4ContentsAbout This Manual......................................................................................................................................... 3Checking the Contents of the Package...........................6Installation and Registration...............................................8Installing the VS-700 Driver........................................................................................................................ 8To Uninstall the VS-700 Driver ....................................................................................... 8Windows Vista Users.......................................................................................................... 9Windows XP Users............................................................................................................13Installing the VS-700 Software ................................................................................................................18To Install the VS-700 Software .....................................................................................18Connecting your audio equipment.......................................................................................................19Register SONAR.............................................................................................................................................20Installing SONAR ..........................................................................................................................................21To Install SONAR ...............................................................................................................21To Uninstall SONAR..........................................................................................................21SONAR VS-700 software components..................................................................................................22SONAR VS-700 Control Surface Plug-in....................................................................22Fantom VS Editor ..............................................................................................................22Rapture .................................................................................................................................22Rapture Expansion Packs...............................................................................................22Running SONAR for the First Time.........................................................................................................23Initial Settings........................................................................ 24Audio Driver Settings .................................................................................................................................24Select the Drivers..............................................................................................................24Other Audio Driver and Audio-Related Settings...................................................26MIDI Devices Settings.................................................................................................................................28MIDI Controllers/Surfaces Settings........................................................................................................30Loading the Controllers/Surfaces Plug-in................................................................30VST/VSTi Registration and Settings .......................................................................................................31Playing a Demo Song .................................................................................................................................32Playing an Audio Demo Song ......................................................................................32Playing Back the MIDI Demo Songs...........................................................................35