How do I setup Tascam Gigastudio and Cakewalk Sonar to work together on the same system?

To get Sonar and Gigastudio to run simultaneously on the same computer, you’ll first need a soundcard that has both multi-client drivers (more than 1 application at the same time) and GSIF (Gigastudio audio drivers). Or, you can use two soundcards- one for Gigastudio and one for Sonar.

In Gigastudio, go to Settings – General and select your sequencer, in this case Cakewalk or Sonar. Hit Browse, and browse to c:\program files\cakewalk\sonar 2\sonar.exe or the appropriate location of your program.

Then, select only the drivers you deselected in Sonar. This is in Settings – Hardware/Routing. Checkmark the appropriate boxes for the outputs. Make sure to press Apply button on the top-right.

You will want to launch Sonar from Gigastudio by pressing the icon at the top that looks like a mini staff with 3 notes on it. Launch Sonar this way now.

In Sonar, go to Options – Audio – Drivers and de-select the audio outputs you wish to use for Gigastudio. Sonar and Gigastudio cannot use the same outputs at the same time.

Still in Sonar, go to Options – MIDI Devices and make sure Nemesys MidiOut Port 1-4 is enabled (highlighted blue).

Then, after loading an instrument into Gigastudio, go to a MIDI track in Sonar and choose the input as desired (usually MIDI Omni, which will take ANY MIDI input into your computer), choose the output as Nemesys MidiOut Port 1, select channel 1 (assuming you loaded the instrument into port 1 and channel 1), hit record-enable, and your Gigastudio should play.

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