Starcrawler, I think you'll find that this is a really great community full of folks willing to help. The only people that get flamed around here are the ones that deserver it, lol. So, no worries there.

First off - Welcome to RO.

Next - A couple of things could cause this, but it's most likely the soundcard doing it for ya. What kind of soundcard do you have? I have a Soundblaster Audigy. I also had the same problem when I started up. By default the record input is set to "What You Hear". That allows Sonar to record everything you're soundcard puts through it(i.e. the tracks for playback get recorded too). If your soundcard has a similar feature, changing it might solve the problem.

Last, but not least - Without knowing a l'il more about you setup(computer,soundcard, ect.) it's kinda hard to narrow it down. Check to see what your soundcard's record input is set to. If that doesn't help, get back here with some more info about your system. If it fixxes the problem, get back here and let us know. lol. :D

HTH,
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Blutone,
Thanks... I also have audigy (2 platinum). Will check it out . I am hoping you are right.
Thanks for quick response.

No prob, dude.

I thought that might be the case. That situation happens a lot. Open your surround mixer. The fader on the far right will be the culprit, lol.

Thanks again Blutone,
You were right on the money. Did as you said and now all is well as far as this issue is concerned. Have a lot of learning to do but looking foward to that.
This group is great ... keep up the great work.

Starcrawler