Sonar XL 2.0 only seeing 2 out of 4 channels from Delta

[alecxm]

Yamaha 4-track MD / M-Audio Delta 66 / Behringer UB1622FX / Sonar 2.0XL / WinXP. I record a 4-track MD, feed the 4 tracks independently to the Delta card, and want to mix and record them in Sonar.

If I try to set them up as 4 independent tracks in Sonar for recording, I get either track 1 or track 2 on both Sonar audio tracks 1 and 2, and either track 3 or 4 on both Sonar audio tracks 3 and 4.

I can get all four back independently to the Behringer, so I guess one answer would be to do all the mixing in hardware and just record the final mix to Sonar on 2 tracks. But I have no inputs left on the breakout box....

I've been through the setup and read the manuals over and over, but can't figure out how to get each track to populate each of the four Sonar audio tracks. Is there a limitation in Sonar, or is there some configuration setting I haven't found?

Alex

 

[dachay2tnr]

What are you choosing as you Input for each track in Sonar?

You should be choosing 1/2 Left for Track 1; 1/2 Right for Track 2; 3/4 Left for Track 3; and 3/4 Right for Track 4.

From your description of the problem, it sounds like you are choosing the same input source for both tracks 1 & 2.

There is no limitation in Sonar as to the amount of tracks you can record simultaneously. The limitation is only the number of physical inputs in your soundcard.

 

[alecxm]

Hi dachay2tnr, thanks for replying. The options you describe do not appear in the Sonar audio input selection dialogue - if they did, I'm sure I wouldn't be having to post to this forum! In other words, the options offered don't include left / right.

I panned each track hard left / right respectively, hoping to to achieve the desired effect - but it looks as if I am lacking something. Might this mean I don't have the correct driver for the Delta board (I bought it used) - or have I set up Sonar incorrectly?

Alex

 

[dachay2tnr]

You shouldn't have to pan the track. The track should simply be recorded mono, panned center. You can pan it later when you mix to place the track within the stereo field.

Just to make sure we are talking about the same thing, I am attaching a photo. You should be seeing a choice like that shown in the photo for your inputs - Left, Right and Stereo. This is true for ALL soundcards. The one I am showing just has a single stereo input. If you card has more than 2 inputs, you should see 1/2 Left, 1/2 Right, 1/2 Stereo, 3/4 Left, etc.

If you are not seeing this, I can't imagine what the problem is. However, I would try downloading and installing new drivers from the M-Audio web site.