Tag: advice

How do I add a vst instrument – Sonar

How to Add ‘Vst’ Instrument – ‘Insert’ – ‘Soft Synth’ As you can see there is now a list of instruments now available. I will now add ‘Cakewalk TTS-1’

Using Staff view – Sonar

—->>>>Links to video guides at bottom of page To edit or write midi data we need to bring up the staff view screen. Hold the ‘ALT’ key and press ‘7’ You should now see this screen. Look at the interface at the top of the new screen. You can enter notes by highlighting the pencil […]

Setting up sound card in Sonar

Go to – ‘Options’ – ‘Audio’ Choose your preferred sound card from the drop down menu. Now we choose which kind of driver you need. If you are sure your sound card supports ‘ASIO’ then choose that option. If it doesn’t then try ‘WDM’ If you experience problems then choose ‘MME’ Make sure you click […]

Setting up Sonar on a laptop

Ok so my laptop is a compaq presario, and while I like it, there is one major flaw. The sound card. Conexxant HD. Proper rubbish. No ASIO support. Which presents a problem. So how do we solve this? Well there’s the ASIO4ALL download click here and you’re welcome to try it. The other option is […]

Korg NanoPad and NanoKontrol Review

Just after christmas I purchased the NanoPad and NanoKontrol usb controllers. The keyboard wasn’t necessary, It looks too small and awkward – but that is from a visual impression. NanoKontrol @ Dolphin Music £53.95 Korg NANOKONTROL USB Fader & Button Contrl -Black @ $59.99 @ Guitar Trader Anyway here’s a review of how things have […]