[chris.riesgo]

i resolved my own issue, actually. Cubase SE 3.0.3 patch 658 apparently only allows 4 buses. i think that an older version of Cubase SE 3.0.3 allowed more than 4 buses which is where i was setting 1 mono channel per bus. With this version of Cubase, because only 4 buses are configurable, i had to set each bus up in stereo (i.e. - channels 1 and 2 go to bus 1, channels 3 and 4 go to bus 2, etc.). this enables me to set up all of my 8 inputs. I can then simultaneously record 8 mono tracks by setting the inputs of the channels to: Bus 1 - Left (channel 1), Bus 1 - Right (channel 2), Bus 2 - Left (channel 3), etc.

Hope this helps anyone else that sees this issue.