freezing a track results in no wave picture

this occurs on one of my projects only. go to freeze a track and get a flat line - ie, no wave form cant figure this one out. i tried bypassing all plugs and even removing a couple. it has worked once before while mixing. not sure what changed. has anyone experienced this and if so what was the fix ? ps - yes, i've tried restarting sonar (X1 expanded)..

joshcamp


this occurs on one of my projects only. go to freeze a track and get a flat line - ie, no wave form cant figure this one out. i tried bypassing all plugs and even removing a couple. it has worked once before while mixing. not sure what changed. has anyone experienced this and if so what was the fix ? ps - yes, i've tried restarting sonar (X1 expanded)..

Have you recorded anything or bounced anything in any projects after this anomaly appeared? Did the waveforms appear okay?
 
I'm probably way off here, but could it be anything to do with your picture cache being full?  If so, try deleting the contents of your picture cache.

joshcamp


jb101: yes, i worked on other projects after this problem appeared so, i would say cache is ok.. beepster: never heard of that function but i'll investigate. thanks !

Just a thought..
 
Do you still hear the audio even though waveform is flatline?
 
Are you using fast bounce?  What FX do you have on that track?  They may be odd questions, but with trouble shooting, you never know..

jb: i should've mentioned that no, I hear nothing when it has been frozen and flatlined. beepster: thanks ! i'll take a look for that too very frustrating. I will try loading the project in safe mode - see if that helps. it may be a plugin..

Oh... it DOESN'T play when it's flat? It probably won't be what I was referring to then. What I'm talking about only disables the visuals, not the audio. As was mentioned it might be a bad plug so you could try starting the project in safe mode and remove any plugs on the track one by one to find the culprit. Otherwise it might be a corrupt audio file. If you have previously saved versions of the project with that file in it perhaps try opening them to see if they work. Just tossin' ideas out. Good luck.

joshcamp


tried safe mode with no plugins at all and same problem exists. this sucks. i guess i'll just keep it as is and not freeze the tracks. i wanted to freeze them to conserve cpu. jb, same problem occurs in safe mode without any plugs so i don't believe its a plug now.

Weird..
 
What happens if you export track as Wav.?
 
You didn't mention if it was Simp. Inst. track or not.
 
I just reckon it's worth looking at a few more possibilities before giving up.  I know it's frustrating when all you want to do is be creating music..

also weird is the solo button seems to be stuck though no tracks are solo'd (no hidden tracks either) perhaps this is the answer, ie, a track is solo'd and when i go to freeze or mix down, no signal is heard... i have to find this solo'd track

thanks jb ! i think the stuck solo button is the key. problem is, i can't unstuck it and i can't find any track solo'd...

thanks jb. no tracks appear to be hidden. the frustration continues. goodnite.

hi BJ, it seems to be associated with a midi track i cannot find. i have a bass track folder that has 3 instrument tracks that I can see and 1 midi track that isnt there (and not in the hidden tracks list either). it's stuck in that i cannot disengage it.

This is probably the weirdest issue I've seen on these forums. However you SHOULD be able to paste everything in sync in a new project (I don't know the exact procedure but it is supposed to work... I think there is a checkmark or something in the copy/paste dialog that keeps everything lined up). Also maybe you can save a blank template of the original project with just the tracks, settings and effects (no audio) and then paste it into that. Again I don't know how to do that but maybe someone smarter than I can help. But you ARE actually getting signal with everything soloed? Maybe you can export all the tracks and load them into a new project (or a template with all your fx and settings) instead of copy/pasting them. As always I'm just tossing out ideas. I really have no idea what the heck I'm doing. Cheers.

Right on, man. I just don't want to send you on any more wild goose chases. I hope you get it sorted out. It does indeed sound extremely frustrating. Cheers.