I think it depends on the interface being used.  As an example, one of my motu pieces has 24 inputs.  They can either be used as 1-24 alternately labeled in the Track Input drop-down list as 1-Left,1-Right,3-Left,3-Right, 5-Left,5-Right,etc. or 1-Stereo,3-Stereo,5-Stereo.  All I need to do is select the stereo version of the channel pair where I have my Synth plugged.  So if my synth is plugged into 7 for Left and 8 for Right, I'd choose the drop-down for 7-Stereo.


     May sound a bit confusing, but you can see all of your inputs in the Edit->Preferences->Audio->Devices.  In my preferences.  In the box labeled "Input Drivers" should show all of the input ports that Sonar sees for your audio card.



     If you need more help, maybe you could post your sound card type and the names of the ports listed in the "Input Drivers" section.



     Hope that helps.

Don't I want to set up a left and right track for those? 

Don't I want to set up a left and right track for those? An example would be the rotating sound of the organ intro to Won't Get Fooled Again.  

Keyboards are most always stereo and guitars are mono. so you would chose a mono input for guitar and a stereo input for the keys

As for that panning in that Who song, The engineer probably just manually rolled the pan with his fingers. There was no automation effects when that song was made. You can do that in sonar with automation or with a a panning effect or even a Doppler FX

Cj

  I'm asking because I want to be able to pan them left or right. I've only been able to record them left. i.e. my mono tracks won't pan to the right at all.

Well, at the risk of repetition, the best way is to simply record them twice - in mono - and pan one left, the other right.

Make sure you get each recording as tight as possible.

If your mono track won't pan to the right then it's because you haven't recorded it in mono -  you have one side of a stereo recording.

Bounce it down to mono and make sure the Track Interleave is set to mono.

When you setup the track to record set the input on the SONAR track to record the left channel only. What interface are you using?

ry1633


  I'm asking because I want to be able to pan them left or right. I've only been able to record them left. i.e. my mono tracks won't pan to the right at all.

Does pan work on any track, anything? "Won't pan to the right'' -as opposed to the left?
That's very odd if it is indeed a mono track (just to be clear.
What about a stereo track? Does the balance control work? (they still call it 'pan for a stereo track but 'balance is more accurate term for it.
 
I'm even wondering if this is a monitoring problem rather than a track issue.

Bristol_Jonesey


Well, at the risk of repetition, the best way is to simply record them twice - in mono - and pan one left, the other right.

Make sure you get each recording as tight as possible.

If your mono track won't pan to the right then it's because you haven't recorded it in mono -  you have one side of a stereo recording.

Bounce it down to mono and make sure the Track Interleave is set to mono.

Not to nit' but if I asked 'how to record stereo- record (it) twice? 
 
 

Not to nit' but if I asked 'how to record stereo- record

To record in stereo, you need a stereo signal going into sonar


Stereo = 2 channels
Mono = 1 channel


Cj

CJaysMusic

Not to nit' but if I asked 'how to record stereo- record

To record in stereo, you need a stereo signal going into sonar


Stereo = 2 channels
Mono = 1 channel


Cj

What?
 
Umm I didn't ask. OP did.
 
You do actually read this stuff right?

http://www.gearslutz.com/...ric-rhythm-guitar.html