Good morning, All.
 
Using Sonar 8.5PE. Imported a small (57mb) wave file to audio track. Will not stop being "busy". (Understood a large file could take up to a few minutes, but I gave this 2 hours!!!)
 
Located the fix several weeks ago, but forgot the process. I know the reason is related to the import file timing being ever so slightly different so Sonar is confused how to perform the action. I remember the cure simply hitting a button or checking a box.
 
GUARANTEED I will document next time!!!!
 
Cheers
KingB
WinXP Intel e8500 Duocore, 3G, terabite HD

Give your cakewalk cache folder a clean out. Download sonar utilities to help you if you don't know where to find these files.

Kingb501


Good morning, All.
 
Using Sonar 8.5PE. Imported a small (57mb) wave file to audio track. Will not stop being "busy". (Understood a large file could take up to a few minutes, but I gave this 2 hours!!!)
 
Located the fix several weeks ago, but forgot the process. I know the reason is related to the import file timing being ever so slightly different so Sonar is confused how to perform the action. I remember the cure simply hitting a button or checking a box.
 
GUARANTEED I will document next time!!!!
 
Cheers
KingB
WinXP Intel e8500 Duocore, 3G, terabite HD

As Fitzj points out -- clean (delete) your "pic cache" folder (it's found in your global options/folders).
 
The other thing you might be referring to is "Import Broadcast Waves at their TimeStamp" (though that may not be the exact phrase).  It's also under global options I think.   You would want to keep that unchecheck unless you ARE working with broadcast wave files.
 
 

fitzj


Give your cakewalk cache folder a clean out. Download sonar utilities to help you if you don't know where to find these files.

The location can be found just by looking in Options->Global->Folders.
 
 

Hi.
Global was unchecked. Deleted Picture cache. Now 8 of 17 tracks are "busy". Is my project trashed?
 
***Restored deleted files. Project OK. But this sure seems to be a clue. The import timing picture does not match up to the project picture. I found a post somewhere on the internet a few weeks ago that addressed this perfectly and it was so simple.
 
By the way - thanks for the assistance. I appreciate it.
Kingb

Strange.
Export out the ones not working and import them in again and see what happens. Try creating a new project with one of the files that says busy. See that that creates the picture.

Hello Fitzj

Did. Looks related to project time somehow.

Like I say - there really is a very simple fix - just can't remember - I have a great memory but just very short.

Here's a thought.
Picture cache size = 500mb
Currently 134 files/150mb includes a  .WOV, .WTM, WTR file for every track. Should I only be deleting .WOV when cleaning?

Have you made any more progress on this?  I am having the same issue with both MP3 and WAV imports in SONAR 8.3.  I've even tried 20 second WAV files to see if it makes a difference - no change.  I also tried everything suggested in this thread.  I do not have any issue importing the same WAV file into StudioLive.

Ok - here is what I found:
Just deleting picture files works ok for some, but did not work for me. I'm just a noobie, yet I suspected that is only half of the solution.  From research - it is clearly important to clean this folder periodically - no matter what.

 If your Audio Clips continue labeled "Busy", go to EDIT | SELECT | ALL, type ALT+ENTER, go to the Audio Files tab and click "Recompute Picture(s)". Note::: You must have your interface running (I use Presonnus Firestudio) or you will continue to get busy errors.

Not sure if it helps your issue but solved mine. Good luck.
King