How ToChange Track Stereo to Mono

Alan,

do you want to go into the Red?  Most of us don't wish to.  A -12 to -6 dB level is more than enough.  SONAR shouldn't be used for mucking around w/ the recording levels coming in - that is what your M-Audio and any external preamps are for.  Except for softsynths, of course.

As far as the stereo issue - SONAR will "see" stereo coming in from the M-Audio - it is dependent upon how the drivers from M-Audio to SONAR are set up (Options>Audio etc.)  The stereo/mono icon works for me so I've never paid it any nevermind.  I'll look when I'm at my music computer.

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Now I need to get a bit more level,I think.
The track meters go about 3.4's of the way up to the top, I only said I can't get them into the red
because I used to be able to.

SONAR has no control over the input signal. The input level is controlled with everything before it goes into sonar. So look at your signal chain and raise some things in the gain stage.
 
Its a balancing act when you havemore than one gain stage in your reording chain and there is no right or wrong levels, so just get the level to where you want and record.

Hi Guys

Problem now solved.I thought the volume level was low because the waveform on the recorded track was so
small.
I have now found out how to increase the size of the waveform and all is fine now.

Thanks for the replies.

Alan