Sonar says my Octa-Capture only has 6 inputs

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2011/03/26 00:47:35 (permalink)

Sonar says my Octa-Capture only has 6 inputs

I just bought an octa-capture and set it up on Vista 32 and Sonar Producer 8.5.3. As I assign an input on new audio tracks, the list of inputs has Octa-Capture 1 Left, Right, and Stereo through Octa-Capture 6 Left, Right, and Stereo. There are two things I don't understand: 

1) Why only 6 inputs when there are 8. How can I use inputs 7 & 8

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 2) Why are there right, left, and stereo inputs as opposed to just an input? When I use the left, all is well. When I use the right, nothing gets recorded. I didn't try stereo.
Any ideas?


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Sam

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    Re:Sonar says my Octa-Capture only has 6 inputs 2011/03/26 16:19:05 (permalink)
    1) Sound card inputs are mono so they set them up so you can pair them for stereo. So usually they are like this: 
    1 L
    2 R
    1&2 Stereo
    3 L
    4 R
    3&4 Stereo
    5 L
    6 R
    5&6 Stereo
    7 L
    8 R
    7&8 Stereo

    Check Options-Audio-Drivers to make sure you have all 8 (or all 4 pairs) selected. 


    2) Most instruments are mono, such as microphones, guitars, etc. You should record a mono source onto a mono track otherwise you won't be able to pan it across the stereo field. This is a common newbie misconception. 


    post edited by daveny5 - 2011/03/26 16:21:25

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    Re:Sonar says my Octa-Capture only has 6 inputs 2011/03/27 12:21:04 (permalink)
    Thanks Dave - that explained it and I can use all 8 inputs.
    Sam
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