bouncing to tracks

Its good to see that your starting off right by doing the tutorials. Ther must be something your not checking or maybee a you have a setting that is wrong.
Here is something that could help you out.......................................

To Mix Down (Bounce) Audio Tracks
Set all volume, pan, effects, and automation settings just as you want them.
Select the tracks or clips you want to mix down.
If you are using effects on the tracks and want to mix the effects down at this time, select the whole length of the longest track or clip plus an extra measure for the reverb or effects "tail."
Choose Edit-Bounce to Track(s) to open the Bounce to Track(s) dialog.
Select the first destination track for the mixdown.
If you've saved a preset configuration for the Bounce to Tracks dialog, select it now in the Preset window.
In the Source Category field, select the source you want to use for your bounced track(s) from the following options:
Tracks--choosing this option creates new separate tracks for each track you highlight in the Source Buses/Tracks field. Each track you highlight will produce a new mono track, stereo track, or two new mono tracks (the Split Mono option), depending on what you choose in the Channel Format field.
Buses--choosing this option creates new separate tracks for each bus you highlight in the Source Buses/Tracks field. Each bus you highlight will produce a new mono track, stereo track, or two to eight new mono tracks (the Split Mono option), depending on whether the bus is a stereo or surround bus, and depending on what you choose in the Channel Format field.
Main Outputs--choosing this option creates new separate tracks for each main output you highlight in the Source Buses/Tracks field. Each main output you highlight will produce a new mono track, stereo track, or two to eight new mono tracks (the Split Mono option), depending on whether the output is a stereo output or the Surround Main, and depending on what you choose in the Channel Format field.
Entire Mix--choosing this option bounces your entire mix down to a new mono track, stereo track, or two to eight new mono tracks (the Split Mono option), depending on whether the output is a stereo output or the Surround Main, and depending on what you choose in the Channel Format field.
Select a channel format: the kind of track(s) you want to create with your bounce.
Select source buses or tracks.
Select the kind of dithering you want for your bounce, or select None.
In the Mix Enables field, choose the elements you want to include in the mixdown. If you want to exclude muted tracks and/or include only soloed tracks, make sure Track Mute/Solo is checked. Make sure Fast Bounce is checked, otherwise the bounce process will take as long as it takes to play your selected track data in real time. Usually, you also want to check 64-bit Mix Engine. This option lets you turn on the 64-bit mix engine temporarily while you bounce your tracks. This produces a higher-quality bounce without taxing your CPU during the rest of your session.
Note: If you have patched a synth into a track or bus, make sure you check Track FX to include synths that are patched into tracks, and check Bus FX to include synths that are patched into buses.
Note: If you don't check Track Automation, any initial volume and pan settings in an exported track are ignored and the track's audio data will be exported at the level that exists in the track, with pan set to center. If you don't check Clip Automation, any trim settings are ignored during export.
CJ

If I delete the new track, the song plays fine again.
If I just delete the new clip and leave the track there, the song still plays fine again.
There has got to be something in the mixdown clip that is somehow corrupting the rest of the tracks. It seems like a routing issue, but all of the outputs are the same as before the mixdown.

Is there an online "beyond" the manual that is better than the paper one I have. I've run into frustration with this manual on a number of occasions.
Wayne

Have you tried pressing F1 and using the help file. It is very extensive

I have used the help files.
I intend on ordering the book and perhaps the videos. In the meantime I was going through the tutorials. I must be doing something wrong or something is wrong with the program.
I went to a completely different song, and tried to bounce two tracks to another. The tracks will play little hicups of sound but mostly silence until I wipe the new track or delete it. Then everything is back to playing fine. I don't understand why, but I bet there is some little button that isn't pushed and when I do, everything will be right with the world again.
Wayne

OK,
So I re-load Sonar 6. Same thing...a hiccup of sound and then silence...until I pause and start again. Then another hiccup.
I openned the song in Sonar 3, bounce to tracks. Perfect. I saved the song. Then loaded it in Sonar 6. Perfect.
Something is wrong with what I'm doing in 6 or there is some kind of a conflict, or the bounce to track feature is faulty.
just letting you know what I've tried.
Wayne

Thanks for the recommendation, Mike!


Hi Wayne,

Yes, the latency sometimes needs to be adjusted for various tasks, but this depends on the power of your PC. Glad you found the solution.

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