• Multichannel Import/Export System Requirements

    The information in this article applies to:

    • SONAR 4 Producer Edition
    • SONAR 4 Studio Edition

    The following minimum system requirements apply for importing and exporting multichannel files in SONAR 4:

    Requirements for multichannel audio import

    . Windows XP (optionally with SP1/SP2)
    . Not supported under Windows 2000. This is a documented Microsoft OS limitation. Audio from such files will import as stereo only.

    Requirements for multichannel audio export

    . Windows XP (optionally with SP1/SP2)
    . Windows 2000 with SP4. If you wish to export to multichannel Windows Media files, you should additionally have Windows Media Player 9 installed. (not 100% sure about the WMP requirement)

    Requirements for multichannel Windows Media Video Import in SONAR

    . Windows XP (optionally with SP1/SP2)
    . Not supported under Windows 2000. This is a documented Microsoft OS limitation. (only the video will import normally, audio will import as stereo)

    Requirements for multichannel Windows Media Video export in SONAR

    . Windows XP (optionally with SP1/SP2) and upcoming QASF.DLL hotfix from Microsoft. The hotfix should be available on the Cakewalk web site (www.cakewalk.com) by the time SONAR 4 is released.
    . Windows 2000 with SP4 and Windows Media Player 9 installed and upcoming QASF.DLL hotfix from Microsoft

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