Hi people,

Im new here so im sorry if what im asking has been asked already or if this is the wrong place to post this. I have a few questions about this as well as so help i need (an will need). so first of all i got Sonar LE with a Boss ME-25 multi pedal for my guitar. Does this come with any virtual instrument? if not where can i download them? Another question is changing the imput settings. I know theres a bar beside the audio track that shows the signal but how do i change it because its either too high or too low?

Thats about it for now but expect more problems from me XD

Thanks

I'm not 100% sure what LE comes with, but you can try Insert>Soft Synth to see what it offers you. About adjusting inputs, what interface are you using from your guitar to the computer?

Ok i tryed doing the soft synth and adjusted knobs and saw what difference it made with the keyboard but after a couple times the keyboard wouldnt play. 

Im running my guitar to the I have my guitar to the ME-25 which goes to the computer and that goes to my amp

Welcome to the forum.
I see that the BOSS is also an audio interface. Did you download the latest drivers for the ME-25 and your operating system? If not, go here: http://www.bossus.com/gear/productdetails.php?ProductId=1058 and do that. Then change the Driver Mode in SONAR to ASIO.
 
SONAR doesn't control the input level in any way. That's up to the BOSS to do. Once a track is recorded, you can use the controls in the Track Pane to adjust the volume level.
What keyboard are you referring to?

All i know that i downloaded was Sonar and when i plugged my ME-25 to the computer it had me download something else which allowed me to change the mic and recording in the control panel. is that the same as the drive? 

I have another question. When i play a track, every few seconds it stops and a DROPOUT sign pops up. I looked it up and i found it had something to do with buffering. It had to be less (or more) than an audio buffer? or something like that. how do i fix this?

Thanks for the help!

Under audio options you should be able to adjust the latency buffer for higher latency. That usually helps. Also, if you are recording with a very high sample rate and bit depth, that also tends to load down the PC. I think a lot of people use 48,000 for sampling and 24 or even 32 bit depth.

Woah! ok well im assuming that audio options is just going to options and clicking audio. when this comes up i have a Mixing Latency section with Buffers in Playback Queue and Buffer size. I have a 32 bit laptop im using so what settings should this be on?

What are the specs of your laptop?

The Driver Mode will be either MME, WDM, WASAPI or ASIO.
You find that under options>Audio in older programs or View>Preferences in the newer, X1-based programs.
I think you should use ASIO, if possible.
Also under Options>Audio or Preferences, make sure that the BOSS is listed and selected as both the Recording Device (or Timing Master) and Playback Device.
You may have to close and re-open the program after changing these settings.

Cassidy - Sorry didn't mean to throw you in the deep end.  Take a look at the Audio Configuration  video at the Cakewalk University site: http://www.cakewalk.com/C...ONARU.aspx/Get-Started

The thing I'm talking about is at about minute 2:50 (note: you may need to click on the ASIO Panel button).

The sample rate and bit depth are unrelated to whether your PC is running a 32 or 64 bit operating system.  To convert audio from analog to digital, the converter will measure the audio level several times every second.  To accurately convert back from digital to analog the sample rate should be double the highest frequency being recorded.  The bit depth indicates how precisely accurate the measurements are to the original analog value.   CDs are play at 44,100 samples per second 16 bit depth.
This may help you understand: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audio_bit_depth