Sterep/Mono view in the track question

Alright this is prolly a stupid question.
 
In X1, my firewire 410 could record a left channel or a right channel. Now it seems it only wants to display it in the track view in stereo.
I am only sending a mono (right channel) I had to convert it down to mono to get the display I want.. I"M not sure if tis the fact i'm using windows 7 drivers in windows 8, or if its a X2 feature I haven't figure out how to disable?
 
 

I am only sending a mono (right channel) I had to convert it down to mono to get the display I want.. I"M not sure if this the fact i'm using windows 7 drivers in windows 8, or if its a X2 feature I haven't figure out how to disable?

This is a normal error made by many of us when starting out.
 
If you have a mono instrument going into one input of your sound card, BUT you select a stereo input in Sonar's dropdown input menu, you will record a one sides stereo wave file.
 
Try changing the Sonar's dropdown input to a mono input. Like 1 Left Stereo 1 & 2. That is an example and every sound card will have different ways of displaying a mono input.
 
For example: (the wording will be different for all sound cards)
1 Left Stereo 1 and 2 = The first input (mono) of your sound card. This will produce a mono track recording
1 stereo left and right 1 and 2 = The 1st and 2nd input of your sound card and this will yield a stereo recording or a one sided stereo recording, if your only recording a mono instrument
 
 
Cj

Bristol_Jonesey


What is the Track Interleave set to?

OK how do I tell what the track interleave is set to?
 

Got it.... Was a setting on the console.
ugg... I feel like I never used sonar before.. I didn't play with X1 much though,,,getting back into it.