I have a project I’ve been working on for months now (i.e., it’s a huge 44 track beast), and I have it saved in multiple versions.  Yesterday evening I realized the first part of the piano track had been erased; so, I spent a good chunk of my evening trying to figure out how to import a track from one saved version of the project into the newest project I’d been editing. I sort of figured it out, but I’m far from having a handle on it.
 
 So, the working version has the piano on track 2 with 7 lanes of audio. I go to File and Import. Then I locate the audio file in my Cakewalk Projects folder. Then it pulls up a bunch of wave files that are placed in a series from top to bottom of various versions. After a couple of hours I finally identified one good lane that would suffice.
 
 
Yet, the problem is the imported track will always end up laying over lane 7, which basically become overdubbed audio on one lane. I see no way to designate the lane the imported audio should go to.
 
 
 So, how do I do this? If I have a destination track of 7 lanes, and I create a new lane (lane 8, for example) for the imported audio, how do I get that wave file imported to lane 8 instead of lane 7, which seems to be the default?
 
 Thanks in advance for your suggestions, guidance, and advice.
 
Chris

Have you tried dragging it and dropping it onto a different track? 

Yesterday evening I realized the first part of the piano track had been erased; so, I spent a good chunk of my evening trying to figure out how to import a track from one saved version of the project into the newest project I’d been editing. I sort of figured it out, but I’m far from having a handle on it. 

Open both versions at the same time and drag and drop the track into the project. If that doesn't work for some odd reason (it works for different projects) then open the project with the track and export it. The drag an drop it into the other version of the project.


FYI: you should always have back ups of every project on another hard drive (not the same drive as your audio drive)


CJ

daveny5


Have you tried dragging it and dropping it onto a different track? 
 
 
Yes, and this brings up another question. Every time I try to do that all my other lanes disappear, and I’ve never understood that; so, I’ve stayed away from it. Anytime I move or crop a lane everything else on that track disappears, and I end up having to undo the event in Edit. What gives with that? I had the same problem in X1 BTW…very annoying and pointless IMO.
 

CJaysMusic

Yesterday evening I realized the first part of the piano track had been erased; so, I spent a good chunk of my evening trying to figure out how to import a track from one saved version of the project into the newest project I’d been editing. I sort of figured it out, but I’m far from having a handle on it. 

Open both versions at the same time and drag and drop the track into the project. If that doesn't work for some odd reason (it works for different projects) then open the project with the track and export it. The drag an drop it into the other version of the project.


FYI: you should always have back ups of every project on another hard drive (not the same drive as your audio drive)


CJ

I did attempt opening both versions simultaneously, but Sonar wouldn’t allow me to do it. Anytime I’d try to open the other file that particular file would override the previously opened file. If I had a file opened and just clicked on the Sonar icon to get into another file nothing would happen. I’d just get the little “bing” sound, letting me know that wasn’t happening. Then when I’d attempt opening an old file from the new location the old file would override the new, and I could never get two up at the same time.
 
Is there a workaround for this? Also again, anytime I try to move a track into a lane or move audio within a lane, everything else on that track (all the other lanes) disappear, and I’ve never figured out why that is. I’m sure it’s something in the Preferences/Edit area, but I don’t know what it would be.
 
BTW, I do have the file stored on a backup drive, FWIW.
 
Chris

Try renaming the old project.

Also be sure you have allow multiple projects open in Preferences.

Okay, I will try those two things, but let me point out, the two versions already have different names. So, it’s probably just a matter of doing the Preferences change.
 
I’m still perplexed as to the moving or cropping issues I’ve had since migrating over to Sonar last fall.  What settings do I need to change that will allow me to move on lane without effecting all the others?
 
Chris

Yea, John is right, you need to enable the setting to allow 2 projects to be open at the same time...

I didn't know that had to be set manually. Good to know. Not sure why OP can't just move the clip to where he wants it if it's already in the project. Might be the selection problem. If it's moving other clips try locking the Pos/Data for those clips in the Inspector and make your move. Then unlock the clips.