Newbie Layers Question

Hi Everyone,
 
Newbie here, learning Sonar Producer X1. I have a questions about layers. When I record an audio track using layers and look in my audio file under the project, there is only one audio track - even though I have recorded 3 layers and saved my project. Why is that? I would have expected 3 audio files if I recorded 3 layers. At the moment, I am exporting each layer to it's own audio file and then placing it back on a new track as a work around, but I'm sure there must be something I'm not doing correctly.....
 
Thanks :-)
 
 

Do you mean you can't see the layers in SOnar? If so just click on the "Show layers icon" towards top right of the track header, next to the "Minimize/restore strip" icon

Yes, Kalle Rantaaho - that is exactly what I'm trying to say. I'm only seeing one audio WAV file in the project audio folder, when I should be expecting 3 if I tracked 3 layers, right?
 
The reason I need separate takes is that after singing, I need to send the best take to my mentor and producer overseas and I can't as there seems to be only one audio WAV file for all the layers no matter how many I make.
 
I know that I could create audio to a different track and have them separate, but I really want to learn layers and I can't understand why there wouldn't be separate Audio files for each layer. Am I doing something wrong?
 
(By the way, I'm a she :-) )
 
Thanks so much for your quick responses!

Thanks FastBikerBoy - I have done that, but when I don't have much screen left because of many tracks, I'd love to be able to use the layers option to reduce the number of tracks showing on my screen.
 
Am I supposed to have different audio files, or is that the way Sonar behaves?

No worries, thanks anyway - maybe someone else knows otherwise I'll have to ask Cakewalk.

In this case, when you loop record into layers, which I'm guessing is what you've been doing, it just writes it all into one continuous file.

acme - why don't you just drag the layers (they're seperate takes right?) you like to their own track - and bounce each of these to a seperate wav file? That would be a pretty easy way to send the best takes to your friend.

Just label each one with a good name as you're exporting it.