creating multiple takes - help

Hi all,
 
I've been reading the manual and several form posts about creating multiple takes in X2, and I still think I am doing it wrong.  Can someone walk me through it?  Ideally I'd like to create separate takes of the same track in their own separate lanes without them overwriting each other or the original track.
 
I've been trying it for the for the past few days, and I seem to be doing it wrong still b/c I'm still overwriting the original track, and each take I try does not go into its own lane.
 
 

I'm pretty sure it is set up to create new lanes by default so unless you've changed something then they should be there. The old takes should be getting muted by default. This is just a guess but have you actually tried to open the take lanes? You may have a bunch of takes hidden and not realize it. To do this look for a button in the lower right portion of that track in the Track Pane (far left side of the screen with the list of all your tracks). It's hard to describe that button but it's square and has little lines on it. Click that button to open the take lanes. Unmute the individual takes to hear them.
 
If this is not the case definitely try what Scott said. Another way to set this is by going to Edit > Preferences (or press P on your keyboard) > Recording. In that section are some Take options. You can set it to overwrite on each pass, create a new take lane or create a new track. Getting familiar with the settings on that page is a good idea. Same with the most of the Preferences pages... especially in regards to Editing, Playback and Recording.
 
If it seems like your Preferences overview page is missing options click the Advanced option and it will show all of the submenus.
 
Cheers.

I've been able to create one new track lane - but then as I record the new take - I watch the wav time line as it overwrites the old track and doesn't put it in a new lane.     Maybe I have one of those settings wrong...

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I suggest going to the cakewalk tv youtube channel and watch some of the videos that focus on recording with sonar.

Have you worked through the step by step tutorials at the start of the manual? I also agree you should take a look at the X2 vids in the video section of this site. Things will become much clearer if you do those things. It's reasonably simple once you get through the initial learning curve but without doing the start up tuts you'll be lost just poking around. You may also want to pick up X2 Power by Scott Garrigus. His writing style is a little easier to understand than the manual writers and he gives better exercises to work through. I only have X1 Power but it should be pretty much the same deal.