Hello All,
 
Was wondring if anyone uses the R24 as an audio interface with Sonar 8.5 Producer. According to Zoom, the R24 will be 8 Ins / 2 Outs, but after I installed the latest drivers, and choose the device in Sonar, I only see it as 4 Ins / 1 Out.
 
Was wondering if anyone else is experiencing the same thing if they're using this unit as an inteface...
 
 
 
 
 

I am using Zoom R24 64 drivers with X1A hot patch.  After you connect to your R24, your X1 audio inputs will show four groups of Left, Right, and Stereo.  If you plug a microphone into your R24 #1, 3, 5, 7 inputs, they will be the the Left inputs of all four groups.  If you use Zoom inputs 2, 4, 6, 8, they will be the Right channels of all four groups. 

Rimshot,

I see what you're saying, thanks for the info, I will have to go back recheck what I see as available channels for the drivers. It maybe a little bit different, since I haven't really opened up X1 yet even though I have it installed.  I've been trying to get used to 8.5 Producer first...

But do you actually see options for 8 inputs / 2 outputs in X1?

Or is there another ASIO driver I need to get from zoom..

Thanks again...

You will have the input options I described earlier on both 8.5.3 and X1 including stereo out.  Get the latest 1.3 driver from Zoom just to stay updated.  When you install the Zoom drivers, there are two options: 1 for Windows install and one for Sonar.  Do the Windows install first, then Sonar.  Then plug in the Zoom and launch Sonar. 

The problem is not being able to see all 8 inputs & 2 outputs. I had the same issue and finally found that I had not selected the Zoom driver in the 'Playback Timing Master' (see under: Preferences/Driver Settings).
 
To quote from Cakewalk Support:
"On the general tab:
Make sure one of your Line 6 card drivers is selected as Playback Timing master.  Click OK.  Restart the program."
 
So I selected it, rebooted Sonar and Presto away she went. I now have all inputs and outputs available.
 
Good luck.

Sorry, in the previous post I referred to the Cakewalk support info for Line 6 as there isn't any for support for Zoom - hence the oblique reference to Line 6.

You definitely need to install the drivers from zoom.  They will be asio drivers.  Also there is a plugin to install which allows you to use it as a controller, it will prompt you to install this as well.

It does list "4" inputs, but they are left/right stereo pairs, but you do have the option to set the track to "left" or "right" or "l/r stereo", so you indeed have available to you 8 discrete inputs for recording.

Hope this helps.

David J.

I'm not sure if this is the right place for this, but didn't see any option to post a new thread.  Anyway, I've got some pre-recorded tracks that I've imported into Sonar X1 Producer.  I need to have the bass player come over and re-record some of his tracks on a few songs, and I'd like to use the R24, if possible, to do that.  I've spent all night trying to copy the tracks from my computer into a new project on the R24, and that didn't seem to work.  Even though I can seem to listen to a single track in the R24, I can't get them all to play simultaneously, as I would need them to if I'm going to punch in a new bass line.  I tried hooking the R24 up as an Audio Interface too, but it doesn't seem to work, even though I think I followed the direction in the R24 manual correctly.

I must admit, I'm a super rookie when it comes to all this stuff, but I'd really like to just get it all hooked up so it's useable so I can try to start learning how to use it.

Can anyone walk me through this from a raw rube point of view, or is there a resource online that I can refer to?  You Tube provided no help that I could find, and most web sites just seem to be ads to sell the unit.  My bass player is supposed to come over next Tuesday at 9am, but the way it looks now, I'm going to have to cancel our appointment, unless I find some solutions.

Any help you can provide is much appreciated!

You need to get the R24 working with X1.  Have you downloaded the 1.3 system update for the R24?  You need to do that before you try to use the R24 with X1.  Zoom recommends that you deleted the current drivers before you install the new ones.  Once 1.3 drivers are installed, attach your usb cable to the R24 and then put the R24 into the USB sync mode.  Then launch X1 and then make sure you are using the ASIO driver mode.  After this step, you should see the R24 input/outputs.  From there, you can have the bass player plug into the R24 and then setup an audio track with its input source the R24 using the correct channel. 
Let me know how this goes for you.  I will be in/out of this forum from time thru this weekend. 

Rimshot

Rimshot


You need to get the R24 working with X1.  Have you downloaded the 1.3 system update for the R24?  You need to do that before you try to use the R24 with X1.  Zoom recommends that you deleted the current drivers before you install the new ones.  Once 1.3 drivers are installed, attach your usb cable to the R24 and then put the R24 into the USB sync mode.  Then launch X1 and then make sure you are using the ASIO driver mode.  After this step, you should see the R24 input/outputs.  From there, you can have the bass player plug into the R24 and then setup an audio track with its input source the R24 using the correct channel. 
Let me know how this goes for you.  I will be in/out of this forum from time thru this weekend. 

Rimshot

Don't mean to hijack, but does the R16 work with X1 in the same way that the R24 does?