Problem Recording Midi And Audio

These are probably unrelated problems. For the MIDI issue, the only thing I can think is that maybe you have the keyboard connected by both USB and MIDI DIN ports, and the simultaneous MIDI from both sources is causing issues due to Ye Olde MIDI Crosstalk Bug that has never been completely resolved. You'll want to disconnect one or the other.
 
For the audio recording issue, make sure you have correct Playback and Record Timing masters set in preferences, and see this post for steps to watch what SONAR is doing in the way of audio and picture cache file-writing:
 
http://forum.cakewalk.com/FindPost/2885555
 
The user in that thread solved the problem by disabling Allow Arm Changes During Playback/Record in Preferences (see post #10)
 
 
 
 

Thanks for the replies,
 
Brundlefly,  I read the posts you gave and the first thing I did was checked to see if  "Allow Arm Changes During Playback/Record" was not checked.It was not.  I checked it to see if there was any difference and there was none. Then I did exactly as you said in the other post you gave and when I started recording on an audio track a file came up 4kb in size, Test 1 in the audio folder.. But when I stopped recording it went away.The only new file that came up in the picture cache was a temp file named E7B7. I would also like to say there is no waveform when recording or after I stop recording.The same with trying to record midi, no notes appear. My Playback and Recording Timing Masters are Playback = Alpha Asio Out L. And Recording Timing Master = Alpha Asio In. Those are the only choices and I have never fooled with them. As far as the midi issue the only thing I have connected to this computer is the Lexicon Alpha USB audio interface and the usb midi controller.
 
 
CJaysMusic, As far as inserting soft synths I do it both ways> Sometimes I just insert the synth and play through it and sometimes I insert a midi track and have the output of that track going to the synth. As far as my soundcard goes, in the preferences the Audio Devices input driver is Alpha Asio In and the output driver is Alpha Asio Out L. These are both checked and the only choices. The driver is Asio and Dithering is Triangular. In the Midi Devices section the input is Q49 which is checked and the only choice.  The Output has two choices Q49 and Microsoft Wavetable Synth, both are unchecked. In the Midi Instruments section there is nothing in the Output/Channel section and the Uses Instrument box there is about ten different choices (General Mid, General Midi Drums, Generic, Roland GS etc. and the Save Settings for Next Session box is checked. If you need anymore info just let me know and thanks again for the reply.

Man do I feel frigging stupid, I could have swore I've done it that way before. I was hitting the spacebar . I thought it did both, start playback and start recording. I told you I was a newb. I'm integrating over from a Boss multitrack.
Thanks for your help, I owe you a beer.