Why do I get an Audio Driver Error?

First, determine what kind of sound card you have. You will find its name and manufacturer listed under Edit > Preferences > Audio - Devices. Once you have this info, go to Audio Hardware Guide and follow the instructions for your sound card manufacturer.

You may also get this error message when setting the Driver Bit Depth or Sampling Rate beyond the capabilities of the currently selected sound card.

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Go to Edit > Preferences > Audio - Driver Settings and reduce the Driver Bit Depth to 16 and the Sampling Rate to 44.1. This is CD-quality and is the best option for most users. Please keep in mind that while many consumer cards such as the Creative Labs Audigy advertise 24-bit capabilities, their drivers only support 16-bit recording/playback.

2.	If your sound card's clock can be controlled via an external connection (Word Clock, ADAT, etc.) or via a control panel, please make sure that the device's current sampling rate matches the settings in SONAR.

3.	Your card may also be in use by another computer program. To eliminate this problem, please close all applications running in the background such as Real Player, Winamp, etc., and turn off all Windows Sounds from the Control Panel. You might also need to restart SONAR.

 

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