I recently added a Focusrite Scarlett 18i20 to my system. There are 8 analog, 8 ADAT and 2 SPDIF inputs. Unfortunately, X2 only sees analog inputs 1, 3, 5 & 7, and ADAT inputs 1, 3, 5 & 7. I have searched hi and low, but can't find any kind of explanation of why it can't see the other 8.
 
Anybody ever run into this kind of issue before?
Got me baffled!

Different interface same question http://forum.cakewalk.com/tm.aspx?m=1436072

Thanks, Scook. Definitely same problem. Since the thread is from back in '08, it's pretty obvious no one is listening, or they don't see it as an issue. Try as I might, I can come up with no logic for the way Sonar defines inputs.
 
"Left Focusrite USB 2.0 Audio Driver Mic 1",  really physical input 1
"Right Focusrite USB 2.0 Audio Driver Mic 1", really input 2, and it has zero to do with Mic 1.
 
I scratch my head....

It is not a Cakewalk issue. SONAR is reporting the information provided by the driver. Cakewalk did not write the driver.

I can only say that Ableton reports all 8, as opposed to Sonar's 1, 3, 5, 7.
Don't know about other DAWs..

Sonar also reports all 8.
1 left, 1 right, 1 stereo = 1, 2, 1 stereo
3 left, 3 right 3 stereo = 3, 4, 3 stereo
Etc.

Does your X2 actually say input 2? There is nothing logical about the way the list of inputs displays on my machine. The list seems to presume I'm plugging one mic into two holes. There's no mention anywhere of the even-numbered inputs. Here's exactly what it says;
"Left Focusrite USB 2.0 Audio Driver Mic 1"
"Right Focusrite USB 2.0 Audio Driver Mic 1"
"Stereo Focusrite USB 2.0 Audio Driver Mic 1"
Then a duplicate of that for Mics 3, 5 & 7
What would lead anyone to know that "Right Focusrite USB 2.0 Audio Driver Mic 1" really means Input 2 ?

woodenmusic
I recently added a Focusrite Scarlett 18i20 to my system. There are 8 analog, 8 ADAT and 2 SPDIF inputs. Unfortunately, X2 only sees analog inputs 1, 3, 5 & 7, and ADAT inputs 1, 3, 5 & 7. I have searched hi and low, but can't find any kind of explanation of why it can't see the other 8.
 
Anybody ever run into this kind of issue before?
Got me baffled!

This is normal operation. They see them as stereo. But I'm sure it list 1 left and 1 right and 3 left and 3 right. Those right channels are the channels 2 and 4.
 
This is how your Sound card's Drivers were written.

I could be wrong, but I believe Sonar reports inputs and outputs like this for all devices.  It has little or nothing to do with the way the 18i20's driver was written.

woodenmusic
I recently added a Focusrite Scarlett 18i20 to my system. There are 8 analog, 8 ADAT and 2 SPDIF inputs. Unfortunately, X2 only sees analog inputs 1, 3, 5 & 7, and ADAT inputs 1, 3, 5 & 7. I have searched hi and low, but can't find any kind of explanation of why it can't see the other 8.
 
Anybody ever run into this kind of issue before?
Got me baffled!

If using the ASIO driver my Tascam US 1800 reports exactly as you have stated. If I change to the WDM driver it will report all 16 inputs. Yours may do the same, but then you have to decide which driver works best for your set up and work with it with the knowlege of how the inputs are reporting in each case.