Reference Guide

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Preferences dialog

Wave Profiler (MME and WDM drivers only)

Wave Profiler attempts to detect the make and model of your sound card, which determine the card’s

DMA (Direct Memory Access) settings. Once Wave Profiler identifies the card, it displays the results

and asks whether you want to use the default settings for that card or to override them:

If Wave Profiler has identified your card correctly, you may accept the default settings. Otherwise,

Wave Profiler will run a series of tests to attempt to determine the correct DMA settings. Usually this

process is successful; however, if it is not, you will need to enter the correct settings in Edit >

Preferences > Audio - Audio Profiles.

To determine the correct settings, consult your sound card documentation. Our web site, at

www.cakewalk.com, contains the latest DMA settings for commonly used sound cards.

The Wave Profiler utility runs automatically the first time you run SONAR. You need not run it again

unless you install a new sound card or an updated driver for your current sound card.

Wave Profiler will not analyze the card at the 48 kHz sampling rate. It assumes that 48 kHz settings

are the same as 44 kHz settings. If your sound card doesn’t sync to 48 kHz, you may need to enter

the settings manually.

ASIO Panel (ASIO drivers only)

This button opens a dialog box where you can set the buffer size for your ASIO driver and change

the driver configuration. See your sound card’s documentation for more information.

For more information, see:

“Improving audio performance” on page 1293