Is it possible to record computer audio from the internet with Sonar X2? IOW...Can I stream audio from a Youtube video into X2?  I tried to use Audacity but I can't get it to work. I'm trying to get some audio snipets to load into a sampler. 

Check your MOTU manual to see if it has a "loopback" function. I think I've read that some of the MOTU stuff does. Cheers.

Otherwise you can just physically hook your outputs to your inputs and do it that way. There are quite a few threads here on the forum discussion this issue. Use google to search for them because the forum search sucks. 

Better yet, get the free version of Real Player. Then when you play something on YouTube it will give you the option to save it. You can then save it and convert the FLV file to a MP3 or MP4 or other formats. 

I use a freeware program called YTD Video Downloader, and it allows me to download videos vrom YOuTube to my hard drive.

It then has a convert function that allows me to subsequently convert downloaded clips to various formats, including different video formats, as well as conversion to several audio type - MP3, WMA, etc.

I use this all the time, then import the converted audio files into Sonar.

Here is a link to their site - just say no on any upgrades (they cost money) and be careful not to allow additional tool bars to get installed (there will likely be a checked box that you have to remove the check to prevent some tool bar from getting installed).  Other than that, the program works GREAT and I can stack up a bunch of download requests, so I may setup 20-30 videos to get downloaded one after the other, while I go back to sleep or cooking or whatever.

Here is that link: http://www.youtubedownloadersite.com/

Bob Bone

I use the same "Free Download Manager" FDM that I use to d/l files from my Cakewalk Account.

If you just want the audio I bet you could setup a loopback in CueMix like Beepster suggest.

http://clipgrab.de/en

this thing does it all.

I couldn't find any loopback option when I searched the manual. But, I found something I downloaded from the internet that seems to work. I used to use a site on the net that would convert it right there but Google seems to have pooped on it.

I have used this http://www.videolan.org/vlc/index.html or SoundForge to rip audio out of video files that SONAR does not support.

I don't know if the 896 works the same as the ultralite or not, but here's how to do it on the MOTU Ultralite:

In the MOTU AUDIO CONSOLE, set up the RETURN ASSIGN to MIX 1.

in Sonar, for the input of your track, choose STEREO AUDIO MOTU ASIO RETURN 1  (assuming you are in ASIO mode)
that setup will allow you to record the output of the soundcard (MOTU) to the input of any streaming player.