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Sonar won't let my audio interface be the "default playback device"????
So I have my computer's onboard sound card, and I also have an M-Audio Fast Track MKII Audio Interface plugged in to use when I make music. Ideally, I want to just disable my onboard sound card and use the interface for everything--making music on Sonar, as well as listening to music on iTunes, YouTube, etc. However, I've been getting a lot of problems when I set my interface as my "default playback device" and the solution is always to set my onboard sound card as the default. For example, sometimes Sonar won't even open. It'll give me an error saying the sample rate of my device doesn't match that of my project (or something like that) and then crash. Other times, while working on a project, I'll get the following pop-up error, and I won't be able to playback my project (every time I hit play, the error pops up):  There are certain actions that trigger the above error message, such as dragging a file from the browser into my project, or pressing the "metronome during playback" button. When I do one of these actions, I get the pop and can't play my project, and the only way to fix it is to unselect my interface as the "default" and set my onboard as the default. Then the project will play again, but then I can't play my music from iTunes, YouTube, etc. through my speakers and headphones that are connected to my interface. Ideally, I want to just disable my onboard soundcard completely, but then the interface becomes the default automatically. And then, the only way to get around these errors is to RE-enable the onboard card and set it to default. Help?
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Stone House Studios
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Re:Sonar won't let my audio interface be the "default playback device"????
2011/12/26 17:28:29
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Hello there!
If you are trying to open projects that had been begun/saved before you decided to default to the new interface, you could have some confusion going on.
When you open Sonar, before you go into a project, go to preferences and make sure your on board device is not checked for use by Sonar (look for inputs and outputs) and then make sure you have set the Interface as the timing master for input and playback. It wouldn't hurt to close and restart at this point.
Next, re-open Sonar and open a project that has had issues - click away the error box, and then before attempting to play, check preferences and make sure your on board card is not checked or available. If it is, or there are blanks in the drop timing master drop downs, get the new interface in the downs.
Save the project, close it, and try to reopen.
Come back and let us know if that works!
Brian
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vaultwit
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Re:Sonar won't let my audio interface be the "default playback device"????
2011/12/26 19:02:46
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Hello there!
If you are trying to open projects that had been begun/saved before you decided to default to the new interface, you could have some confusion going on.
When you open Sonar, before you go into a project, go to preferences and make sure your on board device is not checked for use by Sonar (look for inputs and outputs) and then make sure you have set the Interface as the timing master for input and playback. It wouldn't hurt to close and restart at this point.
Next, re-open Sonar and open a project that has had issues - click away the error box, and then before attempting to play, check preferences and make sure your on board card is not checked or available. If it is, or there are blanks in the drop timing master drop downs, get the new interface in the downs.
Save the project, close it, and try to reopen.
Come back and let us know if that works!
Brian
Thank you for your suggestions. I did go through and follow the procedures you mentioned, and I still have the same problem. All of the drop downs and options, including timing master for input and playback, were all set to the interface. I should've mentioned this before, but the problem occurs for projects that were both created before and after the new interface was installed. Also, remember that the problem occurs even when I completely disable the onboard device (by going to Control Panel > Device Manager). When I do this, the onboard device doesnt even show up in Sonar's preference's window. I think the problem may have something to do with the sharing of the interface's drivers with other programs other than Sonar? Because when I set my interface as the device audio device, all the programs on my computer begin to use it to play audio (i.e. iTunes, internet browser, etc) which is what causes Sonar to freak out. Anyways thanks again, and any further suggestions would be appreciated.
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Re:Sonar won't let my audio interface be the "default playback device"????
2011/12/26 20:29:04
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I think the problem may have something to do with the sharing of the interface's drivers with other programs other than Sonar? Because when I set my interface as the device audio device, all the programs on my computer begin to use it to play audio (i.e. iTunes, internet browser, etc) which is what causes Sonar to freak out. I have an M-Audio Fast Track Ultra, and I play Windows Media Player through it with no problems - but you cannot have it open at the same time as Sonar. Sharing drivers sounds like it will work, but I've never needed them both open at the same time. Another thing I forgot to mention - turn all Windows sounds off. That way Windows isn't trying to use your interface to make sounds. Brian
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Re:Sonar won't let my audio interface be the "default playback device"????
2011/12/26 20:32:41
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I hope I'm helping here. If you want one specific driver to be the default and it keeps changing to something else.
Goto: Run/regedit
Goto: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ASIO
Whichever driver you want to be first, make sure it is the first on on the list. Leave it's name as it is and right click on the others and rename them. Leave the names as they are but put a z or whatever before it. Make sure the driver you want as the default comes first alphabeticly.
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Re:Sonar won't let my audio interface be the "default playback device"????
2011/12/26 20:35:21
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I think the problem may have something to do with the sharing of the interface's drivers with other programs other than Sonar? Because when I set my interface as the device audio device, all the programs on my computer begin to use it to play audio (i.e. iTunes, internet browser, etc) which is what causes Sonar to freak out.
I have an M-Audio Fast Track Ultra, and I play Windows Media Player through it with no problems - but you cannot have it open at the same time as Sonar. Sharing drivers sounds like it will work, but I've never needed them both open at the same time.
Another thing I forgot to mention - turn all Windows sounds off. That way Windows isn't trying to use your interface to make sounds.
Brian
Well a lot of times, I need to have iTunes opening and playing music while I have Sonar open, for various reasons. For example, I may be tweaking a sound to make it sound similar to something in a song, and I need to continually go back and forth between Sonar and iTunes to compare. Or sometimes I'll be listening to songs from off of Sonar to help get some ideas. I'll also watch YouTube videos or stream other things online while in Sonar for similar purposes. I'm sure that if I didn't use any other audio programs while using Sonar, I wouldn't have a problem... but I need to actually. Also, yes I've already disabled Window's sounds. Guitarpima
I hope I'm helping here. If you want one specific driver to be the default and it keeps changing to something else.
Goto: Run/regedit
Goto: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ASIO
Whichever driver you want to be first, make sure it is the first on on the list. Leave it's name as it is and right click on the others and rename them. Leave the names as they are but put a z or whatever before it. Make sure the driver you want as the default comes first alphabeticly.
HTH
Actually its not that the default driver keeps changing. Instead, I have to change which is default myself in order to get the error to stop. Thanks for your input though.
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Re:Sonar won't let my audio interface be the "default playback device"????
2011/12/26 21:06:13
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I just set one set of outputs to sonar and another set to windows sound playback-
If youre card does not have at least 4 outputs or 4 virtual outputs, no dice-
Lance
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vaultwit
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Re:Sonar won't let my audio interface be the "default playback device"????
2011/12/26 22:19:41
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Lanceindastudio
I just set one set of outputs to sonar and another set to windows sound playback-
If youre card does not have at least 4 outputs or 4 virtual outputs, no dice-
Lance
Can you elaborate on that a little more? what do you mean by setting one set of outputs to windows, and one to sonar? I disabled windows sounds by the way.
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