Miscellaneous Audio Solutions

This page is a collection of e-mail messages and other sources that deal with questions or problems with digital audio.

• See www.cakewalk.com/tips/May05_SonitusEqualizer.asp for an informative article on the Sonitus Equalizer and how to use it. Set a speech rule for the following: EQing to be pronounced as e cuing.
• CakeTalking FAQ
• SONAR System Requirements
• Dancing Dots Accessible Audio Workstation
• MIDI Musical Equipment from Dancing Dots
• Sound Cards from Dancing Dots
• SONAR Instrument Definitions
• Firewire Port Compatibility
  Open Control Panel | System | Hardware (tab) | Device Manager (button). Open the IEEE1394 Bus Host controllers section. If there is an entry called OHCI Compliant Host Controller then your Firewire port is Texas Instruments compatible. If the section doesn't exist then you don't have any Firewire support.
• Free .VST audio effects:
  • Kjaerhus Audio - Professional Audio Software and Hardware
  • Digital Fish Phones
  • A Demo of the Wave Arts Final Plug (A plug-in for mastering that isn't too expensive)
• From: MIDI-MAG: Blind folks and their use of MIDI
  [mailto:MIDI-MAG@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU] On Behalf Of Jerry Richer
  Sent: Sunday, April 03, 2005 11:11 AM
  Subject: Re: [MIDI-MAG] usb disconnect problem help
  

  I learned a good one the other day. Windows XP has a bug that allows the installation of only ten USB audio devices to the computer. Since most of this hardware requires a new installation each time you plug it into a new USB port you can reach ten quickly. It's easy enough to fix by deleting installations in the Device Manager but it's something worth knowing about.

  To see hidden devices in the Device Manager:

  • Open a command prompt window,
  • Enter the command: set devmgr_show_nonpresent_devices=1
  • Open the device manager with the command: devmgmt.msc
  • In the Device Manager, select View->Show Hidden Devices.
  You should be able to see even devices not currently present in the system. Be warned, though: sometimes, you cannot remove a partially installed driver, even though it is listed - some just refuse to be removed.