User manual CAKEWALK V-STUDIO 20

[. . . ] Owner's Manual HARDWARE GUIDE 201a Before using this unit, carefully read the sections entitled: "USING THE UNIT SAFELY" (p. These sections provide important information concerning the proper operation of the unit. Additionally, in order to feel assured that you have gained a good grasp of every feature provided by your new unit, Owner's Manual should be read in its entirety. The manual should be saved and kept on hand as a convenient reference. 204 modified * Microsoft, Windows and Windows Vista are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. 206e * The screen shots in this document are used in compliance with the guidelines of the Microsoft Corporation. 206j * Windows® is known officially as: "Microsoft® Windows® operating system. " 233 modified * ASIO is a trademark of Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH. [. . . ] When you have finished setting the Audio Buffer Size to the desired setting, click "OK" to close the VS-20 Driver Settings Dialogue. 6. In the "Audio Options" dialogue, click "Apply" and "OK" to close. You will not need to restart Guitar Tracks in order for these changes to take effect. If the driver is not shown 1. Did you connect the VS-20 Hardware before launching Guitar Tracks 4? Refer to "Installing the VS-20 Driver" (p. Is the V-STUDIO 20 hardware correctly connected to your computer? 7. Click "OK" to close the dialog box. If the screen indicates "Audio Driver Error", click [Use Anyway]. * If the window does not close or the settings are not applied when you click [OK], refer to "Problems When Installing Guitar Tracks 4 or Changing Settings" (p. 36). 24 From initial settings to recording Setting up MIDI Devices If the V-Studio components are not installed in the correct order you may see this dialogue. fig. front01. eps Here are the steps to set up the VS-20 as a MIDI device for use as a Control Surface. 1. To setup the MIDI connections, choose "Options | MIDI Devices". In the input field and output field of the "MIDI Devices" dialog box, select the following MIDI devices that you will use with V-STUDIO 20. 2. Check the boxes next to "VS-20 DAW Control" in both the Input and Output section. Click [OK] to close the dialog box. 25 From initial settings to recording Playing a Demo Song Playing an Audio Demo Song V-STUDIO 20 contains audio demo songs. Start up Guitar Tracks 4, choose "File | Open" command to open the "Open" dialog box. Select the project file "Guitar_Tracks_Demo. cwp" within the "My Documents\Cakewalk\Guitar Tracks 4\Tutorials\Guitar_Tracks_Demo" folder. 3. Adjust the volume of the V-STUDIO 20 hardware and your sound reinforcement equipment (monitor speakers, etc. ). DIRECT This controls the volume that's output from OUTPUT and PHONES. 6. When you've finished listening to the demo song, choose "File | Close. " If you're asked whether you want to save the changes, click [No]. 981b modified * Use of the demo song supplied with this product for any purpose other than private, personal enjoyment without the permission of the copyright holder is prohibited by law. Additionally, this data must not be copied, nor used in a secondary copyrighted work without the permission of the copyright holder. 26 From initial settings to recording If you don't hear demo project Review the following steps to try to resolve it. I did not see any meters move in Guitar Tracks or hear any sound The most common cause of this is if the playback device is not set correctly. In most cases, you can correct this by following these steps: · On the Options menu, click Audio to open the Audio Options dialog. · Make sure the driver mode is set to "ASIO" · Make sure you have "VS-20" selected for both playback and recording devices. If you do not see an option for VS-20, check the settings described in "Audio Driver Settings" (p. 24). I can see meters moving in Guitar Tracks, but I don't hear anything · Make sure the "Output Level" on the VS-20 Hardware is turned up · Make sure the "DAW Output" on the VS-20 Hardware is also turned up Audio starts to play, but I get a message that says DROPOUT or AUDIO STOPPED either in a dialog or across the bottom of the screen A dropout is a symptom of audio hardware when it is unable to pass audio data fast enough. There are a few things that may alleviate this: · Check the settings described in "Setting up Audio Devices" (p. 24) · Ensure nothing else is trying to use the sound device at the same time. [. . . ] Increasing the mixing latency will allow more audio processing to be performed within Guitar Tracks 4. However, increasing the mixing latency will lengthen the time (latency) from when Guitar Tracks 4 begins processing the audio until you actually hear the sound. Increasing the latency will adversely affect your MIDI keyboard playing. The most suitable Mixing Latency setting will depend on the performance of your computer and on various settings. [. . . ]