage on Realtek.  There is like a looooong latency with the Windows drivers between playing a note till you hear it sound.
     
    I also have had nothing but success with ASIO4ALL on a clean Windows laptop, with no other audio devices or drivers installed, except the onboard Realtek audio.  The low latency works for me with VST instruments.
     
    But I also agree that it would be a crapshoot to muddy up your DAW with ASIO4ALL if you have other audio devices installed, especially those with their own ASIO drivers.  I saw a recent thread where this caused the OP all sorts of crashing problems when trying to launch Sonar.  Even "safe" mode failed.  He had to clean up all of the ASIO drivers on his machine before he could launch Sonar.
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    Re: I think this page should be a sticky on the front page of the forum September 13, 16 2:16 PM (permalink)
    This was not meant as a swing towards ASIO4ALL, or anything else
    I meant that this should be "obligatory" reading when joining this forum, as help.
    It would probably solve many cases before they even get posted to this forum. 
    All the best.

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    Re: I think this page should be a sticky on the front page of the forum September 14, 16 9:17 AM (permalink)
    Zargg71
    This was not meant as a swing towards ASIO4ALL, or anything else


    indeed, and wasn't taken as such... and i agree, your link should be a sticky, but there's 9 stickies already in the sonar forum...
    asio4all is one of Anderton's regular punchbags
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    ASIO4ALL may work but it's a calculated risk. Some people report good results, others report show-stopping problems.

    even though on the steam forums it's recommended by cakewalk, and analytics showed that it's the most popular driver being used with sonar... why did he even mention it? @Anderton - maybe time to spend some time figuring it (asio4all) out? if i can, i'm sure you can!

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    Re: I think this page should be a sticky on the front page of the forum September 14, 16 9:46 AM (permalink)
    eta, once you've worked it out, it could be a tip of the week, or even a sos article

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    Re: I think this page should be a sticky on the front page of the forum September 14, 16 9:51 AM (permalink) ☄ Helpfulby pwalpwal September 14, 16 10:15 AM
    Zargg71
    http://page.cakewalk.com/Audio-Setup-Checklist.html?mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiWlRBNU5XTTNNV05tWlRoaiIsInQiOiI2YnpSWlZZV1VoeHJkVHQ2ZG9zOFJGb04xalBHek5tdkpsNEZ4elwvME9cL1lNWHpFdHFRSjVPK1M4WkpZRlFWNkpRN1VyZm83V3pLdTRTNGphSGFoaEJUdFlLSkxCbUpZMnFRcHM0WXlsdk9BPSJ9
    The title says it.




    +1
     
    But another thing that might help everyone is a "Please read this before posting your problem here" type of page.
     
    For hardware/software/audio/MIDI/Sonar performance issues:
    1. Have you read the audio setup checklist?
    2. What is your system spec?
    3. What OS version are you running?
    4. What is your audio hardware?
    5. Was this item ever working in Sonar?
    6. Has this problem only begun since making a configuration change or upgrade to your Sonar?
    7. Are you able to describe the steps needed to reproduce the problem?
     
    I noticed a lot of first time posters who write all about their problem without mentioning any of the above.
     
    I ran across a neat utility (free) called Speccy, from the developers of CCleaner, that lets you get a snapshot of your system, and export it to a text file if desired. Maybe posting a link to your Speccy output could help the kind helpers on the forum, and save some time asking questions about your system.  It's located here: http://www.piriform.com/speccy
     
    post edited by abacab - September 14, 16 10:14 AM

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