All Sonar 8.5, X1, and X1a Users Please Read. Important!

Ok, I just discovered this via another thread (http://forum.cakewalk.com/tm.aspx?m=2170967).
 
I am on Win7 64 bit with both 8.5 and X1 installed in 64 bit.
 
The SonitusFXDelay.dll file (version 3.3.4.184) located at (on my system) C:/Program Files/Cakewalk/Shared Plugins/ has a memory leak, which will slowly drain your system of all availble ram until it crashes.
 
To test this, simply load a project and insert the Sonitus Delay into an fx bin. (You may already have a project like this) Now hold down the space bar with something and veiw your memory manager (In Win7 goto Task Manager/Performance Tab and watch your memory drain away.)
 
My system lost 10 gigs of memory in 2 1/2 minutes!
 
If you are constantly starting and stoping your projects while you work on them as I do, your system will eventually crash.
 
The fix is to use the SonitusFXDelay.dll file located on the Sonar 8.0 installation disk. I started the intall program on that disk and only selected the SonitusFXDelay.dll to install. Be sure to read each prompt carefully so you don't install anything else. If you do it correctly it will only install the selected file.
 
Be sure to rename the SonitusFXDelay.dll file (version 3.3.4.184) already on your system to SonitusFXDelay1.dll or something and move it to another folder somewhere safe. Just in case you need it.
 
Once the install is done (should only take a second) check to see if the SonitusFXDelay.dll file (version 3.3.3.221) is now in the above location.
 
Now try the test above again with the space bar. After 5 minutes, I actually GAINED 8 mb of ram! And my system is working fine.
 
Hope this helps and props to the original posters.
 
For as long as I've been a Sonar user and have been reading the forums, I've never heard of this before.
 
I've also posted this in the X1 forums as well (http://forum.cakewalk.com/tm.aspx?high=&m=2171874&mpage=1#2171874)
 
 
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  Sorry about this guys, I didn't realize there is a 32 bit and 64 bit version of this file. Here are both from my Sonar 8.0 disks.

32 bit:
http://www.brentradio.com/Music/32Bit/


64 bit: 
http://www.brentradio.com/Music/64Bit/

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This affects All XP, Vista, Win7, both 32 and 64 bit systems. This is not an OS problem.  
Good File Versions:
SonitusFXDelay.dll file (version 3.3.3.221)
 
You can also use the version that came on the 8.5 download (3.3.3.372).
and all others (specifically 3.3.1.298, 3.3.3.221) 
 
Bad File Versions:
 
The SonitusFXDelay.dll file (version 3.3.4.184)
3.3.3.141 that came with the 8.5 physical kit
 
 

Good question.

Clik

A1MixMan


The fix is to use the SonitusFXDelay.dll file located on the Sonar 8.0 installation disk.

Thanks!  I went straight from version 6 to version 8.5.  So where can I get the right version of that DLL file?

http://www.brentradio.com/Music/64bit/SonitusFXDelay.dll
 
http://www.brentradio.com/Music/32bit/SonitusFXDelay.dll

From reading here on this problem, v3.3.3.372 is a good one.

Not a problem with the delay, but make sure you don't backrev all the Sonitus plugs by reinstalling from disk; somewhere around version 3.3.3.x is where sidechain support came in.

Hi A1MixMan:

I didn't need the dll files, but your links don't appear to work.

I get "The webpage cannot be found." when I click on them.