Newbie Problem

[AndrewYap]

Whenever I open Cakewalk Home Studio XL. This message comes out...

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AUDIO DRIVER ERROR

The following drivers either do not support the current audio format, or are in use by another application.

Please choose whether you want to disable them or use them anyway.

List: 3 Intel(r) Integrated Audio of different shapes and sizes
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After I get in, I get this...

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You have not selected any MIDI outputs. This means you won't be able to hear anything you play.
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The only one I have to choose is Microsoft MIDI Mapper and it won't allow me to select it... What's going on? I'm a newbie so please go easy on me. Thanks!

[dachay2tnr]

Do you have another sound card installed besides the one integrated into your mother board?

It sounds like you might have Sonar set up for 24 bit, while the integrated card only supports 16 bit. Or possibly you have WDM drivers installed for one card, and only MME drivers for the other.

[moskus]

Or chances are that your soundcard is very bad, and needs to be replaced.

An investment in good recording software gives an investment in a good soundcard...

[AndrewYap]

No I don't have any other soundcard... WDM??? MME??? Is there anything I can do besides buying a new soundcard? How do I configure Cakewalk to 16 bit?

Thanks moskus and dachay2tnr!...

[moskus]

This is very easy to solve with the manual... just look up MME in the back, and read up.

A little hint, just to be nice, is to look under Options -> Audio -> Advanced

[James Argo]

After I get in, I get this...

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You have not selected any MIDI outputs. This means you won't be able to hear anything you play.
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If you don't have any MIDI Out port / device installed (eg.you use DXi instead) just go Options --> MIDI devices, and un-check the "Warn about No MIDI devices".


Jaymz

[James Argo]

BTW, where do you live in Malaysia, AndrewYap ?

What's your native ethnic / language ?

[AndrewYap]

I've solved the problem by correcting the MME thingy... Thanks a lot moskus!

Malaysia is a multi racial country with many ethnic backgrounds and many races. I stay in Kuala Lumpur, which is the capital city situated in west Malaysia. I'm from a chinese ethnic background. But the national language here is Malay which everyone knows how to speak (almost everyone). Lovely country. Why James?

[payload]

I had the same problem with my Delta44 and Sonar 2 so its not just because you have a crap sound card. I think it may be because Cakewalk software doesn't like sharing WDM drivers with other software. So essentially you will have to close any other software that may be using the soundcard. Since upgrading to Sonar2.2 I no longer have this problem. That may be because I am now using ASIO drivers. Funny thing is I never had this problem with my old SBLive card.

[KevinTran]

Andrew,

I use to get the Audio Driver Error when I have another program open that may be using the sound driver.

I've tried to set "Share Drivers with other programs" in the Options-->Audio --> Advanced

but that never worked for me. Perhaps others have had better luck.

Anyway, it usually comes up fine if no other audio programs are open.

kt

[James Argo]

Originally posted by AndrewYap
Malaysia is a multi racial country with many ethnic backgrounds and many races. I stay in Kuala Lumpur, which is the capital city situated in west Malaysia. I'm from a chinese ethnic background. But the national language here is Malay which everyone knows how to speak (almost everyone). Lovely country. Why James?

Nice to hear you solved the problem

BTW, I've visited Malaysia for short. Penang, Ipoh & KL. I even saw Siti Nurhaliza concert at "Bukit..." something She's very cute & lovely. Very nice country


Jaymz

[AndrewYap]

James,

It's Bukit Jalil... Its our national stadium... Well I don't know but there's nothing like home to me...

KevinTran & payload,

I didn't set share drivers, instead I switched to MME interface... I don't even really know the difference. I know I'm lazy to read and all... Can someone explain it to me in short?

[BluesMeister]

Originally posted by James Argo
BTW, I've visited Malaysia for short. Penang, Ipoh & KL.

When I first started work at my present place of employment, the draftsman in charge was Cheong Sui Chang. He came from Ipoh. He tells me THE best Char Kway Teow in the known universe comes from Ipoh, and I just love Kway Teow!

He was a lovely bloke too, ultra-polite and very modest. I miss him.

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BluesMeister

[moskus]

Originally posted by AndrewYap
I didn't set share drivers, instead I switched to MME interface... I don't even really know the difference. I know I'm lazy to read and all... Can someone explain it to me in short?

MME-drivers is the old Windows-standard (began with Win3.11, I think), and is really outdated but still use-able.

WDM is the new standard, and offers low latency and better stability.

Basically....

[Leeking]

Originally posted by BluesMeister
He tells me THE best Char Kway Teow in the known universe comes from Ipoh, and I just love Kway Teow!

actually, IMHO, THE best Char Kway Teow is in PENANG! (serious!)
nevertheless, Ipoh is famous for their KwayTeow Soup.

For the less "fortunate", here's how a Char Kway Teow looks like:

[moskus]

Picture not available...

[AndrewYap]

I didn't know you could get Char Kuay Teow pictures online? How about some Curry Laksa? Hehe...

[Leeking]

Penang food gallery:

Char Kway Teow:
Flat noodle fried with black sauce, chille and prawn.


Hokkien Mee:
Noodles and prawn in spicey soup.


Ice kacang:
Blended ice with syrups, bean, corns, nuts etc.


Laksa:
Noodles in prawn paste, onions and spicy and sour soup. (yum!)

[Leeking]

I can seems to get link pics to show anymore... used to do that????

anyway, let me try attachments..

1. Char Koay Teow

[Leeking]

2. Hokkien mee (description above)

[Leeking]

3. Ice kacang (description above)

[Leeking]

4. Laksa

[BluesMeister]

Oh yummy!

All these and much more can be found in Charmain Solomon's Asian cook book.

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BluesMeister

[moskus]

Looks... er.. *cough*... good....

[Leeking]

don't judge a food by its cover...