The killer robot moonpie <> grabbed the controls of the spaceship cakewalk.audio and pressed these buttons... > How many here are using Windows 7 and Sonar? Any issues? Not! > How many here are still using XP? Am! It's not broke, so I'm not fixing it! -- Remove YourHeadFromYourAss to Reply by email ________ __ / ____/ /__ ____ ____ / /_ ____ / / __/ / _ \/ __ \/ __ \/ __ \/ __ \ / /_/ / / __/ / / / / / / /_/ / /_/ / \____/_/\___/_/ /_/_/ /_/_.___/\____/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- Glennbo http://www.soundclick.com/glennbo Non-Linear Sound http://www.soundclick.com/jambits Hear My Music http://www.soundclick.com/ThePseudonyms
On 08/07/2010 14:16, moonpie wrote: > > > How many here are using Windows 7 and Sonar? Any issues? > > How many here are still using XP? Windows 7 x64 and SONAR 8.5.3 x64 - all works fine. -- =========== John Braner http://cdbaby.com/cd/JohnBraner http://www.soundclick.com/johnbraner
On Thu, 08 Jul 2010 15:29:30 +0100, John Braner <> wrote: >On 08/07/2010 14:16, moonpie wrote: >> >> >> How many here are using Windows 7 and Sonar? Any issues? >> >> How many here are still using XP? > >Windows 7 x64 and SONAR 8.5.3 x64 - all works fine. theres a 64 bit version of Sonar? any flakiness at all with the audio engine? you know, hiccups, drop outs etc...
"moonpie" <> wrote in message news:... > How many here are still using XP? XP and Sonar 4.0.2 Works great ... no need for newer.
On 08 Jul 2010, "Steve_Karl" <> wrote in cakewalk.audio: > XP and Sonar 4.0.2 > Works great ... no need for newer. XP and Sonar 5.2 for me. I have no great need for anything newer for now. I usually only upgrade the OS when I get a new computer, and I have at least a couple of years left for this one, I think.
On 08/07/2010 15:48, moonpie wrote: > On Thu, 08 Jul 2010 15:29:30 +0100, John Braner<> > wrote: > >> On 08/07/2010 14:16, moonpie wrote: >>> >>> >>> How many here are using Windows 7 and Sonar? Any issues? >>> >>> How many here are still using XP? >> >> Windows 7 x64 and SONAR 8.5.3 x64 - all works fine. > > > theres a 64 bit version of Sonar? > > any flakiness at all with the audio engine? you know, hiccups, drop > outs etc... > > SONAR has been 64 bit for a while now. No hiccups etc. They're caused by the soundcard drivers, Windows setup etc - not the audio engine. -- =========== John Braner http://cdbaby.com/cd/JohnBraner http://www.soundclick.com/johnbraner
Ditto everything John said. In fact, I'd add that the Win7 x64/SONAR 8.5.3 x64 combination feels more stable and responsive than the XP 32-bit thing I'd been running previously, though it's quite likely there are other variables involved in making that so. One caveat, though, is some plug-ins don't work at all with x64, some you have to use some workarounds to get working, and some generally work but encounter BitBridge issues at times. That sounds like a mouthful, but it tends to be a minority-type thing, even when using 32-bit plug-ins, and many of the plug-ins I use most regularly now have 64-bit versions. Rick -- ======================================= Rick Paul Closet Cowboy Music (ASCAP) Web: www.RickPaul.info MySpace: www.myspace.com/rickpaulmusic ======================================= "John Braner" <> wrote in message news:i158tg$buh$-september.org... > On 08/07/2010 15:48, moonpie wrote: >> On Thu, 08 Jul 2010 15:29:30 +0100, John Braner<> >> wrote: >> >>> On 08/07/2010 14:16, moonpie wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> How many here are using Windows 7 and Sonar? Any issues? >>>> >>>> How many here are still using XP? >>> >>> Windows 7 x64 and SONAR 8.5.3 x64 - all works fine. >> >> >> theres a 64 bit version of Sonar? >> >> any flakiness at all with the audio engine? you know, hiccups, drop >> outs etc... >> >> > > SONAR has been 64 bit for a while now. > > No hiccups etc. They're caused by the soundcard drivers, Windows setup > etc - not the audio engine. > > > -- > =========== > John Braner > > > http://cdbaby.com/cd/JohnBraner > http://www.soundclick.com/johnbraner
I went 64-bit so I could use more RAM. At first I ran a dual boot system, XP and Windows 7 release candidate. It became apparent after a while I wasn't booting into XP and didn't need to. At that point I doubled my RAM to 8GB in preparation for Windows 7 final.
