richardunger

Bristol_Jonesey
Yes Rick, you can do that easily.
 
You might find it even easier if you were to invest in a dedicated audio interface and bypass the internal sound chip altogether, and you don't need to spend a fortune - £100 will get you something of suitable quality with solid ASIO drivers (a must!)

When you say Interface you mean a sound card. What type would you suggest?

Give us an idea of budget and intended use (number of Inputs/Outputs)

John beat me to it 
 

OK Rick, I have your address and telephone number so I'll see you tomorrow.  We'll also have a chat about audio interfaces and I'll bring my own setup so you can see for yourself.  It will probably be between 9am and 10am
 
John/Jonesey,
Bearing in mine the lack of an audio interface, do you think ASIO4ALL is going to be the best bet?

SGodfrey
OK Rick, I have your address and telephone number so I'll see you tomorrow.  We'll also have a chat about audio interfaces and I'll bring my own setup so you can see for yourself.  It will probably be between 9am and 10am
 
John/Jonesey,
Bearing in mine the lack of an audio interface, do you think ASIO4ALL is going to be the best bet?

Never! I totally abhor that thing! All it will do is add another layer on the base driver to make it appear as if it were an ASIO driver. The driver that is doing the communicating is still the Windows driver. Either MME or some version of WDM. Most likely MME.
 
  

I agree. Avoid ASIO4ALL like the plague.

Thanks Guys

John

richardunger

Bristol_Jonesey
Yes Rick, you can do that easily.
 
You might find it even easier if you were to invest in a dedicated audio interface and bypass the internal sound chip altogether, and you don't need to spend a fortune - £100 will get you something of suitable quality with solid ASIO drivers (a must!)

When you say Interface you mean a sound card. What type would you suggest?

This is a loaded question. Its too broad to answer. Let us know what you wish to do and we can give you a list. How many inputs. How many outputs? What sort of interface. USB, PCI or Firewire? How much do you want to spend? 

I only need one mic input, USB is fine, I've been given a Recording Tools MCU-01  TO PLAY WITH. iTS FREE SO i'LL LIVE WITH IT.

sGodfrey visited me today and we spent a couple of hours getting into Sonar X1. We have decided that it would be beneficial for me to have the latest software but that I would also benefit from Melodyne which is standard with Sonar Pro. So I'm now going to get that on a monthly payment package. With all the toys.
 
Oh I know what an audio interface is now, considering that too.
 
Thanks for the help, I doubt this will b e the last you hear from me.
 
Rick Unger

Rick I hope this is not the last time we hear from you. I'm happy you and another member were able to meet and have a hands on. That is a really good way to get started. Don't forget we are here 24 7 if you do have any questions. 
 
You will want Sonar Platinum for all that it offers. But Sonar Pro is a good version too. 
 
Its great hearing from as you a follow up. Thank you for taking the time to do that. 

Melodyne is asking for a licence, where do I find it, I thought it was included