Need cakewalk help

[Dave Stewart]

I have a decent guitar recording which I have completed, the problem is that the guitar only recorded on the top channel of the track and not the bottom. As a result, I only hear the guitar in my right speaker when I mix it down. I have recorded several other times since and haven't had this problem. For some reason, I botched the recording that day. I've tried everything I can think of using the balance controls, etc. All I want to do is hear the guitar in both speakers because it is unacceptable as is. Does anyone have an idea how I might solve this problem? I'm using Cakewalk Pr0 9.01

Thanks, Stew

 

[dachay2tnr]

It's been awhile since I've used PA9, so I'm not completely sure what features it has, but why don't you try bouncing the track to a new mono track.

It sounds like you recorded it as a stereo track, but then only connected to one of the sound card's inputs. Hence you got a stereo track with just a left (or right) channel.

Use the Bounce to Track command, and when the dialogue box appears, look for a checkbox or drop down menu where you can select "mono" for the new track. Afterwards you can delete or archive the original track.

Note: If you have any realtime effects on the track, they will be printed with the bounce to track command, so you may want to remove them first.

 

[Dave Stewart]

Did the trick, thanks!

That worked just fine, thank you very much. I spent hours trying to fix that problem the other day. Thanks again, you made my day.

Stew