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  • Clock is ticking, but X2 isn't recording
2013/11/17 14:41:06
gbarrett
Windows 7, X2 Producer, recording 16 tracks live with Tascam US-1800
While recording a live set this weekend, the X2 seemed to be recording fine, but when we were finished, I stopped X2 and discovered that only 6 measures had actually recorded.  There was no error message, nothing to tell me during the set that it wasn't recording - the clock was still running and the meters were showing the incoming signals but there were only the first 6 bars recorded.  This has happened before, but not often enough that I can see a trend, and I can't deliberately replicate it.
 
Any ideas?
Thanks,
 
Greg
2013/11/17 15:05:04
Anderton
I've had that happen, but you probably didn't do something as stupid as what I did...like have punch enabled
 
Audio dropout maybe? For live recording, as latency isn't an issue, you can use a pretty hefty sample buffer so the computer can loaf.
2013/11/17 21:28:33
Splat
What Craig said and update your audio and display drivers and run windows update.
2013/11/17 22:37:08
gswitz
I have NOT had that happen. That would freak me out!!
 
Were you seeing the wave forms being drawn out on your record enabled tracks?
2013/11/17 22:42:55
Paul P
 
Is your hard disk full by any chance ?
 
I'd expect Sonar to crash in that case, but who knows.
 
2013/11/17 22:55:02
Splat
Yes actually that did happen to me as well a long time ago, my solution was to paste everything into a brand new project (the project got corrupted somehow). Still recommend my first post though.
2013/11/18 14:32:39
gbarrett
Thanks for the suggestions.  I record every week but I use the same template each time.  I'll up the buffers and see if that helps.  It's weird, I can't make it happen - I've tried. 
 
I'll let y'all know if I figure it out.
 
Thanks!
2013/11/18 21:30:15
gbarrett
Update:  This is kinda weird.  I took time tonight to look through the different folders on my hard drive.  I found the audio files from the recording and they are all there - beginning to end.  I guess that puts the problem into a GUI problem and not a true recording issue.  I'm happy the files are there, but not sure why X2 didn't show complete displays for the files?
 
Oh well, I guess it's time to trust X3 for live recording.
 
Thanks for the input!
2013/11/18 23:13:40
stevec
So did the clips physically end at six bars in - right edge visible - or where they just blank "frames" at that point with no visible waveform?
 
2013/11/19 00:07:43
Splat
> I'm happy the files are there, but not sure why X2 didn't show complete displays for the files?
 
Def smells of corrupted project file now..
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