sound only coming out of one speaker during playback

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hey all,

I'm using Cakewalk Music Creator, and my recordings are only coming through my left computer speaker (i have a left and a right). It does the same thing for my headphones; only coming out of my left ear. My pan is set at 64, so it should be coming through equally, but it's not. I don't think it's my sound card, because whenever I play a regular cd on my computer it comes through both speakers fine....i'm only getting this problem when i record something. Can anyone help me? Thanks and peace,

Max
 
What is your soundcard? You're using just one, for Cakewalk AND cd playback?

On my multi-channel card, I can set in the panel each track left and right (not in Cakewalk, I mean, but in the sound card's panel) and it would not affect overall playback on the cd, because there is a pan on the main outs as well. If you put a cd in, and then panned the main outs, it wouldn't be centered.

But, it could be the track itself, and something you need to configure outside of Sonar.

These guys will ask you what kind of card it is though. And, they will prolly have the answer.
:)

Good luck!
-Kirstin
 
I had something like this with Delta 66 soundcard recording through a microphone. As I remember I had to fix it in Delta 66's own panel. What fooled me was that while recording I got both left and right signal, but that was only a direct monitoring of the input, not what was actually recorded on the track. I either muted the signal in Delta 66 or didn't route it to monitor. So there would only be an audible signal while recording. Then in Sonar I think I chose stereo. Anyway, once the direct signal was gone, it was easy to hear what happened in Sonar when swicthing between stereo and mono.

Sorry, about being a little vague, but hope this will give you some ideas to try after all.
 
kgirl72 said:
What is your soundcard? You're using just one, for Cakewalk AND cd playback?

On my multi-channel card, I can set in the panel each track left and right (not in Cakewalk, I mean, but in the sound card's panel) and it would not affect overall playback on the cd, because there is a pan on the main outs as well. If you put a cd in, and then panned the main outs, it wouldn't be centered.

But, it could be the track itself, and something you need to configure outside of Sonar.

These guys will ask you what kind of card it is though. And, they will prolly have the answer.
:)

Good luck!
-Kirstin
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kgirl72 said:
I had something like this with Delta 66 soundcard recording through a microphone. As I remember I had to fix it in Delta 66's own panel. What fooled me was that while recording I got both left and right signal, but that was only a direct monitoring of the input, not what was actually recorded on the track. I either muted the signal in Delta 66 or didn't route it to monitor. So there would only be an audible signal while recording. Then in Sonar I think I chose stereo. Anyway, once the direct signal was gone, it was easy to hear what happened in Sonar when swicthing between stereo and mono.

Sorry, about being a little vague, but hope this will give you some ideas to try after all.
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My sound card is a SoundMAX card (stock card that came with my dell pc last year). Probably alot simpler than your multi-channel card.....the only jacks it has is an output/headphones jack, line in, and mic in. I use the line in for recording. And yes, I use it for both Cakewalk and cd playback.

It's not the track itself, as I have recorded multiple songs since I got the software about a month or two ago. It only comes through one speaker when i record, when i play it back (through the software or on musicmatch jukebox), and even on other people's computers when i give them a copy of it.

I dont' think it's the card, because like I said before....it only does it on things that I record. And it's not the speakers, because it does it on other people's computers too. Not the software (unless I'm missing something) because I have the pan evened out at 64. Even when I try and crank up the right speaker, nothing comes out of it (aside from that empty hissing). I have no clue what to do.... Please keep advice coming. Thanks

max
 
Do you have this one side problem when recording line in too, or is it only the mic, which might be a one channel mono thing?

Are you sure the track you are recording is set to stereo? Don't know about your software. Sonar 3 has such a button, and it makes a difference.

Is there a mixer for your soundcard? And have you tried if there is a mono/stereo switch there or a pan control?
 
tombuur said:
Are you sure the track you are recording is set to stereo?
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I would set it to mono. Then you're sure you only record what you want and don't leave another channel blank.
 
tombuur said:
Do you have this one side problem when recording line in too, or is it only the mic, which might be a one channel mono thing?

Are you sure the track you are recording is set to stereo? Don't know about your software. Sonar 3 has such a button, and it makes a difference.

Is there a mixer for your soundcard? And have you tried if there is a mono/stereo switch there or a pan control?
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Yeah before I record anything I always make sure that it's set to stereo. And I always record through the line in, never through the mic in (i've never gotten any signal from the mic in).

