Am i recording properly

[Matty]

When i record my instrument (guitar) i notice two lines and only one has the sound wave and the other line is straight, not sure if its a mono/stereo thing, am i recording properly? i would post a screen grab if i new how to post one.

Also can you tell me why some of my multisamples are not found in the 2 free expansion packs for my Rapture software, where do i need to install them to work properly?

[tomatoes.dll]

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It certainly sounds like a stereo track with a mono input. That could be due to a number of things,but the easiest place to start is to go through the input process.

when you go to the input for the track, drop it down to the mic/input whater you are using; Not knowing that, it is a bit difficult to explain for your particular situation, but this is the general idea anyway). The inputs will show, and selecting the one you are using should, assuming it has a stereo possibility at all, offer Left input (Mono), Right Input (Mono) or the Stereo option for input. Select the correct one, and you're good to go. If you choose Mono, I believe the track then automatically becomes a mono track.

Hope that helps.

[Firewalker]

You just have to press the interleave button...

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Sometimes mono tracks wont record to mono if you have a two input interface (it happens with my Zoom R24 on a few tracks). So just use that to make the signal mono.

[tomatoes.dll]

Originally posted by Firewalker:

You just have to press the interleave button...

Clicky[i.imgur.com]

Sometimes mono tracks wont record to mono if you have a two input interface (it happens with my Zoom R24 on a few tracks). So just use that to make the signal mono.

First of all, I think he is trying to record in stereo and isn't able to do so. Pushing the interleave button is just going to take that left signal and make it into a L/R Mono track.

Even so, if he was trying to get to mono, I'm not sure pressing the interleave would be the way to go. You can, in SONAR, make tracks mono, or stereo, after the fact via one of the dropdowns somewhere. I never need to, so can't swear to where it is located, but maybe on the track menu.

My interface is also a two input one, but I can unplug one of the input and make it a mono one, and I can also just select the Input as Left (mono) which does so as well. The only issue is if you have a stereo signal, into a stereo input, then you'd want to record in stereo obviously, which is what he is saying he wants to do. Therefore, he should select the stereo input for his device.

[FischerPrice]

It means you are only recording a single mono track. That typically means that you recorded a stereo pair of inputs but you are only running a signal into one input of that stereo pair. Check the input drop down menu in the mixer channel and check what it is set to. Most pairs of stereo inputs for audio interfaces will have 3 settings, "Input 1/2 - Stereo, Input 1/2 - Left, Input 1/2 - Right". Chances are you are recording a mono signal and it's set to Stereo, try setting it to left or right.