>> How many here are using Windows 7 and Sonar? Any issues? > > Not! > >> How many here are still using XP? > > Am! It's not broke, so I'm not fixing it! I'm running XP at the moment, but I'm about to experiment with w7 64bit. I built this bad assed core i7 to replace our system that she and I share, and cant get her to use the damned thing! We are house shopping and I'll be able to set up a proper studio in the basement, so I think I'm going to relegate this unused beast into a DAW. I'll still stick with Reaper on it though......
On 09/07/2010 02:14, Phoenix wrote: > I went 64-bit so I could use more RAM. At first I ran a dual boot > system, XP and Windows 7 release candidate. It became apparent after a > while I wasn't booting into XP and didn't need to. At that point I > doubled my RAM to 8GB in preparation for Windows 7 final. That's what I did. I can still boot into an XP partition - but since I went 64 bit in January, I've never used it except for one or two beta testing things... 64 bit is the way to go for any new system, and between bitbridge and jbridge (costs ยค15) most plugins work fine. The only trouble you'll have is with old ones and especially old dx ones. I fully agree with the "if it's not broken don't fix it" schoool though - as it is *always* a PIA to switch anything. What made me take the leap was to be able to use 8GB of RAM to load Trilian, Omnisphere and a nice big Superior drum set - and still have plenty left over. That made it worthwhile for me. -- =========== John Braner http://cdbaby.com/cd/JohnBraner http://www.soundclick.com/johnbraner
The killer robot "Bob Donald" <> grabbed the controls of the spaceship cakewalk.audio and pressed these buttons... >> Am! It's not broke, so I'm not fixing it! > > I'm running XP at the moment, but I'm about to experiment with w7 > 64bit. I built this bad assed core i7 to replace our system that she > and I share, and cant get her to use the damned thing! We are house > shopping and I'll be able to set up a proper studio in the basement, > so I think I'm going to relegate this unused beast into a DAW. I'll > still stick with Reaper on it though...... It's XP, i5, and Reaper for me. My last song with Poly (speaking of Poly, he must be hanging out at Cape Wind this week since he hasn't been posting) was the first real heavy work out I've given the i5 since I got it, and it performed above my expectations. I am running 32 bit XP, but never use more than a handful of softsynths, so memory isn't an issue with me. -- Remove YourHeadFromYourAss to Reply by email ________ __ / ____/ /__ ____ ____ / /_ ____ / / __/ / _ \/ __ \/ __ \/ __ \/ __ \ / /_/ / / __/ / / / / / / /_/ / /_/ / \____/_/\___/_/ /_/_/ /_/_.___/\____/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- Glennbo http://www.soundclick.com/glennbo Non-Linear Sound http://www.soundclick.com/jambits Hear My Music http://www.soundclick.com/ThePseudonyms
On Thu, 8 Jul 2010 15:41:54 -0700, "Rick Paul" <> wrote: >Ditto everything John said. In fact, I'd add that the Win7 x64/SONAR 8.5.3 >x64 combination feels more stable and responsive than the XP 32-bit thing >I'd been running previously, though it's quite likely there are other >variables involved in making that so. One caveat, though, is some plug-ins >don't work at all with x64, some you have to use some workarounds to get >working, and some generally work but encounter BitBridge issues at times. >That sounds like a mouthful, but it tends to be a minority-type thing, even >when using 32-bit plug-ins, and many of the plug-ins I use most regularly >now have 64-bit versions. > good info, thanks... which plug ins dont work in 64? Does anybody know if ToonTrack EZDrummer works in windows 7 64?
