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Sweet. Thanks so much. It seems like I learn at least one new thing everytime I use Sonar. I'm starting to really dig it! Now, if I can just figure out my damn Boogie...

As far as I know, I was burning music discs, and I think you're right about it converting to .cda format. I noticed it was like this, then my granddad somehow converted it to .mp3. Currently I'm just wanting to put music on my website. But in the long run, I would like to be able to complete...

Great ideas. I did find myself retracking quite a bit, but my punch-ins are sounding much smoother now also. Another question: Once I'm through with a punch-in, how do I get rid of the little punch-in markers? Dumb question, but I couldn't figure it out...

First time I burned it at 4x, then 52x. They both produced the same lousy results. At least now I know why it was originally set to 4x! I didn't realize you were supposed to burn them so slow. But still, this wasn't the problem. With the help of my granddad, I was able to rip the .rma clip...

I don't think it was a defective CDR, because I tried it 3 different times with the same results. I was using MusicMatch to burn the disc. It played fine, just didn't burn fine. I use a 52x Lite-On burner...

I recently recorded a short 2 minute clip with SONAR 2 and went to export it. My intentions are simply to upload it to the web. Here's what happened the first time: 1. Clicked export and chose .wav format. 2. It exported fine, and even played fine within MusicMatch Jukebox. 3. So I went to...

Great ideas for punching-in. Thanks. My Boogie Mark IV is wearing me out. It sounds real stale being played or recorded, and I haven't gotten the mids the way I like. I need a little more scoop for palm-muting single note ideas a la Joe Satriani. I knew this amp was difficult to figure out...

Ditto. I've found that it's extremely difficult to record alone. First of all. I had to learn the software. Then it takes a lot of patience and will power to sit down and be creative with no one present. Then, you have to play and run the recording program! It's all crazy, but at least I'm...

Weird thread title, I know. It's because I have two simple issues that I figured I'd try to resolve in one thread. I tried punch-in recording with CakeWalk Sonar the other day, and it wasn't subtle at all. How do I clean something like this up? My amp is mic'd, and I'm debating on throwing a...

So there is no mystery to the Circle of 5ths?! So other than learning key signatures, it doesn't serve a greater good?! I have heard of people, and seen websites, that talk about writing songs with it. But I agree that you shouldn't limit yourself to writing tools/templates in that regard. I...

Hey, do doubt, that's a good idea. I know all the basic Hot Keys for recording and playback, so I could easily record with the monitor off. This will of course be a temporary solution. I plan on getting something like a 17" ViewSonic LCD in the long run. They're starting to have really...

I can understand and appreciate all different methods to writing songs. I just tend to be the kind that has a real hard time making anything concrete in my songwriting. I'm always thinking, "I can come up with something better." I really think recording will help me "set something in stone"...

I pretty much understand what the Circle of 5ths is all about, and what it does. But I'm unsure of how to go about actually creating something with it. Does anyone here use the Circle of 5ths to compose songs? How do you go about this process?

Great point. Your logic makes perfect sense. I'm new to the world of home recording, and consider myself long overdue at putting my music on CD. My problem with not having any complete songs doesn't stem from the recording process though. I'm an exception to that. My problem is that I have...

Awesome. That's definitely the next purchase for my studio.

How do you guys go about recording an instrumental piece on SONAR? I'm using drum loops, so this is logically the first thing I would start with, correct? Would you then lay down a bass track...then a rythmn guitar track...then the lead guitar, in this order? I'm just curious as to the...

I did try the perpendicular thing, and it helped some, but the buzz remained constant. I guess my best bet is to either move the monitor off in the distance, or set up my keyboard several feet away from the monitor. I never knew this would be a problem. Are the new LCD flat-screen monitors...

Problem: My computer monitor causes my guitar to buzz. I know it's the monitor, because the buzz goes completely away when I take a few steps back away from it. Question: Is this a common problem, and what's the best way to solve it?

Awesome. I figured it out last night, but I lowered the buffer within Sonar rather than my soundcard's mixer. I didn't read this post until today. Should I put it back where it was at, and change the DMA Buffer in my soundcard's mixer instead? Or just have both of them set relatively low? I...

I did exactly what the Help section said to do in order to achieve real-time input monitoring within Sonar, but it's still not real time. When I hit a chord or note, it sounds a second later and echos a little bit. Is this a latency problem? I'm using M-Audio's Audiophile 2496. Any ideas...