Input driver list friendly names for each channel

[Steven White]

My interface has 8 inputs. Sonar lists them as 4 stereo pairs, with the option for "friendly names". I would like to give each input its own friendly name. For example, in preferences I have a checkbox for "1+2 UMC ASIO Driver In 1" and in each track in my project I can select either "UMC ASIO Driver In 1 L" or "UMC ASIO Driver In 1 R" or "UMC ASIO Driver In 1 S". So I have to remember which mic I have into the left and right channel, which kind of defeats the whole purpose of "friendly names".  It would be nice to be able to give each channel its own name in driver preferences.

[David Baay]

Put a pipe "|" symbol between left and right channel names, and they'll show up that way in the Input pick list and in the Input widget after you select one.

[Starship Krupa]

On 12/28/2024 at 11:25 AM, Steven White said:

It would be nice to be able to give each channel its own name in driver preferences.

I used to have a very similar issue with my PreSonus Firepods, only worse. Somehow their driver was telling Windows that what was marked Input 2 (the even inputs were all this way) on the unit was Input 1 R. I had more than one embarrassing episode of hassle in the studio when arming tracks, including an entire bad take where I accidentally used the vocal mic in place of the guitar amp mic.

There was no correlation between the even numbered inputs on the interface and the names of the inputs in Cakewalk. I kept pitching a fit about it for years and the devs finally implemented the syntax that @David Baay relates above. It's pretty slick.

[sjoens]

Preferences gives you 4 ways to display the drivers.  The 1 L, 2 R, 1+2 S, 3 L, 4 R, 3+4 S etc. with UNfriendly names helps a lot but I use friendly names which removes the channel numbers defeating the whole purpose of adding them. ← Edit (user error)

unfriendly                                                                                                                                       friendly
  

Edited December 30, 2024 by sjoens

[David Baay]

5 hours ago, sjoens said:

I use friendly names which removes the channel numbers defeating the whole purpose of adding them.

So put the channel numbers in the friendly names:

Onyx 1|Onyx 2

Onyx 3|Onyx 4

...

You can even define a 3rd name for the Stereo Input:

Onyx 1L| Onyx 2R|Onyx 1/2S

[sjoens]

I'm probably the only one who never got this, but you prompted me to read the manual (pg74).  I NOW know "|" delimits -or separates- the name you type.  Since they use "/" in the "condensed" Preferences description, I did too, so the separation never happened. 

So... Onyx 1|Onyx 2|Onyx 1/2 =

[User 905133]

32 minutes ago, sjoens said:

I'm probably the only one who never got this, but you prompted me to read the manual (pg74).  I NOW know "|" delimits -or separates- the name you type. 

I think the only reason why I knew about it a few years ago was because I was actively interested in a discussion taking place with regards to an early access change. IIRC the change affected the friendly names I was using at the time with my sound card / audio dock. If not for that, I doubt I would have noticed the discussion of the pipe delimiter.

Edited December 30, 2024 by User 905133
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[sjoens]

Thanks, so the friendly name # removal is a good thing especially now I know how to use them.