• SONAR
  • X3 - Drag and Drop WAV Files... Only Through Browser?
2014/01/06 15:37:24
benjaminfrog
Hi, All. I used to be able to drag .wav files from my desktop and drop them on a track in Sonar. Now, this seems to only be possible through the browser. Is that correct?
2014/01/06 15:41:55
Splat
Maybe it dependant on the characteristics of the WAV file itself, I've just done it in X3D and it created a new track.
Cheers...
2014/01/06 15:42:04
markyzno
This annoys me too....I cant seem to drag anything consistently from Win Explorer into Sonar unless I am missing something.

*just tested again*

Alex is entirely correct, it depends on the codec/format etc
2014/01/06 15:46:00
dubdisciple
I wonder why that is.  Drag and drop has always worked fine for me. if i am dragging to a track.  I do wish one could drag samples into programs like SD3 from explorer
2014/01/06 15:53:02
Anderton
I drag-and-drop files both to and from the desktop all the time. Maybe you're trying to move an incompatible file type or something?
2014/01/06 15:57:32
benjaminfrog
Thanks for your quick responses. I'm hoping there's a setting that affects this. I can drag a .wav from Sonar to the desktop, but I can't drag the very same .wav back into Sonar - except through the browser. It's hard to imagine that a file dragged out of Sonar would be incompatible with Sonar.
2014/01/06 16:01:00
scook
Seems to work here running SONAR X3d 64bit as administrator on Win7. Also, if they are broadcast waves make sure Preferences > File > Audio Data "Always Import Broadcast Waves At Their Timestamp" is not checked.
2014/01/06 16:06:23
benjaminfrog
scook
Seems to work here running SONAR X3d 64bit as administrator on Win7. Also, if they are broadcast waves make sure Preferences > File > Audio Data "Always Import Broadcast Waves At Their Timestamp" is not checked.


It's not checked. Thanks, though. Also, I am running Sonar as an administrator.
2014/01/06 16:08:41
Sanderxpander
Huh for me it's been the opposite, I never could and then the other day it just seemed to work all of a sudden. I figured they'd "fixed" it, but it looks like it may be dependent on other things.
2014/01/06 16:20:05
benjaminfrog
Bizarro. I just checked X2 and it no longer works there either. This is comforting in that it appears to not be an X3 (or X2 - given that I know it used to work) issue, but makes me wonder what the heck has changed with my system that I'm no longer able to do this.
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