If by mixer you mean something where I can adjust the output of the line in, mic in, etc. then yes I have that. All of the things that ask if you want mono or stereo I always choose stereo but it still does not work.
 
What are you recording? A guitar? A mic? A bass?

These are all mono sources so will only be present on one side or the other, normally left.

Do what Moskus said and just set it to mono input. Then when you are in Cakewalk, you can convince yourself whether or not the left/right thing is screwed up by panning your mono recorded track out to the left and right.

If you can hear that 'moving' left to right, then everything is working as per program.

:) Q.
 
Qwerty said:
What are you recording? A guitar? A mic? A bass?

These are all mono sources so will only be present on one side or the other, normally left.

Do what Moskus said and just set it to mono input. Then when you are in Cakewalk, you can convince yourself whether or not the left/right thing is screwed up by panning your mono recorded track out to the left and right.

If you can hear that 'moving' left to right, then everything is working as per program.

:) Q.
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Arg

I set it to mono input (tried both left and right).....no matter what I do it always comes through the left speaker (not the right)....and when i set the pan all the way to the right speaker then nothing comes out at all. Thanks for all the help yall...keep it coming if you have any more ideas please! thanks

Max

p.s. i'm recording a guitar and vocals
 
Try to send me a short take, just 15 secs or so (to keep file size small), saved in the original cakewalk format (not mp3 or wave). Perhaps you need to save as a bundle, save everything in one folder or whatever, and post all files to me. Just speak 1-2-3 and/or strum a chord, you don't have to show off. Then I will open it in Sonar and see if I can find anything wrong there. Or perhaps someone else here has Music Creator which would be better, but I guess Sonar can read it with settings and all?

mail to: XXtom.XXXbuur@dadlnetXXX.dk (remove X's)
 
if your using a mic for both the guitar and the vocal they are mono inputs then . when you record the track meter is split into 2 parts half for left half for right .. if when you record you only get a meter indication on half its because your only inputting a left OR a right. Therefore what you will get out is only one side. no matter where you set the pan. record in mono then not stereo and check if there is an indication in the record meter for the full width of the meter. if so you should have left and right. also the track itself will have 2 waveforms in the same track if it does record stereo.

hope this helps.

Bill
 
Are you using a stereo plug in a mono input? Tip - ring - sleeve not just tip - sleeve...

Do you have the ability to change the PAN on your inputs at the sound card level? Sounds like you have one panned hard left while you are recording, so when you attempt to send it right, ya get nothin.....

If you can't do what Tombuur suggested above, post a screen shot of how the track is set up, your sound card control panel and let's see whatcha got.

:) Q.
 
tombuur said:
Try to send me a short take, just 15 secs or so (to keep file size small), saved in the original cakewalk format (not mp3 or wave). Perhaps you need to save as a bundle, save everything in one folder or whatever, and post all files to me. Just speak 1-2-3 and/or strum a chord, you don't have to show off. Then I will open it in Sonar and see if I can find anything wrong there. Or perhaps someone else here has Music Creator which would be better, but I guess Sonar can read it with settings and all?

mail to: XXtom.XXXbuur@dadlnetXXX.dk (remove X's)
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Tom,

I will send you a clip as soon as I get my setup plugged back in, which should be by tomorrow.

Qwerty, how do I post a screen shot?

Max
 
You attach it as a file. Look right above the Submit button... :)
 
i meant how do you take a screen shot of it in the first place?
 
Press the "Print Screen" button above the pause-key on your keyboard. Paste this into a image-editor (Paint works), and save it as a JPG image. Make sure the filesize isn't bigger than 65535 bytes.
 
moskus said:
Press the "Print Screen" button above the pause-key on your keyboard. Paste this into a image-editor (Paint works), and save it as a JPG image. Make sure the filesize isn't bigger than 65535 bytes.
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Isn't that SHIFT / Print Screen

then open up your paint or image program to a blank new image and press CNTRL / V

Viola! you have whatever was displayed on your screen at he shift printscreen time

Peace
BIll
 
woah sorry...no can do on the screen shots.....i made it as small as humanly distinguishable and it's still a good 200,000 bytes

if you give me your email i can email them to you...
 
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