Dappa1


Sonar X1 is the best and I'm sure it will work thoroughly well on my system though I have not bought it yet but I know it will be the best purchase of my life.

P.S.

I'll do anything to be with the in ground!

ba_midi

I suppose this is as a good a thread to jump in on as any regarding X1C, so ...

As many of you know - I have not had good luck with X1 and have not been using it.  This is after many years of being a heavy power Sonar user up until X1.

I've seen TOO many times people mention a feature they think is cool and new that, in fact, has been in Sonar for a long time -- proving to me at least - that many simply did not use Sonar to its fullest and therefor can easily have a "good" experience with it.

As for me -- when time allows I'll put together a nice "X1 friendly" system so I can use it along with the other hosts that don't need such high maintenance.

So that's my .02cents (times 10? lol)

ba_midi

A1MixMan


I see some people with problems and some without, so what's the final verdict on X1C?

To install or not to install, that is the question.

I suppose this is as a good a thread to jump in on as any regarding X1C, so ...

As many of you know - I have not had good luck with X1 and have not been using it.  This is after many years of being a heavy power Sonar user up until X1.

X1 does not seem to like my main DAW which runs other host software (Live, Reaper, Studio One Pro, etc) without problems.  Only X1 is a problem.    Aside from crashing and other showstoppers, it just doesn't "look" right either  (the naming schemes are silly in my opinion).

BUT I have recently taken the time to setup a new laptop with X1C, including a new audio device (so I didn't have to change my main DAW in any way), and installed many of my plugins (some in demo mode as I didn't want to use up a license).

This "experiment" showed me that X1C runs *VERY* differently -- and resulting in MUCH MUCH better performance -- when run on certain hardware/software configurations.    I was actually somewhat impressed running it on the laptop.

My desktop (main) DAW is a dual monitor XP Pro SP3 32bit 4G RAM setup.   My laptop is (single screen obviously) Windows 7, i5, 4G RAM setup.    Both are using SATA drives.

I have said, and now strongly believe, that there's something about X1 that is finnicky (touchy/sensitive) to what hardware it runs on, and that X1 prefers Windows 7.   

So -- to answer your question whether to install or not ...   I'd say if you were having trouble with it before and are using the same environment/hardware, you MIGHT see some improvement, but probably not much better than before.

IF you're running a newer, well built, well configured system -- then X1C will probably work really well.

I know there are some users who claim to have no issues with X1 and are not running top of the line or totally up to date systems; and I believe they are telling the truth.   I'd also bet that most (though maybe not all) aren't really pushing X1 to the limits and therefor don't use some of the features that might kick it into sensitive areas.

I've seen TOO many times people mention a feature they think is cool and new that, in fact, has been in Sonar for a long time -- proving to me at least - that many simply did not use Sonar to its fullest and therefor can easily have a "good" experience with it.

But overall I think X1C probably is mostly (if not fully) solid when running on hardware IT likes.   If it's on a system it doesn't like (even one that IS up to specs), then be prepared for a bumpy ride.

As for me -- when time allows I'll put together a nice "X1 friendly" system so I can use it along with the other hosts that don't need such high maintenance.

I liked the way X1 flowed on my laptop, and it definitely felt like a usable DAW; but I'm going to wait until I have a new desktop to get serious with it.

So that's my .02cents (times 10? lol)

Hi Billy, thanks for this update. I got X1c running on 32-bit Win7 with the obvious RAM limitations. It runs okay, but can be very temperamental when ASIO latencies are set low ... I tend to get "not responding" messages quite regularly in this scenario with a semi-translucent white screen (I just don't touch anything and wait until the messages disappear and the screen comes back to normal - sometimes as long as 2 mins). I tend to think it is the RAM limitation causing this as I run quite some "heavy" projects. But it's a PIA ! My wife has just "inherited" a new laptop (i7 with 8GB, 64-bit) and I shall be testing SONAR out on that; even more so now that I've read your comments. Thanks. Alas, I had wanted to move to Win7/64 about 18 months ago, but eratu had quite some issues with plugins, and I've been putting it off since. Seems I need to build me a new system (+ backup system) soon ...

Anderton

mike_mccue


Did you install Win7 64 on your existing computer... or did you purchase a fresh new system?

Existing system.