I need help BAD!
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Posted on Jul 05, 2004 12:31 pm
guitwizz
Nothing doesnt give me gas
Member Since: May 25, 2004
I have a problem in my DAW. Im using Sonar 3.1, Layla sound card, new 2.8 AMD machine. There is a project I am recording, acoustic only, in E flat tuning. It recorded fine, but the next 4 times I opened up Sonar it had changed up a full step. The 5th time, over a week period I guess, it finally went back to the original key. I then left the machine on, till the next day, and it went sharp again!!!
I decided to try vocals on the sharp version, and when it went back down, the vocals were unusable.
I dont know if this is a soundcard, software,or machine issue. Im not accidentally hitting anything to make this happen, and there is no rhyme or reason to when it happens. I also opened a few other things up, and they too were up a whole step!!!Everything I can see is locked in the sc settings, and I cant see anything out of order in the program.
Whats the deal?!?!?
Thanks alot,
Joe
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zekthedeadcowEat Spam before it eats YOU!!!Member
Since: May 11, 2002
Jul 05, 2004 06:01 pm I had that happen once with Protools LE... I can't remember what it was though as it was about 3 years ago and my first recording experience...
I think it had something to do with mixing sampling rates in the project... make sure your sampling rates are set the same...I do remember it was something really dumb... sorry I can't help more.
zekthedeadcowEat Spam before it eats YOU!!!Member
Since: May 11, 2002
Jul 05, 2004 06:07 pm from the SONAR FAQ:www.cakewalk.com/forum/tm.asp?m=120088
Audio playback is slow and out of tune !
This can happen if SONAR is set to a different sample frequency/bitrate to your soundcard eg. SONAR is set to 96k/24bit, but your soundcard is set to digitally sync with an external 44.1k source.
Another possibility is that your audio has been imported as a groove clip. This type of audio information has embedded pitch and timing information, which you'll need to override to get the clip to fit with your project. Double click on the audio from the track view and check that the "Follow Project Pitch" button is enabled and "Enable Stretching" button is disabled.
zekthedeadcowEat Spam before it eats YOU!!!Member
Since: May 11, 2002
Jul 05, 2004 06:10 pm ...and finally... your soundcard may automatically change sampling rate if windoze plays a system sound to "int 32khz" and that may explain the reason it changes after being left on.
HuePinnipedal Czar (: 3= Member
Since: Apr 11, 2004
Jul 05, 2004 07:09 pm I'll bet on the sampling rate switch... did the same to me once .
WaltChief Cook and Bottle WasherMember
Since: May 10, 2002
Jul 05, 2004 07:15 pm Ditto,
Cubase SX will fweek out now and then. Usually because I get boneheaded and ask it to do something non-sensical. I usualy record 48k/24 so in my case Cubase fweeks and reverts to 44.1. Then everything is slomo and petal tone.
guitwizzNothing doesnt give me gasMember
Since: May 25, 2004
Jul 05, 2004 11:30 pm Thanks guys, Ill have to look at that stuff. The clincher though that it is intermittant is I didnt even turn the computer off the last time, or change any settings, and in the morning it was back up a whole step again.
oh, well maybe I will read the manual someday....
LOL!!!!!!!
