Don't worry about it mate - I can assure you that most people here have made a dick of themselves in some way or another at some point in time.
You just got yours out of the way quickly
Now - your audio thing, try this -
- Close Sonar
- Find your AUD.INI file.
- Back it up.
- Delete the AUD.INI file.
- Open Sonar
- Run Wave Profiler.
- Re-test the record operation IN A NEW FILE at 16-bit
If that doesn't work, update the drivers for your sound card and tell us what everything says in the OPTIONS-AUDIO windows.
If you ever need a quick and dirty answer, you can always try the Cakewalk Forums which see a lot more traffic than this forum -
www.cakewalk.com/forum/tt.asp?forumid=5
The answers will be quick, yet decidedly dirty and certainly not up to the quality of those presented by my esteemed colleagues here at HR.com.

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This better be a legal copy young man otherwise we will kick your ass!
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