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My Track or Bus Fader is Maximized, But
There’s No Sound or Level
SONAR has two modes that govern how fader levels function: Envelope Mode and Offset
Mode. In Envelope Mode, any envelopes in the track or bus control the level, and ignore any
movements you make to the fader. In Offset mode, any envelopes in the track or bus
add
their level to any level that the fader contributes. For example, the level you see in the Vol
field of a track’s properties combines with the levels that any volume envelope in that track
produces as the track plays. When you switch back to Envelope mode, any level that the Vol
field displays while in Offset mode continues to combine with any envelope in the track, but
does not show in the Vol field while you’re in Envelope mode. So, if you have a large negative
value such as -INF in the Vol field, even though the volume envelope is at its maximum level,
the sum of the two values is still inaudible because the negative value is so large.
Whenever you have mysterious levels in a track or bus, click the Envelope/Offset Mode
button
that is in the Automation toolbar to switch modes (or press o in the Track or
Console views), and then look in the track or bus property fields to see what values show.
Change the values to neutral ones if you don’t want them to affect your levels.
The Music Is Playing Back with the Wrong
Instrument Sounds
If the tracks in your project are assigned to the same MIDI output and channel, the same
sound will be used for all of them. To fix this problem, simply assign each track to a different
channel (using the Channel control in the Track view), and then choose the sound (or patch)
you want to use for each one. If you are playing songs through your MIDI keyboard or
synthesizer, you need to 1) check that your instrument is able to receive MIDI data on
multiple channels, and 2) configure your instrument to play a different patch on each
channel (this is called Multi Mode on many instruments). See the documentation for your
instrument for more information.
Another possibility is that you are playing back a GM (General MIDI)-authored MIDI file on
a non-GM compatible device.
Your sound card isn’t hooked up
correctly. Try recording audio using the Microsoft Sound
Recorder (
Start-Programs-Accessories-
Entertainment-Sound Recorder ). If it fails, check
your sound card documentation to make sure it is
properly installed and configured.
You have not set up SONAR to record. Make sure that 1) you have chosen an input for the
track; 2) you have armed the track for recording; and
3) you have pressed the Record button, and not the
Play button.