• SONAR
  • [Solved] Audible Difference On Imported Audio
2014/12/07 14:10:43
FidelityMusic
I have a simple pad sound that sounds noticeably different upon being imported into Sonar. The sound is fine in FL before exporting, sounds fine in FL after exporting, and also plays fine in WMP, but in Sonar it sounds all screwed up. I can't even explain what's going on, I'd describe it as sounding like a glitch/reverse or a very subtle pump. Maybe you guys can help explain this and help me fix it.
 
I've provided a short sample of the pad exported from FL, then the pad imported and exported from Sonar. Both were exported dry at 32-bit.
 
FL Studio Export: https://instaud.io/410
 
Sonar X3 Export: https://instaud.io/411
2014/12/07 15:09:19
Muzock
Your FL sound louder here and there is no glitch/reverse or a very subtle pump in the Sonar version but it sound a little bit quieter...I have listen  a few times before posting...
2014/12/07 15:37:24
slartabartfast
Sorry, I have a tin ear, but I could not say that one is all screwed up relative to the other.
2014/12/07 15:42:03
FidelityMusic
Here's a visual example of what I'm hearing. You can clearly see that Sonar is doing something to the audio. The one to the left is the export from Sonar, the one on the right is the export from FL Studio.
 

 
 
 
 
2014/12/07 15:45:52
Splat
More info please on export...
 
Dithering/bit depth/sample rates?
You selected all the tracks upon export?
 
Thanks...
2014/12/07 15:55:07
stickman393
FidelityMusic
FL Studio Export: https://instaud.io/410
Sonar X3 Export: https://instaud.io/411



I hear audio glitches at 3s and 7s in the Sonar X3 export sample. Now that I've listened to the samples, I think I can see the glitches in the sonogram (or whatever that is called) too.
 
Definitely something going on.
 
I'd say something has happened during the transfer from FL to Sonar, either FL export or Sonar import.
2014/12/07 15:55:37
FidelityMusic
The export isn't the issue, as far as I know at least. The audible issues are present the moment I import the file into Sonar. The exported file from FL plays perfectly fine in Windows Media Player, FL Studio itself, and the Chrome Browser, but the moment I put it into Sonar it sounds just as it does on the Sonar export. So something in Sonar is changing the audio. The export from Sonar just proves what I was hearing is in fact there.
 
If I'm wrong and it matters, FL's export settings:
 
Dithering: None
Bit Depth: 32-bit float
Sample Rate: 44100Hz.
 
 
2014/12/07 16:03:40
Anderton
I downloaded both and loaded them into separate tracks in SONAR. I heard the issue in the SONAR file, there are some little ticks.
 
However, I then exported the FL Pad file from SONAR and imported it back into SONAR, replacing the SONAR file of yours I downloaded. I put each on its own track, and flipped the phase on one of them. Setting identical levels nulled them completely, so the FL file that was exported from SONAR and then imported back into SONAR is exactly the same as the FL pad file I downloaded.
 
So, there's nothing inherently wrong with SONAR's import/export process. The problem lies in a setting somewhere or in something else entirely.
 
 
 
2014/12/07 16:09:24
Splat
Sorry my bad I misread.  Try importing in a sinewave, and check your master bus.
2014/12/07 16:09:54
FidelityMusic
Well on my end the issue is only present in Sonar, and being that I'm not too familiar with Sonar I'd appreciate any suggestions. What settings in Sonar could possibly cause these issues? Anything of interest regarding this problem I should look over?
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