I agree, but I was using a digital console with the same monitors in the same room prior to Sonar. Why was I getting good mix translation then?

What were you using "prior to Sonar"?

Fostex VF-16

What are you using to send audio to your monitors?  Are you using the same interface on both computers?  What drivers does the interface use?  Are they the same on both computers (asio, wdm, etc.)?  What about bit- depth?  Btw, this is pretty much assumed, but I'll ask anyway:  you aren't comparing the sound through the octacapture with an on-board sound card are you?

I swap computers all the time in my setup and I've not had this issue.

The Roland Octa-Capture is the only thing between the PC and the monitors. The interface uses the Roland drivers that came with it. System B is not a DAW, so there's no interface, and yes, it just has an on-board sound card. All audio played on System B sounds great except for exports from System A (same goes with my home and car stereo systems).

I would surmise there is a setting in the mixer software that you need to turn off in order to get a more representative sound. Also, test your finished file in Media Player on the A computer. Does it sound the same or flat as well?

I can't find any settings that are affecting the sound. It sounds the same through WMP on system A.

CarvinAbuser


I can't find any settings that are affecting the sound. It sounds the same through WMP on system A.

And yet, when you play the same file in the Media Player on B it sounds different? Yes/No?

yes, it sounds different

Then it has to be a sound card setting or some difference in the two interfaces. I use to use an M-Audio soundcard and it overemphasized the midrange making translations impossible. I switched to a Lynx Two card and no longer had the problem.

The questions are:
Is either of your soundcards right? i.e. providing an accurate AD/DA result.
If so, which one?