$$$Expert needed SonarX1 and Focusrite Mix Control

I have worked with computer DAWs for 20 Years. I am either getting too old for this or I have digressed to being  incredibly stupid.
My problem is using Focusrite Mix Control to assign inputs Mostly Audio (vocals) to the correct Sonar X1 record channels/Tracks
I have 4 Inputs on the focusrite pro24 yet the only track selections that show up under Asio Saffire 8in 4 out are IP 1 Left, IP 1 Right, IP3 left input 3 right and Stereo IP1, Stereo IP3.
 
Where are the input 2 and 4 tracks? 
All the ADAT,SPDIF, and Loop track inputs are there but I dont use them.
 
Also I have trouble configuring the Focusrite Mix control 2.4 to give me the correct gain settings on the input record channels/tracks
 
I have ahuge collection of Stereo backing tracks both Audio and Midi on my computer and I want them to be recorded on either one stereo track or two mono L and R , Then playback/monitor those tracks thru the headphones whilst recording the vocal.
 
I am willing to pay good money to a real expert who can walk me thru this via phone or remote control of my computer. I can pay via credit card or Paypal.
In order to do this you must be very familiar with Sonar X1 and Focusrite pro24 using Mix Control.
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Also your "2" and "4" channels aren't missing. They are just the right channel of the stereo pairs. If you plugged into input 1 and 2 they should both show up on channel 1. 1 would be Left and 2 would be Right. I'm saying this because if you are just inputting a stereo track you don't need to unchain the channels.

It's a "feature" of the input selection in Sonar that groups pairs of hardware inputs as left/right/stereo.

Channel.          Sonar name
1.                    1 left
2.                    1 right
3.                    3 left
4.                    3 right
5.                    5 left
Etc...

Hi Jim,

MixControl does not have an effect on your inputs to Sonar X1 (aside from loopback).  As suggested by  Beepster and Karyn, Inputs 2 and 4 should show up as 1 right and 3 right respectively.

If you are still having trouble setting up your Pro 24 with X1 and MixControl please fill out a ticket on the contact section of our answerbase found at: http://www.focusrite.com/answerbase/en/

You can also reach us  Monday-Friday from 8am-6pm Pacific time at (310) 322-5500.

I am willing to pay good money to a real expert who can walk me thru this via phone or remote control of my computer.

    


That would be a waste of money. This is how every soundcard works, although some number them differently. 

As others have said, essentially every input on a soundcard is mono. So 1 Left is Input 1, 1 Right is Input 2, 3 Left is Input 3, 3 Right is Input 4... and so on. For stereo, you would plug into Inputs 1 & 2 and select  Stereo 1, or Inputs 3 & 4 and select Stereo 3. Its not all that difficult. 

If he felt inclined I'd rather he buy a homeless person lunch. :-)

Hi, lawajawa. I see from your specs you have an M-Audio device hooked up to the 18i6 to take advantage of the extra channels via the optical connection. I'm curious as to how difficult it was to get that set up and what kind of results you are getting. I have the 18i6 and thought I might be stuck purchasing their OctoPre interface if I wanted to expand without a mixer so if there are other options I'd love to explore them. Thanks.

Beepster


@Karyn... I find that aspect of Sonar a little annoying. As a guitar player I'm used to using mono inputs and even though I know it's the exact same thing it just irks my brain having them paired up like that.

Beeps, if it irks you enough, then you could open up Preferences > Audio and rename the inputs /outputs to whatever you like ("Friendly Names" option).
 

Glad to hear you are all enjoying using your Scarletts and Saffires with X1.

Beepster:  In regards to your question about using the optical input with the 18i6, you should be able to use it with any device that has an ADAT optical output.  The only thing you have to do is plugin the lightpipe cable to both devices and set your Sync source in MixControl to ADAT.  You will want to set the device sending the optical output to internal clocking.  It really is that easy.

Beepster


If he felt inclined I'd rather he buy a homeless person lunch. :-)

It would be nice of him just to come back after 3 days and simply say "thanks"
Maybe he's busy........

@Bristol_Jonesey... or he was pulling some weird scam and we foiled it by answering his questions in thread. lol

Right on, stevec. I'll probably be doing some guitar tracks this week so I can let you know how the instrument line in sounds and maybe try and push the latency as far down as it'll go to provide some more realistic numbers. Then I have to dig out my mics to test the actual pres. I'll be sure to keep updating that epic thread as I go. But so far I'd say it's a winner. Cheers.

@Beepster

Tell me about your latency experience monitoring thru X1 if you don't mind? I can live with 128, but much prefer 64.

Although I do ocassionally monitor thru FX, for me latency matters more for playing VSTi's in real time.
 

but I think I'd be okay with around 12ms round trip.

 
That's a decent round trip number in my book!   Now, if you can get that while CPU is in the 70-80% range, without noticeable shap/crackle/pop, then you've got something.