Can't download bonus software from m-audio?

Problem: Bonus software from m-audio, in large 2Gb parts, failing to download, after downloading for 2 hours!

Solution: Try turning off any download managers, and just using the download management that is built into your browser. I was using Download Accelerator Plus, which always helps downloads not to fail. Anyway, I disabled it, and the download proceeded without a hitch!

Good luck!

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SONAR Platinum - no aftertouch

Problem: In SONAR Platinum, my keyboard should have aftertouch, but I don't hear any effect of it.

Solution: simply make sure SONAR is set to record aftertouch, if it isn't recording it, apparently it won't echo it. This is done from the "Playback and Recording" page of the Preferences dialogue, but remember there are two kinds of Aftertouch, key aftertouch, and channel aftertouch. I leave them both checked, but remember they cause a lot more data to be recorded, so it may be unnecessarily taxing for your system if you are not using them.

Good luck!

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Sonar Platinum - Can't hear notes in PRV

Problem: SONAR - I hear and see the notes when I play the keyboard, but not when I click the keys on screen

Solution:
As seen in the picture,

I have a snare track, I've opened the piano roll view for the track, and when I play the keyboard, I can hear the snare and see the D3 key flashing, but when I click D3, I don't hear anything. This was just my mistake. This snare track is just a place for the snare audio to reach the console and be processed. It's an audio track, not a midi track, and not an instrument track, in spite of the icon. Simply create a new midi track below it, send that to the proper synth, in this case session drummer, and open the piano roll view for this new midi track.

good luck!

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