"moonpie" <> wrote in message news:... > good info, thanks... which plug ins dont work in 64? You might try searching Google groups for my lengthy posts on this topic back when I was doing my upgrade. I run a huge number of plug-ins, and don't recall all the details. A few I can recall off the top of my head, though are: Most older Antares stuff. I could get them to install in some cases and couldn't in other cases, but even the ones that did install weren't working in some cases, and definitely not in SONAR x64. Some were crashing (32-bit) Sound Forge 8, too, and hanging SONAR on trying to scan. Some I could get to scan and work in Live Lite (also 32-bit), but others I couldn't. I ended up replacing AutoTune 4 with AutoTune Evo, which works in SONAR x64, though there is one consistent problem I've been having with rendering clip effects using it if those clips are past a certain point in the song. I haven't had a chance to nail down the specifics, such as where specifically in the song the magic division is between when SONAR hangs and when it doesn't or if it is also an issue with clip effect rendering in general (since I only use AutoTune as a clip effect for doing destructive editing) but it happens on every song for clips later in the song. Luckily, there is a workaround, because the rendered file is fine in the audio subdirectory, so I can just drag it into the project after killing SONAR and restarting and reloading the project. It is a pain, though. Proteus VX. Actually, I should qualify that it works fine with J-Bridge, but I never really used Proteus VX, and that is the only thing I'd need J-Bridge for, so I haven't justified the cost of J-Bridge for that. It is BitBridge it doesn't work with -- the interface comes up blank. Edirol Orchestral. Couldn't even get that one to install on Win 7 x64. I pretty much never used it anyway as their software protection was a royal pain in the butt (you had to put in the CD every two weeks, independent of how frequently you'd used the product). I expected no 32-bit DirectX or DXi plug-ins would work with SONAR x64, but a free DirectX to VST wrapper (I forget the name at the moment) actually made most of the ones I use work, including the entire DSP-FX suite, Waves RennMax (from memory, I think I'm using V4 -- I couldn't get the VST versions to work on SONAR x64, though), DreamStation DXi, Tassman 3, iZotope Trash, and probably a few others. I also got iZotope Ozone 3 to work that way, but it has some parameter setting issues that limit its usefulness. Some of the Sony Sound Forge plug-ins also had similar issues, but I never really used those plug-ins for the most part, and many of those had issues in 32-bit SONAR anyway. > Does anybody know if ToonTrack EZDrummer works in windows 7 64? Yes, it works fine as long as you get the x64 public beta, which has been available in Toontrack's download area for EZD since late last year or early this year. I understand the 32-bit version also works with J-Bridge, but with BitBridge it wouldn't load the actual kits. Rick -- ======================================= Rick Paul Closet Cowboy Music (ASCAP) Web: www.RickPaul.info MySpace: www.myspace.com/rickpaulmusic =======================================
On Fri, 09 Jul 2010 10:10:29 -0400, moonpie <> wrote: > On Thu, 8 Jul 2010 15:41:54 -0700, "Rick Paul" > <> wrote: > >Ditto everything John said. In fact, I'd add that the Win7 x64/SONAR 8.5.3 > >x64 combination feels more stable and responsive than the XP 32-bit thing > >I'd been running previously, though it's quite likely there are other > >variables involved in making that so. One caveat, though, is some plug-ins > >don't work at all with x64, some you have to use some workarounds to get > >working, and some generally work but encounter BitBridge issues at times. > >That sounds like a mouthful, but it tends to be a minority-type thing, even > >when using 32-bit plug-ins, and many of the plug-ins I use most regularly > >now have 64-bit versions. > > > good info, thanks... which plug ins dont work in 64? > Does anybody know if ToonTrack EZDrummer works in windows 7 64? I don't have EZD but a lot of people were talking about it on the CW forums; I'm pretty sure I remember reading they had an update. Also if both BitBridge and jBridge don't solve a problem, you can have both 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Sonar installed on the same machine.
> It's XP, i5, and Reaper for me. My last song with Poly (speaking of Poly, > he must be hanging out at Cape Wind this week since he hasn't been > posting) > was the first real heavy work out I've given the i5 since I got it, and it > performed above my expectations. I am running 32 bit XP, but never use > more than a handful of softsynths, so memory isn't an issue with me. I dont expect that memory will be an issue for me as well, since I'll probably not get anywhere near your requirements for the DAW. I just really hate to see all this machinery <not to mention the money I dumped into it!> go to waste. My old DAW <core 2 duo e7300, 4 gigs, xp, etc...> is probably more than I'll need in itself, but what the heck.
moonpie wrote: > > > How many here are using Windows 7 and Sonar? Any issues? > > How many here are still using XP? Using XP Home Edition, SONAR 7 Studio Edition. All seems okay. -- Cheers, Ben
Bob Donald wrote: > I'll still stick with Reaper on it though...... You Philistine! ;-) -- Cheers, Ben
Rick Paul wrote: > Proteus VX. Actually, I should qualify that it works fine with > J-Bridge, but I never really used Proteus VX, and that is the only > thing I'd need J-Bridge for, so I haven't justified the cost of > J-Bridge for that. It is BitBridge it doesn't work with -- the > interface comes up blank. Does this mean I can't use Proteus VX as a plug-in soft synth with my SONAR 7 Studio Edition, XP Home Edition system? I don't know my bridge situation. -- Cheers, Ben
On 10/07/2010 10:16, Benjamin Goldman wrote: > Rick Paul wrote: > >> Proteus VX. Actually, I should qualify that it works fine with >> J-Bridge, but I never really used Proteus VX, and that is the only >> thing I'd need J-Bridge for, so I haven't justified the cost of >> J-Bridge for that. It is BitBridge it doesn't work with -- the >> interface comes up blank. > > Does this mean I can't use Proteus VX as a plug-in soft synth with my > SONAR 7 Studio Edition, XP Home Edition system? I don't know my bridge > situation. > You don't have a bridge situation unles you're running the 64 bit version. -- =========== John Braner http://cdbaby.com/cd/JohnBraner http://www.soundclick.com/johnbraner
