I just upgraded to X3 and cannot seem to hear the metronome... the settings seem correct... I open the same file in my Sonar LE program, and the metronome works fine... there must be a setting I'm missing, but I can't find it.

I open the same file in my Sonar LE program, and the metronome works fine... there must be a setting I'm missing, but I can't find it.

Problem solved, just applied the X3d patch and now I have the metronome... not sure what the relation is, but there you go.

IIRC X3d update re-personalizes SONAR. During re-personalization, the audio files associated with the metronome were copied into your user directory. These files were probably not copied into the user directory during the initial installation.

That makes sense to me, thanks. At least it works now.

So what directory do the metronome files need to be in? I have multiple directories in my user profile directory, the install directory and I lost the metronome function after applying the patch yesterday.

your user directory\AppData\Roaming\Cakewalk\your SONAR Version\Metronome
The easiest way to restore the files is start SONAR while holding down the SHIFT key. The re-personalization process will add any files missing from the user directory.

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your user directory\AppData\Roaming\Cakewalk\your SONAR Version\Metronome
The easiest way to restore the files is start SONAR while holding down the SHIFT key. The re-personalization process will add any files missing from the user directory.

I checked that dir and the files are there and I can play them but the Metronome doesn't work. I have to use a midi number and port. I will try the Shift key and see what happens.

No luck with the reperosonalization. I held shift down, it prompted me it was going to repersonalize then I opened my project and nothing, the files are in the path above and I can play them but to use the metronome I have to use a midi number. 

Sad, it was working before I applied the patch...
 

Usually, if the files are present and the metronome does not play, it is because the output is not routed correctly. The default normal project template has a bus called Metronome which is shown in the illustration below from http://www.cakewalk.com/Documentation/default.aspx?Doc=SONAR%20X3&Lang=EN&Req=Dialogs2.069.html