Panning Problem

Hi!

I am recording guitar and bass through a scarlett 2i2.
I notice when I pan the guitars 100% there is still sound in the opposite channel, barely audible, but there none the less.
The track has been bounced to mono.  I have changed my I/O config a hundred times, turned off all fx and amp sims and it's still there.
Did I have the wrong config when I actually recorded?  Seems if it 'sbeen bounced to a mono track then that should not matter.
As always thanks in advance.

Yep, ALL fx off. I deleted the amp sim from the channel as well.  Just a dry mono channel, no bus, and it wont pan all the way.
My inputs for the channel are Focusrite left - right- stereo, I have tried all 3 numerous times.
Output is set to Master with no fx on the Master bus.

I had the same issue with my Presonus Firestudio Mobile.  Great box and inputs for the money. After about two months of tackling the issue, it was retired and is collecting dust (two years ago).  As far as I'm concerned, if I have to spend too much time trying to configure gear, it stays out of my arsenal. 
 
I checked my board, "Windows", and the Presonus app settings.  After I reached my limits, I reverted back to ye ole faithful, my "M-Audio Audiophile 24/96", which I've been using strong since my first purchase of the original "Sonar" in 2000.
 
Good luck!

originaldunga if I have to spend too much time trying to configure gear, it stays out of my arsenal.

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I run 2 different Focusrites and never get this problem.
 
But until MetalTek gets back to us, we're just shooting in the dark.

what type of montoring are you using? headphones? or studio monitors connected via a single sub woofer ...??? could be an analogue issues in your monitoring chain (headphone cable, sub woofer bleeding into other channel)...
 
export the file from Sonar and re-import it and check the waveform display to see if the second channel shows anything (if zoomed) or if it is truly flat - if it is indeed flat, your "problem" in not inside sonar

Sorry, by that I mean faint guitar.

I don't have monitors, just a 2.1 speaker system, but I also tried with head phones.
I imported a wav sample just to bypass my interface altogether, and still the same thing.
Whether it is in stereo or after I convert to mono....when I pan 100% there is still some sound in the other channel

Also, the meters dont show sound in the opposite channel but I can clearly hear it, as ever so subtle as it may be, it is annoying as ****!

This is only one problem I am dealing with If I ever get this cleared up I still have CPU spikes, popping and dropouts,  
and other goofy crap going on when I am only using like 10% of my CPU and about 25% of my memory.
However, another thing I notice is when I am listening to a song my memory just continues to exponentially climb until I have to restart Sonar.
Even when I stop the song, the memory keeps climbing once I have pushed play.

I am wondering if most of my problems are related to Focusrites USB ASIO driver.

FreeFlyBertl
this doesn't really sound like a sonar issue. like you i'd be su****ious about the interface. have you checked if there is a new ASIO driver for your interface?
 
could you potentially borrow a different interface from a friend / retailer to see if this really your focusrite causing it?

Also, try plugging into a different USB port (Not all are created equal).

is it present in a mixed down wav or just during project playback?

If it's just during monitoring while recording it shouldn't be a big problem. If you get actual crosstalk recorded in the waves I'd trade that card in as quickly as possible, that's just useless.

FreeFlyBert - Yes there have been 3 driver updates since I purchased this interface.  The same crap with all 3 versions.

JonD - Will do.  Can you elaborate though?  I have heard mention of this before.

Scook - Yea, no such setting that I know of on my PC.

Lawp - During Record and Playback

Britol Jonesey - Yes Master faders locked at Zero.

I don't use Pro Channel.  Nothing is on in Pro Channel.  So does this still matter?

Also, I exported the bass panned 100% left and I still hear it in the right.  

I actually returned an Onyx Blackjack because of the same type of BS.
Mainly popping and just seemed like there was some underlying driver conflict but the focusrite is even worse.
Funny its almost the exact same BS But I've built a completely new PC since then so I know it's not my PC.

It could be the PC motherboard. If you are experiencing noisy connections with different USB connected interfaces and the USB ports you are connecting to are on the motherboard, you might consider a separate USB card.

Scook  -  Are you talking about another usb card that plugs into the MB with like 4 inputs on the back of the PC?
I have a couple of those around.  
 

Yea man, thanks.  While it may or may not solve my Panning problem its sounds extremely relevant to all the other problems I have been having.
The way Anderton describes it is exactly what it seems like.  Like something is competing for the USB Port that my Audio Interface is on.
I did try different usb inputs on the MB, but I am putting in a card now.
Thanks to everyone again......I chime back in later, might be tomorrow.