Click track

Hey, there.  I am not clear.  You have a track with a click, a track with a guitar, and a track with a vocal?
Or do you have separate click tracks for some reason?  Most people just use one click track for everybody, but maybe I just don't understand.  If you can explain, I will try to help.
 
Take care. --Konrad

I'm at the beginning of a project - open Sonar - create new project. First thing is I insert an audio track and then record guitar following the click (meter) which I adjusted from 120 to 94 tempo. Next I insert the second track to add a vocal. Start the click to follow first track (guitar) and the click (meter) is now not lined up with the original first track. The click is the same meter but ahead of the first track by a small margin. I have not added any effects at this time. What is the solution to get the click on track two to be in sync with track one?

Another obvious question.  What version of Sonar is this?

You may have the metronome following the nowtime ruler not realizing it's not aligned exactly at the start of the project. If the now time is set to 1.00 or whatever make sure that the guitar and vocal recordings are also at that same now time. I always click off 4  1/4 beats and start my recording on 2 so it gives me some time to get ready and it's always spot on no matter what the clock is. It could be latency but I haven't seen it yet in Sonar 3 using the internal metronome.

Using Sonar X3 ...

Same computer, just not recorded in 3 months. Cakewalk UA-25 interface. Basically I just click record, hear the metronome, and record in time. When I play that back and listen with the metronome sounding the recorded part is now behind the click of the metronome. Up to date computer, Windows 8.1, 17, sonar xe producer. Just somehow something's different. I haven't used sonar since around June this year. Recently posted a problem with Midi + Audio in the forum and that problem was resolved. Not sure if I've changed something since then to create this problem I have.

Yes for sure check your Timing Master in the preferences Audio dialog and that Sonar is using the ASIO drivers for the UA -25 and not your on board sound card. 

you didn't mention checking if there were discrepancies between the project sampling rate and the soundcard's sampling rate.
 
if you haven't done that, I suggest again that you do.  what is your projects' sampling rate?  on the back of the UA-25, there is a 3 position switch which can be set to 44.1, 48 or 96.  make sure that your sampling rate there is matching your project sampling rate.  I suspect it's set to 48 and your project is at 44.1 or the other way around.

Beagle, thanks for that suggestion. I did check the ua-25 and it's set at 44.1. In Sonar, the project shows (under the now time view), 44.1. So that's the same. I still feel it's a sync problem. Still working on it...thanks

Lynn, Checked out your suggestion. views/tempo ... tempo map same BPM's. Problem still exists ... but thanks anyway ...

Still waiting for your reply to my answer above.

Bristol, It seems like the audio out metronome gets worse as the project plays. Lynn, How to record a click track? Drum machine?

This is almost sounding like Sonar is not calculating RTL and your playback offset is out. 
 
I would try this test to see if this is the case.
 
Use a audio track with real obvious transient spikes, you can make one by bouncing a midi kick or snare track to audio. Just make sure the source track was quantizied to the time grid. 
Now send this to your main outs of your interface. 
Now unplug your monitor from one output and using a short patch cord patch your output back to your input. This is called a loop back test. 
Insert an audio track below the original track your using for the test. ,,DO NOT ENGAGE INPUT ECHO. set it's source to the inputs you plugged the output cable into. 
Now record the transient track at a nice hot level. Careful with your gain stage here. 
 
Now zoom way in and compare the transients of the 2 tracks, and also see if they start OK but drift over time. 
This was the test I did years ago that showed me how bad my set up was with a Creative Audigy card. Every time gave me different results. What was weird is I hadn't always noticed it and blamed my slow old computer etc. But for me it was drivers. It's been rock solid right on since I started using ASIO interfaces. 
 
There's also this little test that works with ASIO drivers. It uses loop back but sends a little beep. 
http://www.oblique-audio.com/free/rtlutility
 
 
 

IMO, You might have something quirky w/ the particular x3 file.  If you have an earlier version of sonar installed, you might try opening your tune in that version, saving and re-opening in x3.  You'll lose anything that's new to x3, but it might not be much.  And it might fix your sync issue.  I've had stuff like this happen before.
 
A workaround would be to create a clicktrack using HH or drumsticks w/ session drummer or dim pro for a measure or two.  Quantize.  Then freeze.  Then line it up visually if it's not perfect.  Then loop for the entire song.  If that's not syncing w/ your tracks, then your tracks aren't syncing w/ each other and you've got some serious weirdness and you'll probably have to use CW support.
 
Peace,
 
Ian

I've tried a few suggestions. Trying to create a drum track ... when I press on the keyboard the sound is slightly delayed. Creates a problem to play along with the metronome.