Realtek ac97 compatibility

You're trying to open Sonar with a default setting that the card can't handle. You'll be tied to 44.1 and 16 bit, so make sure your Sonar Audio settings are set for that.
Buy a new soundcard but only if you are serious about recording of course. It's fine if you just want to mess around with it on your laptop.

I noticed it always did that, that's why it's a good idea to disable the soundcard in Bios-but it depends on those settings in the Audio tab, and the Windows audio mixer . If you are going to use the AC97 then---Make sure the driver settings are for WDM, not ASIO, or MME if latency is not a concern. Make sure in windows that the acceleration is set for best in your recording and playback setting. Then reprofile in Sonar- you may just delete the aud.ini in your cakewalk folder and it wil reprofile for you. hope that helps.

Try a New set of Drivers maybe.

Zep--

I use a Toshiba Satellite and can wholeheartedly recommend ASIO4ALL, which will let you run the AC97 in ASIO mode and get usably low latency.

If you haven't got it already you can get it here.

I sometimes used to get that message you mention when I switched from using my FW1814, or Indigo I/O to using the AC97 on its own, but since using ASIO4ALL version 2 I can't remember seeing it . There are more features in v2 so it could be a factor.

Best

Cliff

ORIGINAL: rhythmeus

I am compelled to ask....why are you using AC97?

Maybe because it's the one that came onboard his laptop.

The AC97 works fine with the ASIO4All drivers.
So doesn't most onboard laptop sound chips.

Stich

AC97 is not my first choice - but when I'm on the move it drives my built in speakers better than the Indigo. We are not talking quality hear just ease of use. I use the FW1814 for multitrack recording and live use, and the Indigo for more serious on the move composition.

For someone starting out, though, the AC97 with ASIO4ALL is a great combination - I was sceptical to start with and didn't consider it usable until I tried it. Plugged into a guitar amp with a bit of drive - there is not much difference in sound between the AC97 and the Indigo

Cliff

THANKYOU ALL WHO REPLYED!

its recognizing the card now and all is well, except my input (a boss digital 8) track is getting around -30 db off white noise before i even send the signal from my 8 track, and when i do it pushes way into the red. i have to bring the master on my 8 track way down to keep it from doing so, but then the white noise is nearly as loud as my input. what am i doing wrong?

I managed to get the AC97 working so you can ignore the last post. Thanks

i have a dell laptop (yea i know, im lazy!) heh inspiron 5100
and i get the same error messege..
tried that ASIO for all, b/c i know nothing about computers,
and thought it would help.. no dice

i tried wave profiler and got this:

==== SigmaTel C-Major Audio (1 in, 1 out) ====
11025 Hz: not available
22050 Hz: not available
44100 Hz: not available
48000 Hz: OK
88200 Hz: not available
96000 Hz: not available
176400 Hz: not available
192000 Hz: not available


what options do i have here?
thanks,
-spy

I too had a realtek when I started this endevour 3 months ago. Replacing the sound card is one of the 1st things you should do. It makes all the difference in the world and once you get it set right u can just leave it alone.

Glenn

I have a Dell Inspiron 6000 with the same Sigma Tel C-Major error message. I downloaded ASIO4ALL 2.5, installed it, and selected ASIO from Audio/Advanced/Driver Mode in SONAR Audio options. It worked like a charm. Perfect playback and no additional noise. Make sure you select ASIO as your driver mode.