Issues with sonar changing key randomly

[Philip Peak]

since upgrading Sonar onto my PC Ive had an issue with my midi and vsti are changing key without being told to. 

Has anyone else had an issue with this or could anyone suggest how to rectify this issue?

[Jonathan Sasor]

4 hours ago, Philip Peak said:

since upgrading Sonar onto my PC Ive had an issue with my midi and vsti are changing key without being told to. 

Has anyone else had an issue with this or could anyone suggest how to rectify this issue?

It could possibly be a sample rate issue with the audio card. Nothing that's changed in Sonar would readily change a key in your entire project, but if your audio card is running a 44.1 KHz project at 48, it'll definitely sound pitched up. If there's no audio at all in the project, something externally could be switching the sample rate on you. 

[Promidi]

Is it possible the pitch bend wheel on your MIDI controller is playing up and is sending spurious pitch bend MIDI events to Cakewalk?

Check your MIDI tracks for any WHEEL MIDI events.  You can do this with the Piano Roll View or the Event List View.

[mettelus]

Another thing to check in addition to the above is if you have assigned any MIDI Learn to a plugin that can affect pitch/key, especially if this occurs at specific/repeatable places in a project's playback. If MIDI Learn is assigned to audible notes, the issue will be repeatable (not random) based on the notes played.

[Paul Johnston]

I've got this problem with some midi track changing key for no discernable reason. tried all of the above to no avail. Very frustrating. Might have to go back to the free cakewalk version at this rate!

 

[Jeremy Oakes]

Makes sure that Windows ( in Sounds > Properties > Advanced ) is using the same rate as Sonar / audio device ie both set at 44.1, or 48 etc.

J