[ToitParticipant]

Managed to solve the problem.
Sonar has two differnet options to export to .WAV files.
I have been using the “Wave” file type – ([uses Cakewalk wave exporter] The standard digital audio format used under Windows and for CD’s, with a file extension of .wav.) MANUAL EXCERPT
I decided to try the “Wav (Microsoft)” file type – ([uses Libsndfile wave exporter] The standard digital audio format used under Windows and for CD’s, with a file extension of .wav.) MANUAL EXCERPT

I selected the “signed 16 bit PCM” sub format and the files created in this way played perfectly. The “signed 24 bit PCM” sub format option also worked.

There is still another problem with an intermittent HF noise when playing back the files, but that is a different topic…

[ToitParticipant]

I also experience an intermittent HF noise when playing back files on the SQ Drive.
I have tried to isolate the problem to sample rate or bit rate but it happens for no reason on any given file.
The same file would play back perfectly six times and then the seventh time the noise would be there, only to play back fine if reloaded.
I also use V1.2 but it was the same in V1.1 The playback of the drive is unreliable and can not be used in live situations.
I suppose it would be possible to record the noise as well causing that file to be useless, although that has not happened to me.

[ToitParticipant]

Thank you for your reply Steffen.

I use a QU desk as well and the QU drive has been in development for years with guys complaining about the same problems with no positive results.

The Sq5 is the mixer that I decided to buy and I am very happy with my choice, I would just like to get a method to create audio files for backing tracks that will play on the SQ-drive every time.
I found this bit of info at https://wavmetadata.blogspot.co.za/
WAV audio files can hold several metadata types. These metadata types were introduced over the years into the WAV format, which is extensible by nature. WAV is based on the Resource Interchange File Format (RIFF), and made of chunks of data. Contrary to popular misconception, adding metadata to WAV files does not break the format. Any well-behaved WAV reader is able to handle every WAV file even if it doesn’t understand all the chunks it contains, in which case it simply ignores them.

I isolated two files that was written in Sonar one directly after the other. The one plays perfectly and the other will not load to play. The two files are identical in the way they were produced etc. I checked the metadata on the files in Adobe Audition and there are none, no Broadcast data, no headers and no markers.
I am stumped, but I’ll find a way even if I need to record them to the USB stick (to find one that works is another story that I wont even go into) . I just hope that the guys at A&H will take note and maybe do something about it.

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