Not sure if anyone can help, but figured it was worth a try.
 
So, I recorded my portion of a podcast this morning using Sonar X2 Studio and an M-Audio Fast Track Pro interface. Was in a rush, so once I saw meters moving, I figured I was fine. Unfortunately, I think what happened is the default 16-bit, 44.1K recording setting in Sonar didn't match the default 24-bit 48K setting of the interface and I ended up with garbled audio that's only 11 minutes long instead of what should have been about 27 1/2 minutes.
 
Is there any way to fix this? FYI, I've tried to use a few utilities I found on the web--R8Brain for sample rate and bit rate conversion and Header Investigator for tweaking the file header info on what the settings should be, and nothing seems to help. I'm desperate to get this fixed because otherwise the whole podcast is shot.
 
Any thoughts or suggestions would be appreciated.
 
Bob O'Donnell

I have never seen SONAR do such a thing, but I have seen video software do this. Are you saying the recorded track is garbled in SONAR, or it is garbled when assembling the podcast in another program (and if so, which one)?

The audio is garbled in Sonar itself. I first noticed it when I imported into Logic Pro on a Mac where I normally record this podcast and do the editing. So I went back to Sonar thinking I had exported incorrectly or something like that, but unfortunately, the original track in Sonar sounded exactly the same.

I think it's unlikely you'll be able to fix it, but it would help to know the nature of the garbling. Is it intelligible at all, are the words all jumbled together, is there distortion, does it sound like it's just running at too fast a rate, etc. 

It's a combination of distortion, running too fast (note that the recording was supposed to be about 27 1/2 minutes but the files shows it at 11) and digital noise. If there was a way to post an attachment, I could upload the first ten seconds and you could hear what I mean.
 
Bob
 

By the way, is this former EM editor Craig Anderton I'm chatting with? Because this is former EM editor Bob O'Donnell!

It would be quicker to re-record than try and undo the glitch.

The issue is that I need to get the other two participants back together (it's a three-person show), so the logistics are the challenge...hence my desire to save the audio if at all possible.
 
But, I'm starting to lose hope on that front...

Yes, it's former EM Editor...hi Bob!
 
You can post an example on hightail.com and give the download link here, the link is good for 7 days if you use the freebie version. But I suggest you upload a piece of the original file, not an MP3, just in case someone can figure out how to fix it.
 

Hey, great to reconnect Craig! Hope all is well...
I'll go post something on Hightail now and then post the link here and hope someone can help.
 
Bob
 
P.S. Here's what I'm doing these days: