Sonar Home Studio 6

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Decent Program.
I've pretty much got it figured out. I have trouble with MIDI sometimes but I'm not very familiar with MIDI anyway.
I was wondering if why Home Studio 6 came with so many extra plugins that you can't use.
Do I need to download these off the internet or did I install it incorrectly?
Also is there anywhere I can go to get help with MIDI?

[jclampitt]

maybe they're trying to get you to buy sonar home studio 6 XL, which is really obnoxious you shouldn't be able to see plugins you can't use. do some of the plugins work? what problems are you having with midi?

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I just don't know hardly anything about it.
The main thing is getting MIDI instruments to work.
I don't know if I should run a keyboard into my computer or if I should just try to mess with drum managers until I can get the right bass track I want.
Normally the only thing I get with MIDI is piano or drums.
I'd like to experiment with everything MIDI has to offer.

[MrScarface45]

Ugh...it's been a long day so I'll try not to rant.

First of all...here are my relevant specs:

Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600
NVIDIA 8800GTS 640
Gigabyte P35 Mobo
HT Omega Striker 7.1 Sound Card
Vista Home Premium 64 Bit
4GB RAM
2 x 250GB HDD

So I shouldn't have any hardware limitations

I'm using SONAR Home Studio 6...and have been fighting with the damn thing all day. I have almost everything resolved...except a few problems.

I would tell you what kind of mic I'm using if I knew.

I'm left with only four problems, they are:

1. The mic is really really quiet...I don't think it's the mic, because when I plug it into my guitar amp it's fine.

2. I'm getting a lot of static...more static than sound...this may have something to do with my PSU (Antec Tru Power Trio 600W)...but I have no idea.

3. I can't get SONAR to put all the sound into headphones...it insists on using the sound cards SPDIF output.

4. I can't add audio effects to anything.

Can anyone help me?

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I figured out all these extra plugins are just things that SONAR found on my system and is trying to use as effects but they won't actually effect anything.
Oh well.