Sonar X2, Echo Mona card, bumps analog outputs

Has anybody experienced any issues while using Sonar X2 in Win 7 64 bit- with the Echo Mona (or any Echo card) where it loads the outputs until you load a file - any file- New, older one). It says the analog outputs are not available and it only keeps the SPDIF one on the list. This is when I check off ASIO (WDM is worse) It's weird - because the card is working fine with Sonar 8 and Sonar XI Expanded. I just purchased X2 - and I am not getting to use it because I can't monitor in my setup without the analog outs. HELP!!!!! Has anybody experienced that.

My music machine is not on the internet - but I'll play some MP3's. Thanks- but why X2 - and not X1 or 8??? Aggghhhhhhhhh! Thanks for taking the time. A.

Sorry... I did misunderstand. Maybe pop open the Echo software to see if something is wrong there.

Lucas, I got loads of Echo cards here. Layla 24/96, Gina, Audiofire 8 and 12...I've NEVER seen anything like this. Are you leaving drivers checked that you are not using? I make sure that only the input and output drivers that I physically use are checked on Sonar's options.

I'm sure you're probably doing that too, so I have no idea why this could be happening. I only have one issue in Sonar for all my Echo cards...and it's nothing remotely close to what you are experiencing here. I'd definitely contact Cake support on this. If you call now, there's only a 2 minute wait time. I just got off the phone with them for something else..

-Danny

Yeah Beeps we have always enjoyed the Echo stuff. We have an RME ff 800 too. Lots of pc's doing all sorts of jobs. LOL!

Nah I've never done any chaining before. Never had a reason to. I usually have enough ins and outs to where I don't need to do that.

For example, one of my pc's has just one Layla in it. Another has two Layla's in it for 16 in 16 out. They sync right up.

The other boxes don't need much power anyway...and at the end of the day, I have a Tascam DM 4800 so I have plenty of ins and outs there with loads of power. You can try that optical thing....but you'll need to see which of those is the better clock. I believe my main engineer at the other studio uses that technique. We have a Focusrite pre that runs into the Audiofire 12. I'm not sure how he has that configured. I can call and ask if you want me to? It would only take me a minute?

-Danny

Too late! LOL!

My engineer Joey said: Use the Layla 3G as your main interface, and use the Scarlet for additional inputs.

If you are using 3g as the main interface, you use optical adat out from Scarlet into the optical adat in on the 3g. And that should come up perfectly IF those options are available. We don't have the 3G so we don't know for sure what the 3G has. He's using lightpipe or something (all this stuff is beyond me LOL and why they keep me away from there at only once per week)

He said if that doesn't work, you can email him or he'll call you. He'll do the research on it for you and totally straighten you out when you're ready. He was in the middle of something now or he would have looked some stuff up for you. I told him you weren't ready for it right now, but you know....he's like me and we like to help whenever we can. So no worries, we got you covered when you decide to go for this. :)

-Danny

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Has anybody experienced any issues while using Sonar X2 in Win 7 64 bit- with the Echo Mona (or any Echo card) where it loads the outputs until you load a file - any file- New, older one). It says the analog outputs are not available and it only keeps the SPDIF one on the list. This is when I check off ASIO (WDM is worse) It's weird - because the card is working fine with Sonar 8 and Sonar XI Expanded. I just purchased X2 - and I am not getting to use it because I can't monitor in my setup without the analog outs. HELP!!!!! Has anybody experienced that.

I don’t have the echo but I have seen this behavior when the operating system or some application has not released the audio drivers properly.

I meant to say that I couldn't get any analog outputs with ASIO or WDM drivers in the Sonar 64 bit

I bought the Mona new- probably more than 12 years ago- it's been so solid - and great sounding. That is why this is so frustrating. For me- plug-in wise, etc. going to 64 bit was a big deal. I tried a dual boot system- but I could never get further than installing the Midi interface or the Mona - before one windows or another would black or blue screen it. I am talking about many, many weeks of this. So- off to 64 bit- at first- I installed 3 main Sonars (maybe that's the problem)- but I thought that I would get all the old effects as I worked my way forward. Sonar 8 worked fine ASIO and Sonar XI worked fine ASIO. I had the newer 8.5 - then 8.6 driver for the Echo Mona - that is for Win 7 64 bit. Then I read what X2 had to offer - so I purchased the upgrade on a download. That is where the trouble started. It would talk about the outputs as unavailable or wrong audio format. If I did not load any file - the analog outputs would be listed. As soon as I loaded a new file setup- or an exusting one- the analog outputs aren't listed in ASIO or WDM- when I choose the ASIO- says they are unavailable. At that point, they were still available in XI and 8. Now I can't get the ASIO going in any of the versions. Only the MME works- but with bad latency and clicks and pops. I had a 40 minute talk with Sonar (don't know what that will cost) - got no results. Echo pointed me to ASIO4 ALL - which was greyed out when UI tried to load it in the Sonar. I know it can work- because it was for a while. I can;t face another Window install - but I might clear out the Sonars - and try again. I have been changing the drivers- when I load the software - the control panel shows the one I installed - but the driver properties show the one before the install. I was able to use the update driver tab once to match them up- but now that's greyed out also. How might I clear out any link to that soundcard? I have pulled it out of the slot- and uninstalled the software - and started again- but it stll doesn;t want to allow me the ASIO drivers. I am not feeling well. Bye