just curious if anybody else is having this issue. I'm not getting any audio metronome for playback or recording, pre-count, nada. Everything is set as it was in X2. X2 works fine. Is it just me? Is there a stray new check box or something I should be looking for?

I am having the same issue. The .wav files are present in the Cakewalk Content/SONAR X3 Producer/Metronome folder, but do not sound names appear in the Preferences/Project/Metronome drop-down selection boxes so no sound may be selected. I tried reinstalling X3, but the problem persists. The MIDI metronome works fine. Please advise.

ok-I found my problem (with your help Studio V-thanks!).
 
I had copied my Cakewalk Content folder to my data drive at some point while using X2, while leaving the original folder on my system drive. When X3 installed, it dutifully (I think-I don't recall doing this manually) put the X3 content in the folder on my data drive. However, it was looking to my system drive folder for the metronome wav. files. (I hope I'm making sense.) Once I copied the Sonar X3 content folder to the Cakewalk Content folder on my system drive, I had metronome sounds again.
 
I probably didn't notice this because I am able to point things like template folders where ever I put them, which in this case was my content folder on my data drive. 
 
I guess my question for Sonar or anybody would be is there any way for me to direct the metronome to a certain sound folder? I much prefer keeping the content in my documents folder on a data drive. Easier to manage, easier carbonite backup, etc. 
 
Thanks!
 
Andrew

You could use the DOS command mklink and create a junction to get the metronome directory from anywhere.
 
For example: mklink /j "C:\users\MYUSERNAME\AppData\Roaming\Cakewalk\MYSONARVERSION\Metronome" "d:\Somewhere else\Metronome"

acmusic
just curious if anybody else is having this issue. I'm not getting any audio metronome for playback or recording, pre-count, nada. Everything is set as it was in X2. X2 works fine. Is it just me? Is there a stray new check box or something I should be looking for?

Within Edit > Preferences > Project > Metronome do you have a dropdown list next to "First Beat" and "Other Beats" containing a list of sounds? 

Studio Vheissu
I am having the same issue. The .wav files are present in the Cakewalk Content/SONAR X3 Producer/Metronome folder, but do not sound names appear in the Preferences/Project/Metronome drop-down selection boxes so no sound may be selected. I tried reinstalling X3, but the problem persists. The MIDI metronome works fine. Please advise.

Do you have an Output setup for your Metronome? Does this happen in brand new projects?

scook-thanks...may try that.
 
Dan-I'm all good now, as my ensuing message indicated; the X3 content was not where the metronome was looking for it.
 
I don't know if Studio Vheissu has a similar issue or different circumstances. Thanks!

I tried the following command in the Command Prompt in Windows Accessories folder:
 
mklink /j "C:\Cakewalk Content\SONAR X3 Producer\Metronome"
 
I got an error message saying: "The syntax of the command is incorrect. Creates a symbolic link" Then give some link command examples, but no combination seem to give a proper command. Am I missing a keystroke somewhere?

Yes that is an incomplete command. The full command would be
mklink /j NameOfTheLink ActualDirectoryName
to get help type
mklink /?

This time I typed the following:
 
mklink /j "Metronome" "C:\Cakewalk Content\SONAR X3 Producer\Metronome"
 
It was accepted but I still have no sound names in the preferences metronome drop down menus.