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$10 off $50 - New Buy.com Coupon! Limited Time. New Bill Me Later Customers Only. See site for details. What Driver Mode should
I use? (Options-Audio-Advanced) There
are 3 driver modes supported in Home Studio. MME is the oldest and works with just
about any soundcard. WDM is newer and better and works with most newer soundcards. ASIO is the newest, but only works with
soundcards that have an ASIO driver. There is an ASIO4ALL driver available
on the web at http://www.asio4all.com/ that will work with some soundcards that don't
have their own ASIO driver. I recommend starting with WDM. If that doesn't work, go to MME.
If WDM works and you have a decent soundcard, then try ASIO and see if it works. If not, go back to WDM. 2) Home Studio tells me I don't have a Not every computer comes with a hardware How do I use Softsynths? One of the best innovations in music software
has been the advent of softsynths. Softsynths allow you to add more sounds without investing in a lot of equipment. There
are a number of softsynths available for free and some really great ones for under $100. Try these links for some softsynths: http://www.arturia.com/en/default.php Home Studio comes with the TTS-1 (or Edirol
VSC - Virtual Sound Canvas on older versions) a multi-timbral General MIDI synth. There are others you can get on the web.
Take the tutorial on Using Softsynths or load Tutorial1.cwp and follow these instructions: 1) View-Synth Rack You can also get Triangle II, a ballsy analog-style
monophonic synth plug in from rgc:audio for free at: http://www.rgcaudio.com/triangle_II.htm
4) What audio/sound hardware should I use with Cakewalk?
If you have a desktop computer, your best bet is a PCI card
audio interface with a breakout box. I use an M-Audio Delta44. There are many others available. If you don't have any free
slots, but you have a firewire or usb port you could use those. Firewire is faster than USB 2.0, a USB 2.0 is faster
than USB 1.1. I don't recommend using a USB 1.1 interface. If you have a laptop, you could get a PCMCIA (PC Card) interface
like the Echo Indigo or Emu 1616. You could also get a Firewire or USB interface as with a desktop. Before buying an interface,
you should consider how many simultaneous inputs you need. If you're recording at home by yourself, 2 or 4 inputs should be
enough. If you're recording a band, you will need an input for each instrument. The inputs are usually mono so a stereo input
will take 2 inputs. Keep in mind that most instruments only produce a mono output, i.e., microphones, guitar, bass, etc. Drums
usually require at least 2 inputs or more. Most keyboards have a stereo output. http://www.cakewalk.com/tips/audiohw.asp 5) Find out more about these products and more by
visiting http://www.cakewalk.com 6) New to http://www.cakewalk.com/tips/desktop.asp 7) Need an INS file for your synth? Go to the download
section of cakewalknet.com http://www.cakewalknet.com/index.php?page=download/instrument INS files are just text files that contain patch lists for
your instrument. For example: ; --------------------------- (A semicolon at the start
indicates this is a comment.) .Patch Names
(This line tells CW that lists of patch names follow) [Korg 03R/W Bank A] (The info in brackets describes
the instrument) and so on. For more info on INS files, read this article http://www.cybertron.com/~brtubb/text/062.txt 8) Need band instruments and hard to find
accessories? This site has stuff I never knew existed! http://www.giardinelli.com/?sourceid=qIZcQ0vNgoGRAmjGjqU3&befree_site_id=0040421006 9) Need good prices on music equipment with fast,
cheap delivery? Bookmark this site: http://www.musiciansfriend.com/?sourceid=qIZmQ0vNF4BEAmjGjg1W&befree_site_id=0040421006 10) MP3 Encoder expired? Get the LAME encoder
at http://lame.sourceforge.net/index.php for free. (This is not a Cakewalk product.)
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